![]() ![]() ![]() Going on record: Michelle Knight's new book, Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed, was released Tuesday ![]() The 28-year-old woman, who had spent a decade of her life in bondage, had to pause after being overcome with emotion. ‘It is really special to be here with Gina and our families. ![]() ‘It’s an honor to be here tonight,’ Berry said. On May 6, 2013, Berry, DeJesus and a third woman, Michelle Knight, were freed by police from Ariel Castro's real-life house of horrors where the three women had been repeatedly beaten, raped and kept in chains for more than a decade.Īlthough the survivors are now grown women, they were honored by the Center for Missing and Exploited Children because they were kidnapped by Castro, a school bus driver, when they were teenagers.Įarlier Tuesday, Berry and DeJesus had lunch with Vice President Joe Biden, and also got to meet President Barack Obama, according to The Plain Dealer.ĭuring the Hope Awards ceremony, an emotional DeJesus and Berry, both dressed in festive evening gowns, took the stage surrounded by their relatives. Guardian angels: Berry and DeJesus took the stage at the Ritz-Carlton in DC accompanied by their relatives ![]()
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