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The lost girls : the true story of the Cleveland abductions and the incredible rescue of Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus / John Glatt.

Summary:

"New York Times bestselling crime writer John Glatt tells the true story behind the kidnappings and long-overdue rescue of three women found in a Cleveland basement. The Lost Girls tells the truly amazing story of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, who were kidnapped, imprisoned, and repeatedly raped and beaten in a Cleveland house for over a decade by Ariel Castro, and their amazing escape in May 2013, which made headlines all over the world. The book has an exclusive interview and photographs of Ariel Castro's secret fiance;, who spent many romantic nights in his house of horror, without realizing he had bound and chained captives just a few feet away. There are also revealing interviews with several Castro family members, musician friends and several neighbors who witnessed the dramatic rescue"-- Provided by publisher.

"The Lost Girls tells the truly amazing story of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, who were kidnapped, imprisoned, and repeatedly raped and beaten in a Cleveland house for over a decade by Ariel Castro, and their amazing escape in May 2013, which made headlines all over the world. The book has an exclusive interview and photographs of Ariel Castro's secret fiance who spent many romantic nights in his house of horror, without realizing he had bound and chained captives just a few feet away. There are also revealing interviews with several Castro family members, musician friends and several neighbors who witnessed the dramatic rescue"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781250092113
ISBN: 1250092116
Physical Description: x, 372 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 17 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Ariel Castro. Roots ; Nilda ; 2207 Seymour Avenue ; Breaking free ; Lillian -- The vanishings. Michelle ; "I think I know you" ; Amanda ; "I have your daughter" ; Gina ; The search ; "Somebody knows where Amanda is" ; Revenge ; "She's not alive, honey" ; Frame-up ; Witness for the prosecution: Ariel Castro ; "She died of a broken heart" ; Miracle at Christmas ; A narrow escape ; AMINA's law ; "Did they ever find your cousin yet?" ; Terminated ; "Miracles really do happen" -- Freedom. Deliverance from evil ; "Dead giveaway" ; "The nightmare is over" ; Mother's day ; "This child kidnapper operated a torture chamber" ; "The monster's a goner" ; "The best defense we can" ; Indicted! ; "He's never coming out except nailed in a box" ; "The scope and magnitude of Ariel Castro's crime is unprecedented" ; "I am not a monster" ; Yellow balloons ; Retribution -- Epilogue.