Nearly five years ago, three women got a new lease on life when they escaped captor Ariel Castro's "house of horrors." After pleading guilty to charges of rape, kidnapping, and aggravated murder, the 53-year-old committed suicide in his cell one month into his life sentence. With that nightmare past them, we can't help but wonder how the Cleveland kidnapping victims — Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Georgina “Gina” DeJesus — are doing now. Michelle is back in the headlines these days on account of her newly released, second memoir, Life After Darkness: Finding Healing and Happiness After the Cleveland Kidnappings. According to People magazine, she changed her name to Lillian Rose Lee — inspired by her favorite flowers. The now-37-year-old, who was abducted when she was 20, is an artist, author, and speaker. She also volunteers at local animal shelters, and recently launched a foundation, Lily's Ray of Hope, to support women...
- 5/7/2018
- by Dan Clarendon
- In Touch Weekly
Kidnapping survivor Michelle Knight, who was one of three women held captive in Ariel Castro's Cleveland home for more than a decade, revealed she's happily married. The 36-year-old — now known as Lily Rose — made the exciting announcement on Dr. Phil. "It's so good to see you... I got really good news for you,' a healthy-looking Michelle said in an episode that will air later this month. "Dr. Phil, I'm married," she confirmed, as the audience began cheering and clapping while being shown wedding photos of the couple onscreen. A spokesperson for Dr. Phil told the Daily Mail that Michelle's husband's name is Mario and he's 39 years old. They tied the knot in May 2015, two years after she was freed. (Photo Credit: YouTube) Back in 2015, Michelle revealed she had a boyfriend — aka Mario — and gushed about her man. "He's such an amazing person," she said of her beau. "He's sweet-hearted.
- 4/10/2018
- by Megan Heintz
- In Touch Weekly
Michelle Knight -- the woman who was kidnapped in Cleveland and held captive for 11 years after going missing in 2002 -- is now a happily married woman ... TMZ has learned. 36-year-old Michelle -- now known as Lily Rose -- gleefully revealed the news on "Dr. Phil" in an episode set to air later this month. Michelle married a 39-year-old man named Miguel. Turns out ... she's been hitched since May 2015 -- 2 years after she was freed from captivity.
- 4/9/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Disappeared examines the case of Ashley Summers, who has been missing since 2007 when she was just 14-year-old. Cleveland, Ohio, and Ashley Summers was staying with relatives, but after an argument she packed her clothes and left. She was last seen near West 96th Street and Madison Avenue, though she did reportedly make a call to her mother about a month later, saying that she was safe. In 2013 local people were horrified but relieved when several young women were found alive after disappearing years before. They’d been held captive by school bus driver Ariel Castro, who’d imprisoned them and repeatedly raped […]
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- 4/2/2018
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Since 2013, Michelle Knight has been free from the chains and torture she endured for more than a decade with fellow kidnapping survivors Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus.
But navigating her freedom has been filled with multiple struggles, which she plans to recount in her new book: Life After Darkness: Finding Healing and Happiness After Tragedy: A Memoir of Life After the Cleveland Kidnappings.
Knight — who changed her name to Lillian Rose Lee — will discuss her battle with addiction, the truth about her relationship with Berry and DeJesus and how she has adjusted to life after escaping Ariel Castro’s house of horrors.
But navigating her freedom has been filled with multiple struggles, which she plans to recount in her new book: Life After Darkness: Finding Healing and Happiness After Tragedy: A Memoir of Life After the Cleveland Kidnappings.
Knight — who changed her name to Lillian Rose Lee — will discuss her battle with addiction, the truth about her relationship with Berry and DeJesus and how she has adjusted to life after escaping Ariel Castro’s house of horrors.
- 1/9/2018
- by Elaine Aradillas
- PEOPLE.com
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