aerial castro. they tasted freedom three weeks ago. pamela brown talked with the neighbors of those trying to help the girls about how things are going now. pamela, what can you tell us? reporter: kl, jowell, john, girls continue to receive significant financial help. a few weeks after ariel arrest, the neighbors are trying to put a disturbing past behind them, but castro s home, right behind me, all boarded up, guarded by a fence, a haunting reminder. anthony westry lives two doors down from the home where a decade long secret came to a very dramatic end. is it sort of a creepy feeling to think all these years they were just two doors down? with the boogieman. reporter: he s talking about ariel cast rock the man accuro. the man accused of holding the
ago, his home here behind me boarded up, guarded by a fence, has become a bit of a tourist hot spot. we have seen people here from all over coming to take pictures, we even spoke to one family who drove six hours just to see the house in person. so while it has become an attraction for some, for others who live in this neighborhood, it is a haunting reminder. anthony westry lives two doors down from the home where a decade long secret came to a very dramatic end. is it sort of a creepy feeling to think for all these years they were there, two doors down. with the boogie man. reporter: he s talking about ariel castro, the man accused of kidnapping gina dejesus, michelle knight and mandia berry and holding them captive for years. now neighbors like westry say they re trying to adjust to their new normal. if we were to spend a day with you, after what happened, right next door, what would it be like? almost like a mardi gras. constant stream of cars.
under their neighbor s noses. this morning they re about to get financial help. pamela brown joins us now live from cleveland. pamela, tell us what s happening right now. well, john, just a few weeks after the arrest of ariel castro, neighbors of the accused rapist and kidnapper are trying to put a disturbing past behind them. but the home behind me, castro s home, all boarded up, guarded by a fence, is a haunting reminder. anthony westry lives just two doors down from the home where a decade-long secret came to a very dramatic end. is it sort of a creepy feeling to think for all these years they are just two doors down? with the boogeyman. reporter: he s talking about ariel castro, the man accused of kidnapping gina dejesus, michelle knight and amanda berry and holding them captive for years. now neighbors like westry say they re just trying to adjust to their new normal. if we were to spend a day with you, after what happened right next door, what would it be