The disappeared
Subtitle: the Cleveland kidnappings and other shocking cases
By: Al Cimino
Publisher: John Blake
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9781784180720; 9781784180737; 9781784180744
Subjects: Abduction; Case studies; Criminal psychology; TRUE CRIME; General; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; Historical; Personal Memoirs; Political; Presidents & Heads of State; Reference; Rich & Famous; Royalty
Description: When the news broke in May 2013 that three women had been held captive for over ten years in Cleveland, Ohio, the world was stunned. Not only had the women been imprisoned in an ordinary house a few blocks from where they had disappeared, but their captor, Ariel Castro, had never been a suspect in their kidnapping. The revelation sent shockwaves through the community and sparked widespread fear among the inhabitants of seemingly normal neighbourhoods everywhere. This is not a standalone case. In 2008, 42-year-old Elisabeth Fritzl emerged from the cellar of her family home in Aust.