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20/20 Interview

posted 10 years ago by shopaholic818
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I was so glad that Amanda said she would never have been able to forgive him and that Gina said she wished he had suffered instead of killing himself. I feels the same the way, but Michelle Knight said she did forgive him and didn't mind that he killed himself. I believe all the girls are at peace now, but if it had been me, I'd still be receiving electroshock therapy in a psych ward! I also found it very interesting that all 3 girls willinfly got into Ariel's car because he was their friend's dad. Always remember Stranger Danger and never trust anyone!

[–] roses888 10 years ago

Gina didn't have much to say on 20/20, she was barely interviewed.
What I find so strange is that Castro was taking Jocelyn out in public to the park, stores, and church and no one questioned where this little girl came from?
Castro had 4 other children, they never visited or went inside Castro's house but maybe once or twice in all those years the girls were held hostage? No other visitors to the house in 10 years?
A lot of things don't add up.

[–] shopaholic818 10 years ago

The mother divorced Castro due to domestic abuse and has full custody of his kids. So I don't think they saw him that often. From what I remember when the story broke, he lied to everyone about who Jocelyn was. He never said she was his daughter. And of course he lied to everybody about what was really going on with his life. I don't think he was very close to his family.

[–] shopaholic818 10 years ago

Michelle's interview with Giuliana Rancic pretty much matched everything Gina and Amanda said. They pretended to be nice to him to get rewards like food or a bath. And he would try to make the girls jealous of eachother for his own amusement. He gave Michelle 5 miscarriages. It's a miracle she even survived them. Amanda must have been somewhat of his favorite since he let her keep her kid. This guy was one sick *beep* To say the least. I hope he burns for eternity in Hell. Charles Ramsey's interview and song remix pretty much tells how much of a double life this guy led.

[–] aryzap 10 years ago

Um.... Hey moron the point is he was NOT A STRANGER.

[–] queenoftheuniverse1 10 years ago

I have seen that remark about the girls getting into a car with a stranger on several forums, here and on other sites where people make comments about articles regarding this case. No one seems to acknowledge the reason why the girls got in the car with him was they knew him. He was NOT a complete stranger to them and they had no reason to feel they could not trust him because they knew his daughter(s).

I have had some people argue with me that just because they "recognized" him that was a far cry from "knowing" him. I think as young as these girls were and the fact they were familiar with Castro's daughters they felt he could be trusted -- who would think to be afraid of one of their friend's parents when they are that young?

"Stranger Danger" does not apply here but you can't tell some of these people that. On the internet, everyone is an expert about criminal cases and from some of the comments I have read here and on various other sites you would think some of them know these women personally -- but the majority of them don't.

[–] Tracey73 10 years ago

100% agree, queenoftheuniverse

The beauty is I'm learning how to face my beast ~ Blue October