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Infamous confinement cases in North AmericaA woman who says she was abducted by a man a decade ago who forced her to marry him and who fathered her child said she's happy and blessed to be back with her family.CrimeMay 22, 2014
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Ariel Castro let Ohio women escape, knew end was near: ex-attorneyWhy Ariel Castro's former defence attorney says he purposefully left doors unlocked before three women escaped after nearly a decade of captivity.CrimeMay 6, 2014
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Attorneys for 2 Ohio women held captive say Joan Rivers should apologize for hurtful commentAttorneys for two women held in a Cleveland home and abused for a decade say Joan Rivers should apologize for comparing living in her daughter's guest room with the captivity they experienced.WorldApr 23, 2014
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Ohio governor presents annual courage awards to women who survived 10-year kidnapping ordealThe three women who survived a decade-long captivity in a Cleveland house before being freed received Ohio Gov. John Kasich's annual courage awards on Monday night.CrimeFeb 24, 2014
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Ohio kidnapper Ariel Castro hanged himself in prison: final reportPolice have concluded that Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro committed suicide by hanging weeks into a life sentence.CrimeDec 4, 2013
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Gallery: Ariel Castro’s home demolished, removed from Google Street ViewThe house where three women were held captive and raped over a decade was demolished in Cleveland Wednesday morning.CrimeAug 7, 2013
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Former Ohio captive says she knew she’d escapeFree and safe, one of three women kidnapped and raped over a decade in a ramshackle home smiled lightly as her tormentor was led out of court in chains, a method he had used to control them.WorldAug 2, 2013
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Cleveland kidnapper jailed for life plus 1,000 yearsAriel Castro, 53, had pleaded guilty to 937 counts including aggravated murder, kidnapping, rape and assault, but he claimed Thursday that most of the sex with the women he held captive was consensual.CrimeAug 1, 2013
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Sentencing under way for convicted Cleveland kidnapperA sentencing hearing is under way for a man convicted of imprisoning three women in his Cleveland house for years and repeatedly raping and beating them.CrimeAug 1, 2013
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‘I cried every night’ says Cleveland kidnapping victimOne of the victims of convicted Cleveland kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro says at his sentencing hearing that she cried every night and that her years in captivity and "turned into eternity."CrimeAug 1, 2013
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