Amanda Berry

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Date of Birth:: April 21, 1986

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Amanda Berry (born Amanda Marie Berry on April 22, 1986) went missing on April 21, 2003 on her way home from her job at Burger King in Cleveland, Ohio. It was the day before Amanda’s 17th birthday. She was considered a runaway and her story appeared on America’s Most Wanted several times. She finally escaped the home where her captors had her living in a dungeon on May 6, 2013.

Personal Life:
Amanda was kidnapped on April 21 2003, while walking home from Burger King. She gave birth to a six-year-old daughter while in captivity. She was the one who called 911 after she escaped and managed to save the other two women kidnapped as well.

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Amanda Berry: 5 Things To Know About Cleveland Kidnapping Survivor Who Made Life-Saving 911 Call

If it weren’t for Amanda Berry, one of the three women Ariel Castro held captive in his Cleveland home for years, none of his victims would be free. Amanda’s daring escape helped rescue her fellow survivors, and she’s now telling her tale.

January 3, 2020

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Ariel Castro’s Kidnapping Victim Recalls Terror: I Was ‘Raped’, ‘Chained To Wall’ & ‘Fed Once A Day’

Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, who spent years kidnapped in Cleveland, Ohio by Ariel Castro, are speaking out about their incredible 2013 escape.

January 2, 2020

‘Cleveland Abduction’ Review: Lifetime Retells True-Life Horror

The scariest part of Lifetime’s ‘Cleveland Abduction?’ It really happened. Every horrific detail comes from the actual Ariel Castro Kidnappings, where three young women were imprisoned and abused for over a decade. Yet, beyond the pain and suffering, the movie shares an inspirational message of perseverance and hope.
Cleveland Abduction, the Lifetime movie that aired on May 2, retold the heartbreakingly gruesome story of Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, three women who were kidnapped and held captive by Ariel Castro for more than a decade. Taryn Manning took on the role of Michelle, and wowed an incredibly touching preformance.

May 2, 2015

Michelle Knight Memoir Ariel Castro Kidnapping — Michelle Knight (Courtesy of NBC)

Michelle Knight: Why Her Son, Now 14, Will Never Know Her Identity

One year after being rescued from over a decade of captivity, Michelle Knight has revealed that her 14-year-old son’s adoptive parents will never tell him the truth about her identity. In a new interview with the ‘Today Show,’ the kidnapping victim is opening up about losing her son while she was held captive by Ariel Castro for 11 years.
Michelle Knight, 33, is revealing new details about her losing her son, Joey, 14, while she was held captive by Ariel Castro, 53, who raped and beat her repeatedly for 11 years.

May 5, 2014

Ariel Castro Terminated Multiple Kidnapping Victims’ Pregnancies

Ariel Castro’s sentencing began on August 1 and horrific new details reveal that he purposefully and brutally aborted multiple pregnancies that occurred after he raped his kidnapping hostages.
Sentencing began on August 1 for Ariel Castro, who confessed to imprisoning and raping three women inside of his Cleveland, Ohio home. Haunting new details about this horrific kidnapping and abuse case have emerged thanks to brave testimony from Michelle Knight, one of the survivors of Ariel’s horrible kidnapping.

August 1, 2013

Amanda Berry: Cleveland Kidnap Victim Visits Her Mother’s Grave

Amanda is paying her respects to the past and eyeing a future in the South, according to her uncle who resides in Tennessee.
Amanda Berry, 27, visited her mother’s grave on Monday, May 13, in Ohio, her uncle revealed. Amanda’s mom, Louwana Miller, died in 2006 at the age of 43 after being hospitalized for pancreatitis. Others say she died of a broken heart after Amanda was abducted in 2003.

May 14, 2013

Ariel Castro Treated Daughter Jocelyn Berry ‘Like A Pet,’ Expert Says

Ariel Castro occasionally took the daughter he fathered with kidnapped victim Amanda Berry out of the house, a luxury the others girls never experienced. So why did he treat the young girl better than the others? Our expert speaks out.
Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus were kept indoors for nearly ten years while being held captive inside Ariel Castro’s house of horrors. However, little Jocelyn Berry was occasionally taken out in public. Did Ariel favor the 6-year-old over the other victims? Our expert Steven Orenstein says in no way did this alleged monster treat his daughter well.

May 13, 2013

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