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16.42 (11.42) Raf Sanchez, our Washington Correspondent, has
wrapped up this afternoon’s events. One of the most striking lines
from the police conference was that polic went to Ariel Castro’s house
during the three women’s imprisonment.

Officers went to the house in 2004 on a call unrelated to the
disappearances of Amanda Berry, 27, Gina DeJesus, 23, Michele Knight, 32 –
coming within feet of where two of the victims are believed to have then
been held.

Confirmation that police had gone to the address on Seymour Avenue and
interviewed Ariel Castro, the homeowner now under arrest on suspicion of
kidnap, will raise questions about law enforcement’s handling of the three
disappearances.

16.39 (11.39) Telegraph TV has cut the highlights from
this afternoon’s press conference, with Steve Anthony, head of the
FBI Cleveland Office, declaring: “The nightmare is over.”

16.30 (11.30) Kidnap experts say it is possible the three women held
prisoner in a Cleveland house may have developed a bond with their
kidnappers, says our correspondent Colin Freeman.

Quite apart from the challenges of building a cellar or strongroom that
was both sound-proof and escape-proof, the logistics of keeping people fed,
watered and guarded would be considerable. Indeed, it is perhaps surprising
that nobody even noticed extra groceries and household trash coming and
going from the house, given that the owner, Ariel Castro, appears to have
lived there alone.

“If you are holding hostages, you have to set up a routine or pattern
in terms of guards, logistics, and food,” said Leslie Edwards, a
hostage specialist with British firm Compass Risk Management, who has dealt
with more than 100 different kidnap cases worldwide.

Not all barriers have to be physical, however. With younger, more
vulnerable abduction victims, threats of violence and other psychological
intimidation tactics could ensure that they would never dare escape. Such
was the case with Natascha Kampusch, the Austrian schoolgirl who was
abducted at the age of ten and held for more than eight years by Wolfgang
Priklopil in the cellar of his home in Strasshof, outside Vienna.

As she grew older she was given the run of both his house and garden, and
was even allowed to go out with him at times, once taking a ski-ing trip.
However, she later told investigators that he had regularly beaten her up,
and threatened to kill her if she ever tried to raise the alarm.

15.45 (10.45) Charles Ramsey’s name is trending on Twitter. If you want
to know why, it’s because he is the man who came to help when he heard
Amanda Berry’s screams. He
has become also somewhat of a media sensation with his interview
following the incident.

15.30 (10.30) Another wrinkle to this case is that there was a fourth
missing girl in the area – Ashley Summers. Ashley disappeared from the same
vicinity in July 2007 aged 14. Police investigated her disappearance as a
possible link to the Berry and DeJesus cases. Her fate is unknown – and it
is not suggested the Castros are involved in her disappearance.

15.00 (10.00) What do we know about Ariel Castro, the 52-year-old
arrested? He
is a school bus driver who, according to his Facebook page, is somewhat of a
music fan, in particular the bass guitar.

His uncle, Caesar Castro, who owns a grocery store on the same street, said
Ariel Castro owned the house where the women were found. He expressed shock
and said members of his family and the family of Gina DeJesus “grew up
together.”

“Everyone is shocked,” the elder Castro said. He said he had known
Ariel Castro to be “a good guy” and a musician.

Charles Ramsay, the next door neighbour, who helped Amanda Berry escape, also
expressed his shock, saying that he had eaten ribs and listened to Salsa
music with him.

Amazingly, in 2004, Ariel Castro’s son, also called Ariel (he goes by the name
Athony), wrote an article about the disappearance of DeJesus.

The 31-year-old told WKYC: “This is beyond
comprehension … I’m truly stunned right now.”

_{The prime suspect has been identified as 52-year-old Ariel Castro}

14.41 (09.41) So the press conference has wrapped up. Police filled in
some blanks, but there seem to be a number of unanswered questions. The main
one is how did no one notice this for 10 years? We will hopefully have an
answer in the coming days.

_{The exterior of the house where the three women who had disappeared as
teenagers approximately ten years ago were found alive in Cleveland, Ohio}

14.39 (09.39) Chief McGrath stresses again that the most important
people in all of this are the victims. Some of the questions may impact
their emotions, he says. He pleads for patience over the next couple of days
and weeks.

14.38 (09.38) Deputy Chief Tomba says that the three came out of the
house when police approached. Amanda managed to break out of the “lower
part of the screen door”.

He says that he is a lifelong city resident that it is a “partnership
between community and law enforcement”.

During the course of this investigation we’ll look to see if there is
something the community did miss… It’s quite a challenge. We balance that
right for everybody’s right for privacy… I know I can count on my law
enforcement partners and friends, and we need to count on our community.

14.35 (09.35) Michelle Knight was last seen in August 2002, aged 20. A
missing person report was made the following day by a following member. Most
of the community appeals however related to the other two girls.

14.33 (09.33) The three suspects have not yet been spoken to but they
will be in the coming hours.

14.30 (09.30) As far as their physical condition goes, he says they
were in relatively good health. He declines to comment on their mental
wellbeing.

14.29 (09.29) Police say that the six-year-old child found in the house
with the three women is understood to be Amanda’s daughter.

14.27 (09.27) Ed Tomba, deputy chief of police, said they have got hold
of all the Castro family members, but they do not go into details about what
was said. They pay tribute to Amanda Berry, for making a break for it.

The real hero of this story is Amanda Berry.

14.25 (09.25) Slight technical difficulties here. To catch up at the
press conference taking place now.

Mayor Frank Jackson stated that he was “Thankful they have been
found and they’re alive”, adding that it had been a “traumatic
experience for them”. He said that there is a lot of “unanswered
questions”.

Police said they received the first call at 5.52pm. By 5.54pm, the first
police car was there.

They said that there were two incidents in which police were called to the
house – one in 2000 when Ariel Castro was alleged to have got in a fight in
the street. He was not charged. Then in 2004, he reportedly left a child on
a school bus, taking him back to the depot. Again, no charges were filed.

Michael Mcgrath, chief of Cleveland police, adds: “To find those
three recovered gives us a boost.”

Chief McGrath confirms that three people have been arrested. They are Ariel
Castro, 52, and his brothers Pedro, 50 and O’Neal, 54.

They say that there is 10 years of logistical information to gather at the
site. Police worked there until 5am and it will take a few days to process
the scene.

The victims’ physical and emotional wellbeing is the priority they reiterate.

Steve Anthony, the FBI special agent in charge of the Cleveland office
said that the “Three young ladies are the ultimate definition of
survival and perseverance.” He added “Law enforcement
officials do cry.”

13.58 (08.58) What do we know about the three women then? The
BBC has done some good profiles of the three. Amanda Berry appears to be
the most high profile one. She vanished after leaving her job at a Burger
King in Cleveland, the day before her 17th birthday. We know her mother
Louwana died in 2006 “of a broken heart”. She was the one who
apparently “escaped” and called for help before phoning the
police.

Georgina DeJesus was last seen on April 2, 2004, aged 14. She was returning
from school.

Less is known about Michelle Knight, who went missing in 2002, believed to be
between 18 and 20 at the time. She was not officially registered at the Ohio
Police Missing Persons website, because her family thought she had probably
left on her own after her son was removed from her custody.

_{Amanda Berry (C) reunited with her sister Beth Serrano (L) in Cleveland,
Ohio}

13.51 (08.51) Ohio police are holding a press conference in about nine
minutes (2pm BST). So stay tuned. You can follow the blog, or watch it live.

13.47 (08.47) We’ve captured
the dramatic 911 emergency call in which Amanda Berry, abducted a
decade ago, can be heart telling an emergency operator “Help me!…
I’ve been kidnapped and I’ve been missing for 10 years and I’m here. I’m
free now.”

13.40 (08.40) Our Graphics team have put together an excellent guide as
to where the three women were abducted between 2002 and 2004, and where they
were found yesterday, only around three miles away. Click
on the link to find out more.

13.35 (08.35) Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were found
after a neighbour heard
screaming and called 911.

Miss Berry disappeared aged 16, on April 21, 2003, after she called her sister
to say she was getting a ride home from her job at a Burger King. Miss
DeJesus went missing aged 14 on her way home from school about a year later.

Miss Knight disappeared about 10 years ago when she was 21.

_{Amanda Berry (L) and Georgina DeJesus (R), both who went missing as
teenagers about a decade ago}

13.30 (BST) London, 08.30 (EDT) Cleveland Hello and welcome to our
rolling coverage of events in Cleveland, Ohio, where three women, who were
abducted a decade ago, have been dramatically freed.