fortunately for the laundries, the press was following them the whole time. joining us now forensic psychologist chris mohandy. i want to ask you about the major discoveries yesterday. obviously, what could be human remains, belongings there. when do you think this will mean there will be answers finally? answers will finally come as long as it takes for them to first determine if those are his remains, which is a medical examiner question. that could take varying lengths of time depending how long the remains have been under water. second, if those are his remains, what is the cause of death. is it accident, is it homicide, is it natural causes or suicide. and i think suicide is going to be one hypothesis if it is his body or remains that will be at the top of the list of possible
house there behind me. but police say all of this was going on, castro himself didn t hide away. on the contrary, he actually made a point of inserting himself into the dejesus family s grief. here s randi kaye. reporter: of all the people comforting gina dejesus mother at a vigil last year marking the anniversary of her daughter s disappearance, one man now stands out. ariel castro. not only did he comfort her mother while her daughter remained locked away in his home, but he played music and performed at the family s fund-raisers. forensic psychologist chris mohandy has not examined castro but says it s typical behavior. make no mistake, this is a man who potentially was a master manipulator of people s perceptions of him, and the idea that he put on these different masks even to his own family is not unexpected. reporter: given what we know now, that police believe castro held gina dejesus captive in his
mother while her daughter remained locked away in his home, but he played music and performed at the family s fundraisers. forensic psychologist chris mohandy has not examined castro but says it s typical behavior. make no mistake, this is a man who potentially was a master manipulator of people s perceptions of him. and the idea he put on these different masks even to his own family is not unexpected. given what we know now, that police believe castro held gina dejesus captive in his home for more than nine years along with amanda berry and michelle knight, the very thought of him offering comfort is downright sickening for family members. it enables them to blend in and avoid suspicion being cast upon them. second, they can develop information about where the investigation is headed by pumping the family for information. and third, and maybe sometimes most importantly, it provides
on the contrary, he inserted himself into the dejesus family grief. here s randi kaye. reporter: of all of the people comforting gina dejesus mother last year in the anniversary of her daughter s disappearance, one man now stands out. ariel castro. not only did he comfort her mother while her daughter remained locked away in his home, but he played music and performed at the family s fundraisers. forensic psychologist chris mohandy has not examined castro was says it is typical behavior. make no mistake, this was a man who potentially was a master manipulator of people s perceptions of him and the idea that he put on these different masks, even to his up family, is not unexpected. reporter: given what we know now that police believe castro held gina dejesus captive in his home for more than nine years along with amanda berry and michelle knight, the very thought of him offering comfort is downright sickening for
their state of mind. sources say they were brainwashed in a sense, fearful from their years in captivity. that reaction was not unusual. it even has a name. we re learning more and more about what can happen and how quickly it can happen. relationships between a captor and a captive. here is randi kaye. reporter: kidnapper and victim, a relationship that can be one of the strangest and strongest in human psychology. and it may be just what the three girls kidnapped in ohio relied on to survive. it s a very primitive, almost child-like attachment that develops. they come to know that their very survival is dependent on keeping this person happy and satisfied. reporter: chris mohandy has studied cases involving stockholm syndrome. he says kidnapping victims like those in ohio bond with their captors in a matter of days. stockholm syndrome got its name during this bank heist in