

Castros final victim, Gina DeJesus, was just 14, when she went missing in April 2004.

17-year-old Amanda Berry was the second person to be abducted in April 2003, and went on to give birth to Castro’s child while still imprisoned.

Michelle lived through captivity until 2013, having only been rescued after Berry managed to escape and alert authorities.ĭespite his sentence, Castro killed himself in his prison cell just one month after he was found guilty. Cleveland Abduction stars Taryn Manning from Orange Is The New Black. The synopsis from Netflix reads: "Abducted and imprisoned, Michelle Knight finds the will to survive amid the most horrific and heartbreaking of circumstances in this true-crime drama."Ĭastro's last victim was 14 year old Gina DeJesus who went missing the following year in April 2004. Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Georgina Gina DeJesus’ story made international headlines on May 6, 2013. Take a peek at the story to find out why the three of them were at odds. Following the incident, Amanda Berry, who was 17, was the second person to be abducted, in April 2003. For three women in Cleveland, years of torture and horrific abuse came to an end eight years ago when a 911 call set in motion an incredible chain of events. Only 21 years old at the time, Michelle had been scheduled to appear in court for a child custody case for her son before her abduction. There’s some sick freaks in this world."Īnother wrote: "Watching Cleveland Abduction and I'm currently deeply disturbed." While a third added: "But the thought of it actually being a true story disgusted me so much I can’t even imagine how traumatising it must have been for those girls." One person wrote: "Cleveland Abduction is one of the most disturbing things I’ve ever watched. READ MORE: Netflix considers adverts and ending account sharing after drop in subscribersīut with the realistic portrayal and gritty storyline, viewers took to Twitter to share how unsettled they were with the drama. She disappeared on 23 August 2002 after leaving a cousin’s house.

The film hones in on the story of Michelle Knight, played by actress Taryn Manning, who was the first of three victims to be imprisoned by Castro at his home in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland Abduction is based on the story of the Ariel Castro kidnappings which took place in the early 2000s, reports the Daily Star. We strive for accuracy and fairness.Netflix viewers have called a true crime drama the "most disturbing" thing ever seen on the streaming platform.Ĭleveland Abduction, a 2015 film, has recently been added to the service and has left some horrified by its story. I saw the pictures of the cell," Gorniak said, according to a report by CNN. Countering those assertions, the medical examiner who conducted Castro's autopsy, Jan Gorniak of Ohio, stated that she wholly believed that Castro had planned his death. The following month, speculation surfaced that Castro's death might not have been a suicide, but rather, caused by auto-erotic asphyxiation - a sexual act in which an individual achieves pleasure through choking themselves, ultimately causing them to lose consciousness. After prison medical staff tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate Castro, he was transported to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, roughly 20 miles outside of the Orient. At 10:52 p.m. In a strange turn of events, Castro was found hanged in his prison cell at the Correction Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, at 9:20 p.m. As for Castro, as Knight told him at his sentencing hearing, his "hell is just beginning." Death She was held prisoner by Ariel Castro, suffering abuse at his hands for more than 10 years. I'm sick." The three once-captive women, and Berry's daughter, are now living their lives freely. Michelle Knight was 21 years old when she was kidnapped on August 23, 2002, in Cleveland, Ohio. In court, Castro insisted, "I'm not a monster. While in custody, he asked to see Berry's child, a request the court denied. Since his arrest, Castro has shown little remorse for his crimes.
