fogood morning, everyone. i m john berman in new york. and i m zoraida sambolin in cleveland. the starting point, the suspect forcing three women to live in depraved conditions for three years is speaking, and could face more charges and the maybe even the death penalty. ariel castro s daughter shares harsh words for her father and asks the question on everyone s mind. why did you take these girls, why did you never leave and never feel guilty enough to let them go? plus, the clues that she wishes she had not missed. and brand new this morning, 17 days after a factory collapse in bangladesh that killed more than 1,000 people, a woman has been found alive in all the rubble. the incredible details in a
and we have noticed that authorities have been parked outside this house 24/7, ever since gina dejesus came home here. so it s clear that the family wants their privacy so gina can reacclimate to her new life along with amanda berry and michelle knight who remains in the hospital. pamela you have some details on some writings, maybe a diary written back in 2004. what was in those writings. that s right, zoraida. i ve been talking to sources, and we learned that these writings are basically justification from ariel castro for his actions with these women. this letter was written in 2004 after he allegedly abducted the women, and in the letter we re learning from woio reporter scott taylor that he said they are here against their will because they made a mistake of getting in the car with a total stranger. he goes on to say in these
but you re not alone. i knew you d come. like i could stay away. you know i can t do this without you. you ll never have to. you re always there for me. shh! i ll get you a rental car. i could also use an umbrella. fall in love with progressive s claims service. welcome back to starting point. we re live in cleveland. yesterday s court appearance is the first in a long line of court appearances for ariel castro, accused of kidnapping and raping three women he held for more than a decade. victor perez announced the charges against castrol. i just signed criminal complains charging ariel castro
moment. right now, the spire being put into place on top of the 1 world trade center. look at that. more live pictures in a moment. that is so exciting. friday, may 10th, starting point begins right now. here in cleveland, heartbreaking new details about the unimaginable hell that three women suffered for a decade inside this house on seymour avenue. on cleveland s west side. prosecutors sayar yell castro operated a private prison and torture chamber inside that home. is he being held on $8 million bonds. charged with kidnapping, charged with rape. and aggravated murder charge could come next for the alleged killing of fetuses. in a cnn exclusive for you, the daughter closest to ariel castro, speaking out about the charges against her father. listen to angie greg describe
the brutal kidnappings in cleveland, ohio. now, she s speaking out. and to go to the vigils, to show these girls the footage of their parents pleas for their return, to rape, starve and beat innocent human beings? i m disgusted. you ve learned that your father wasn t the guy you thought he was. no. what is that like? it s it s like a horror movie. it s like watching a bad movie. only you re in it. it s only we re in it. we re, you know, the main characters. and i never suspected anything was going on but the more i sit and dwell on it, i think of things that make a whole lot of sense now. you look back and you say, okay, you can piece together you re beginning to piece together a puzzle. where were the signs? well, he never wanted to leave the house more than a day at a time. he was adamant in the fact that he wanted to leave home early