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Photos: Three women missing for decade freed in Cleveland, Ohio
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Photos: Three women missing for decade freed in Cleveland, Ohio

  • May 7, 2013
  • May 7, 2013 Updated Sep 3, 2013
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The woman's voice was frantic and breathless, and she was choking back tears. "Help me. I'm Amanda Berry," she told a 911 dispatcher. "I've been kidnapped and I've been missing for 10 years and I'm, I'm here, I'm free now." Those words led police to a house near downtown Cleveland where Berry and two other women who vanished a decade ago were found Monday, elating family members and friends who had longed to see them again. Authorities later arrested three brothers, ages 50 to 54. Police Chief Michael McGrath said he thinks Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were tied up at the house and held there since they were in their teens or early 20s. A 6-year-old also was found in the home, and Cleveland police Deputy Chief Ed Tomba said Tuesday that the girl is believed to be Berry's daughter. See photos of family members joyful over the rescue of the three abducted women in Cleveland, Ohio, the three suspects, and the neighborhood and the house where the women were held for years.

Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

This image provided by the FBI shows an undated photo of Amanda Berry. The voice of the long-missing woman was frantic and breathless, choking back tears. "Help me. I'm Amanda Berry," she told a 911 dispatcher. "I've been kidnapped and I've been missing for 10 years and I'm, I'm here, I'm free now." Those words led police to a house near downtown Cleveland where Berry and two other women who went missing a decade ago were found on Monday, elating family members and friends who'd longed to see them again. (AP Photo/FBI)

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Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

These undated handout photos provided by the FBI show Amanda Berry, left, and Georgina "Gina" Dejesus. Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath said he thinks Berry, DeJesus and Michelle Knight were tied up at the house and held there since they were in their teens or early 20s. Berry and the two other women who went missing a decade ago were found on Monday, May 6, 2013 elating family members and friends who'd longed to see them again. (AP Photo/FBI)

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Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

A sheriff deputy stands outside a house where three women escaped Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Cleveland. Three women who went missing separately about a decade ago were found in the home Monday just south of downtown and likely had been tied up during years of captivity, said police, who arrested three brothers. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Tony Dejak

Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

Cleveland Police stand outside a home where they say missing women, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were found in the 2200 block of Seymour Avenue in Cleveland on Monday, May 6, 2013. The three women who went missing about a decade ago were found alive in a residential area just south of downtown, and a man was arrested. (AP Photo/Plain Dealer, Scott Shaw)

Scott Shaw

Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

Tasheena Mitchell, cousin of Amanda Berry celebrates outside of MetroHealth Medical Center after Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were found in a house on Seymour Avenue in Cleveland, Monday, May 6, 2013. The three women who went missing about a decade ago were found alive in a residential area just south of downtown, and a man was arrested. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Gus Chan)

Gus Chan

Felix Dejesus

Felix Dejesus

FILE - In this Friday, March 3, 2004 file photos shows Felix DeJesus, holding a banner showing his daughter's photograph, standing by a memorial in his living room in Cleveland. Cleveland police say two women who went missing as teenagers about a decade ago have been found alive in a residential area about two miles south of downtown. Cheering crowds gathered Monday night on the street near the home where police say Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and a third woman were found earlier in the day. The identity of the third woman hasn't been confirmed. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Tony Dejak

Gina Dejesus

Gina Dejesus

FILE - In this March 3, 2006 file photo, a memorial for Gina DeJesus, who has been missing since April 2, 2004, rests alongside her house in Cleveland. Cleveland police say DeJesus, one of two women who went missing as teenagers about a decade ago has been found alive in a residential area about two miles (three kilometers) south of downtown. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Tony Dejak

Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

Members of the FBI evidence team remove items from a house on in Cleveland Monday, May 6, 2013. Three women who went missing separately about a decade ago, when they were in their teens or early 20s, were found alive in the house, and a man was arrested. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Mark Duncan

Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

Amanda Berry, right, hugs her sister Beth Serrano after being reunited in a Cleveland hospital Monday May 6, 2013. Berry and two other women were found in a house near downtown Cleveland Monday after being missing for about a decade. (AP Photo/Family Handout courtesy WOIO-TV)

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Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

Neighbor Charles Ramsey speaks to media near the home on the 2200 block of Seymour Avenue, where three missing women were rescued in Cleveland, on Monday, May 6, 2013. Cheering crowds gathered on the street where police said Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight, who went missing about a decade ago and were found earlier in the day. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Scott Shaw)

Scott Shaw

Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

A house where three women escaped is shown Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Cleveland. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, who went missing separately about a decade ago, were found Monday in the home just south of downtown Cleveland and likely had been tied up during years of captivity, said police, who arrested three brothers. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Tony Dejak

Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

Brittany Moore uses her cell phone to snap pictures of a house where three women escaped Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Cleveland. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, who went missing separately about a decade ago, were found Monday in the home just south of downtown Cleveland and likely had been tied up during years of captivity, said police, who arrested three brothers. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Tony Dejak

Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

A house where three women escaped is shown Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Cleveland, the day after the three women, who vanished a decade ago, were found there. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, who went missing separately about a decade ago, were found in the home just south of downtown Cleveland and likely had been tied up during years of captivity, said police, who arrested three brothers. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Tony Dejak

Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

A "Welcome Home Gina " sign hangs on a fence outside the home of Gina DeJesus Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Cleveland. DeJesus, Amanda Berry and Michelle Knight, who went missing separately about a decade ago, were found in a home just south of downtown Cleveland and likely had been tied up during years of captivity, said police, who arrested three brothers. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Tony Dejak

Ricardo DeJesus

Ricardo DeJesus

Ricardo DeJesus talks about his sister Gina at the family home Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Cleveland. Police said Gina DeJesus and two other women who went missing separately about a decade ago were found in a house near downtown Cleveland Monday and likely had been tied up during years of captivity. Three brothers have been arrested. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Tony Dejak

Sandra Ruiz

Sandra Ruiz

Sandra Ruiz, aunt of Gina DeJesus, talks about her visit with Gina Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Cleveland. Gina DeJesus and two other women went missing separately about a decade ago were found in the home just south of downtown and likely had been tied up during years of captivity, said police, who arrested three brothers.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Tony Dejak

Sandra Ruiz

Sandra Ruiz

Sandra Ruiz, aunt of Gina DeJesus, talks about her visit with Gina Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Cleveland. Police said Gina DeJesus and two other women who went missing separately about a decade ago were found in the home near downtown Cleveland Monday, and likely had been tied up during years of captivity. Three brothers have been arrested. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Tony Dejak

Suspect — Ariel Castro

Suspect — Ariel Castro

This undated photo released by the Cleveland Police Department shows Ariel Castro. Three women who disappeared in Cleveland a decade ago were found safe Monday, and police arrested three brothers, including Castro, accused of holding the victims against their will. (AP Photo/Cleveland Police Department)

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Suspect — Onil Castro

Suspect — Onil Castro

In this undated photo released by the Cleveland Police Department shows Onil Castro. Three women who disappeared in Cleveland a decade ago were found safe Monday, and police arrested three brothers, including Castro, accused of holding the victims against their will. (AP Photo/Cleveland Police Department)

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Suspect — Pedro Castro

Suspect — Pedro Castro

This undated photo released by the Cleveland Police Department shows Pedro J. Castro. Three women who disappeared in Cleveland a decade ago were found safe Monday, and police arrested three brothers, including Castro, accused of holding the victims against their will. (AP Photo/HO, Cleveland Police Department)

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Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

This image provided by the FBI shows the updated "Missing Person" poster for Amanda Berry. A frantic phone call Monday, May 6, 2013, led police to a house near downtown Cleveland where Berry and two other women who vanished about a decade ago were found Monday, exhilarating law enforcement authorities, family members and friends who had longed to see them again (AP Photo/FBI)

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Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

This image provided by the FBI shows the updated "Missing Person" poster for Amanda Berry. A frantic phone call Monday, May 6, 2013, led police to a house near downtown Cleveland where Berry and two other women who vanished about a decade ago were found Monday, exhilarating law enforcement authorities, family members and friends who had longed to see them again (AP Photo/FBI)

Uncredited

Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

This image provided by the FBI shows the updated "Missing Person" poster for Georgina "Gina" Dejesus. A frantic phone call Monday, May 6, 2013, led police to a house near downtown Cleveland where Dejesus and two other women who vanished about a decade ago were found Monday, exhilarating law enforcement authorities, family members and friends who had longed to see them again (AP Photo/FBI)

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Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

A member of the FBI evidence response team carries out evidence from a house Tuesday, May 7, 2013, where three women who vanished a decade ago were held, in Cleveland. Three women who disappeared in Cleveland a decade ago were found safe Monday, and police arrested three brothers accused of holding the victims against their will. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Tony Dejak

Missing Women Found

Missing Women Found

An SUV is towed from a house Tuesday, May 7, 2013, where three women were held in Cleveland. Three women who disappeared in Cleveland a decade ago were found safe Monday, and police arrested three brothers accused of holding the victims against their will. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Tony Dejak
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