But I also know that if I had the chance to kill him right now to get free, I would do it without a second thought.” I have never felt closer to him than I do at this moment. I’m grateful that he went out of his way today to make us happy. Berry even developed feelings for Castro. The women tried to maintain some semblance of normal life, including a Thanksgiving celebration in 2012. They also monitored news coverage of the vigils being held for them.īerry became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter, Jocelyn, who she writes made a dark place brighter. The women recall the emotional and physical control Castro had over them, keeping them chained and repeatedly raping them.
As soon as we walk down a few steps, I realize it`s a mistake.” “He’s leading me toward a door and says that we have to go downstairs to get back outside. Once at Castro’s home, she tried to escape, but she, too, was trapped. if he needs to get money at home, what`s the big deal?” “This is a little weird, but I tell myself to chill. He claimed he needed help finding his daughter, who was a friend of Gina’s, but first had to stop home for cash. Gina writes Castro abducted her as she walked home from school in April 2004. “He has suddenly turned so scary – his voice, his eyes, his manner – and I do what he says. Once at his house, Castro took Berry’s cell phone and then led her inside, where he trapped her. Berry recognized him and knew his daughter, so she agreed to go with him to see her. Castro smiled and asked if she needed a ride. In a note to readers, Berry and DeJesus say that they’ve “written about terrible things we never wanted to think about again,” but they want people to know the truth.īerry writes that she saw Castro’s van as she walked home from her job at Burger King in April 2003. The book is co-authored by Washington Post reporters Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan, who provide insight into the Castro investigation. The memoir, written in first-person, relies heavily on memories from the women, as well as a diary Berry kept during the years she was trapped inside Castro’s Seymour Avenue home. Their story, “Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland,” is in stores Monday and provides a glimpse into the physical and psychological abuse the women overcame, alongside Michelle Knight. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ĬLEVELAND, Ohio - Through more than 300 pages, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus recall the decade they spent in captivity after they were kidnapped by Ariel Castro. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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