Ariel Castro in court on July 17. Marvin Fong/The Plain Dealer/Landov hide caption
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A poster was still on display outside the Cleveland home of Amanda Berry after she was rescued in May along with Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight. Tony Dejak/AP hide caption
It took neighbors' help for Amanda Berry to escape through the bolted storm door of the Cleveland home where authorities say she and two other women were held captive for nearly a decade. After she emerged, the women and Berry's daughter were rescued. Later, the home was destroyed. David Maxwell/EPA/LANDOV hide caption
Ariel Castro in court on July 17. Marvin Fong/The Plain Dealer/Landov hide caption
The house of Ariel Castro, which was found to have served as a prison for three women for years, was reduced to rubble Wednesday. Brian Bull/WCPN hide caption
A general view of the exterior of the house, where three women who had disappeared as teenagers approximately 10 years ago, were found alive on May 6 in Cleveland, Ohio. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption
Ariel Castro appears in court during the sentencing phase on Thursday in Cleveland. Castro pleaded guilty last week to 937 counts, including kidnapping, rape and aggravated murder. Tony Dejak/AP hide caption
Ariel Castro in court on July 17, 2013. Marvin Fong/The Plain Dealer/Landov hide caption
Charles Ramsey on the day three young women (and one of the women's daughters) were rescued from a Cleveland home. He gained fame for his accounts of what happened. Scott Shaw/The Plain Dealer /Landov hide caption
Ariel Castro sits with his defense attorneys Craig Weintraub (left) and Jaye Schlachet during Wednesday's hearing, at which he was found mentally competent to stand trial. Jason Miller/AP hide caption
Ariel Castro, in a booking photo released by the Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Sheriff's Office. Getty Images hide caption
It took neighbors' help for Amanda Berry to escape through the bolted storm door of the Cleveland home where authorities say she and two other women were held captive for nearly a decade. After she emerged, the women and Berry's daughter were rescued. David Maxwell/EPA /LANDOV hide caption
Ariel Castro during his arraignment Thursday at Cleveland Municipal Court. He's accused of kidnapping and raping three young women, and then holding a daughter born to one of those women captive. The women had been missing for about a decade. The child is now six years old. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Ariel Castro during his arraignment Thursday at Cleveland Municipal Court. He's accused of kidnapping and raping three young women, and then holding a daughter born to one of those women captive. The women had been missing for about a decade. The child is now six years old. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
From 'Morning Edition': NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on the Cleveland kidnappings
What happened here? The home on Seymour Avenue in Cleveland where three young women who had been missing for about a decade, as well as a child, were rescued on Monday. David Maxwell/EPA /LANDOV hide caption