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Women rescued in Cleveland happy to be home

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:07:55 MDT

Women rescued in Cleveland happy to be home

By JOHN COYNE The Associated Press

Updated May 12, 2013 11:07PM MDT

Cleveland • The three women allegedly imprisoned and sexually abused for years inside a padlocked Cleveland house asked for privacy Sunday, saying through an attorney that while they are grateful for overwhelming support, they also need time to heal. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight remain in seclusion, releasing their first statements since they were found May 6 when Berry escaped and told a 911 dispatcher, “I’m free now.” They thanked law enforcement and said they were grateful ...

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3A softball: Juan Diego cruises past Carbon

Sat, 11 May 2013 23:30:34 MDT

3A softball: Juan Diego cruises past Carbon

By Anthony Cusumano Special to The Tribune

Updated May 11, 2013 11:30PM MDT

Draper • The Juan Diego softball team learned two years ago how difficult it is losing your first playoff game and having to fight through consolations. The Soaring Eagle weren’t about to make the same mistake Saturday – even if it meant overcoming a 2-0 first-inning deficit to underdog Carbon. Paige Castro capped the scoring with a three-run home run in the fourth inning and drove in six runs to lift Juan Diego past visiting Carbon 12-2 in the first round of the Class 3A state softball tourname...

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Relatives say Cleveland suspect had violent streak

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:33:11 MDT

Relatives say Cleveland suspect had violent streak

By MEGHAN BARR and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER The Associated Press

Updated May 10, 2013 09:33PM MDT

Cleveland • The mannequin was life-sized, with a mop-like wig and creepy, slanted eyes. Ariel Castro kept it propped against a wall of his house and liked to use it to scare people. Sometimes he drove around town with it in the back seat of his car. “He threatened me lots of times with it,” said Castro’s nephew, 26-year-old Angel Caraballo, who was terrified of his uncle as a little boy and unnerved by him as an adult. “He would say: ‘Act up again, you’ll be in that back room with the mannequin...

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Relatives say Cleveland kidnapping suspect had violent streak

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:32:34 MDT

Relatives say Cleveland kidnapping suspect had violent streak

By MEGHAN BARR and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER The Associated Press

Updated May 10, 2013 02:32PM MDT

CLEVELAND • The mannequin was life-sized, with a mop-like wig and creepy, slanted eyes. Ariel Castro kept it propped against a wall of his house and liked to use it to scare people. Sometimes he drove around town with it in the back seat of his car. “He threatened me lots of times with it,” said Castro’s nephew, 26-year-old Angel Caraballo, who was terrified of his uncle as a little boy and unnerved by him as an adult. “He would say: ‘Act up again, you’ll be in that back room with the mannequin....

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Police: Ohio captive suffered 5 miscarriages

Thu, 09 May 2013 22:37:02 MDT

Police: Ohio captive suffered 5 miscarriages

By THOMAS J. SHEERAN The Associated Press

Updated May 9, 2013 10:37PM MDT

Cleveland • Prosecutors said Thursday they may seek the death penalty against Ariel Castro, the man accused of imprisoning three women at his home for a decade, as police charged that he impregnated one of his captives at least five times and made her miscarry by starving her and punching her in the belly. The allegations were contained in a police report that also said another one of the women, Amanda Berry, was forced to give birth in a plastic kiddie pool. Cuyahoga County prosecutor Timothy ...

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Castro opens with a 63 in Players debut

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:59:05 MDT

Castro opens with a 63 in Players debut

The Associated Press

Updated May 10, 2013 07:59PM MDT

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. • Roberto Castro made a debut he won’t soon forget in The Players Championship, opening with a 9-under 63 Thursday to tie the course record at the TPC Sawgrass and build a three-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and other early starters. Facing the infamous island-green on No. 17 for the first time in competition, Castro left a 9-iron within a foot of the hole. On the daunting 18th, he hit 4-iron to a foot. When his day was over, Castro was in the record book with Greg Norman...

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Police: Ohio captive suffered 5 miscarriages

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:39:16 MDT

Police: Ohio captive suffered 5 miscarriages

By THOMAS J. SHEERAN The Associated Press

Updated May 9, 2013 05:39PM MDT

Cleveland • Prosecutors said Thursday they may seek the death penalty against Ariel Castro, the man accused of imprisoning three women at his home for a decade, as police charged that he impregnated one of his captives at least five times and made her miscarry by starving her and punching her in the belly. The horrific allegations were contained in a police report that also said another one of the women, Amanda Berry, was forced to give birth in a plastic kiddie pool. Cuyahoga County prosecutor ...

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Cleveland man charged with 3 women’s kidnap, rape

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:39:06 MDT

Cleveland man charged with 3 women’s kidnap, rape

By MEGHAN BARR and THOMAS J. SHEERAN The Associated Press

Updated May 8, 2013 09:39PM MDT

Cleveland • A man suspected of keeping three women captive inside his decrepit house for a decade was charged Wednesday with kidnapping and rape, accused of holding them under conditions so oppressive they were allowed outside for only a few moments in disguise and never saw a chance to escape until this week. Investigators said the women apparently were bound with ropes and chains, and a city councilman briefed on the case said they were subjected to prolonged sexual and psychological abuse an...

Cleveland man charged with kidnap, rape; 2 victims arrive home

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:56:37 MDT

Cleveland man charged with kidnap, rape; 2 victims arrive home

By MEGHAN BARR and THOMAS J. SHEERAN The Associated Press

Updated May 8, 2013 05:56PM MDT

Cleveland • A Cleveland man arrested after three women missing for a decade were found alive at his run-down home was charged Wednesday with kidnapping and raping them. Prosecutors brought no charges against his brothers, saying there was no evidence they had any part in the crime. Ariel Castro, 52, was charged with four counts of kidnapping — covering all three captives and the daughter born to one of them while she was held — and three counts of rape against the three women. The former school ...

Suspect in Cleveland kidnappings helped neighbors look for missing girl

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:17:00 MDT

Suspect in Cleveland kidnappings helped neighbors look for missing girl

By MEGHAN BARR and THOMAS J. SHEERAN The Associated Press

Updated May 9, 2013 08:17AM MDT

CLEVELAND • In the years after his friend’s daughter vanished while walking home from school, Ariel Castro handed out fliers with the 14-year-old’s photo and performed music at a fundraiser held in her honor. When neighbors gathered for a candlelight vigil just a year ago to remember the girl, Castro was there too, comforting the girl’s mother. Castro, just like everyone else in the tight-knit, mostly Puerto Rican neighborhood, seemed shaken by the 2004 disappearance of Gina DeJesus and another ...

Cleveland kidnappings: Charles Ramsey’s turbulent 15 minutes of fame

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:36:12 MDT

Cleveland kidnappings: Charles Ramsey’s turbulent 15 minutes of fame

By DAVID BAUDER The Associated Press

Updated May 8, 2013 02:36PM MDT

NEW YORK • Helping to free three women from nearly a decade in captivity would seem to be enough. Hero neighbor Charles Ramsey has also become a star, offering moments of levity in an unspeakably horrible story, free publicity for a restaurant chain and unexpected lessons in race relations. Ramsey lived next door to where Ariel Castro is alleged to have kept the women in his makeshift prison until Monday afternoon, when Ramsey happened to be home and heard Amanda Berry’s scream. Or let him tell ...