A frantic 911 call has led police to a house near downtown Cleveland, where three women who went missing a decade ago have been found.
Police Chief Michael McGrath says Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were tied up at the house and held there since they were in their teens or early 20s. They were found on Monday, along with a 6-year-old child.
A 52-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the case. According to Brian Cummins, a councilman who represents the district where the women were found, the suspect’s name is Ariel Castro. He once worked for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, a spokeswoman confirmed, but she didn’t have details about how long he was with the district or under what circumstances he left.
Two others also arrested are reportedly Castro’s brothers.
Neighbors say they heard someone screaming for help and kicking a door. They told the woman, Berry, how to get out and allowed her call police.
Berry told a 911 dispatcher, “I’ve been kidnapped.”