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May 07, 2013 | | 'I'M FREE NOW' Three women were rescued after 10 years in captivity in a Cleveland house. Here's what we know so far about the dramatic case—who the suspects are, how the victims were found, and more. Plus, the long list of unanswered questions. WEIRD This is just strange. The son of Ariel Castro, one of three brothers arrested in connection with the kidnapping of three women in Ohio, had written for a local paper about the kidnapping of Gina DeJesus, now 23. Known as Anthony, the younger Ariel Castro was a journalism student at Bowling Green State University when he wrote a piece for the Plain Press in Cleveland about DeJesus, just weeks after she disappeared at age 14 in 2004. The Plain Press editor, Chuck Hoven, confirmed that Castro had been writing the assignment as a college assignment. "This is beyond comprehension," Anthony Castro, now 31, told WKYC-TV in Cleveland. "I'm truly stunned right now." DeJesus was discovered at the house where Castro lived, along with Amanda Berry, now 27 and missing since 2004, as well as Michele Knight, now 32 and missing since 2000. QUESTIONS The three Ohio women who were held hostage for over a decade in a suburban house were released from the hospital Tuesday morning, less than 12 hours after being freed. "You can only imagine the scene last night at the hospital with the family and friends—it was chaotic," said Cleveland police Deputy Chief Ed Tomba. Police said one of the women, Amanda Berry, 27, broke out the bottom lock of a door, and ran into the arms of a passerby, telling him that she had been kidnapped. Police confirmed that Berry gave birth to a daughter, now 6, while in captivity, who has also been freed. Three brothers, Ariel, Pedro, and Oneil Castro have been arrested in connection in the case. Records indicate that Ariel Castro, who Berry identified in her 911 call as holding her, has lived in the house since at least 1992.
MAYOR OF MEDIA He's the hero mayor of Newark, and yes, he's running for Senate. Despite some recent flak, Cory Booker's political aspirations haven't been derailed. Lloyd Grove reports. WASTE OF TIME Bill Clinton would appreciate it if everyone would stop speculating about whether or not his wife will be running for president in 2016 and just let her enjoy her life out of the political spotlight for a minute. In response to questions about Hillary's plans for the future at a fiscal summit Tuesday, the former president said, "She's taking a role in the [Clinton] foundation, she's having a little fun being a private citizen for the first time in 20 years." In fact, Clinton thinks all the 2016 conjecture is "the worst expenditure of our time." Politicians and pundits should be more concerned about making sure that "whoever the next president is has an easier set of choices before him or her," he said.
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