Cleveland: Women's Families 'Never Gave Up'

The story of the three women found in Seymour Street, Cleveland, on Monday began in August 2002 when Michele Knight disappeared.

Ms Knight, aged around 20 at the time, was reportedly last seen at a cousin's house near West 106th Street and Lorain Avenue, Cleveland.

The authorities thought that she had run away after losing custody of her son but her family were not convinced, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

A few months later, in April 2003, Amanda Berry, 16, went missing. She had phoned her sister to say she had been offered a lift home from her job at Burger King at the junction of Lorain Avenue and West 110th Street.

In April 2004, 14-year-old Gina DeJesus went missing after leaving Wilbur Wright Middle School in Parkhurst Drive.

She was reportedly seen in West 105th Street which links Parkhurst Drive to Lorain Avenue.

Now, more than 10 years after the first woman disappeared they have turned up just over five miles away at 2207 Seymour Drive, Cleveland.

In the intervening years the families and friends of the three girls never gave up hope of finding them.

Amanda Berry (L) and Gina DeJesus

The search for Ms Berry and Ms DeJesus remained high profile in the local media with coverage of anniversaries and developments.

Police received tip-offs from prison inmates who claimed to know where Ms Berry was buried but all leads proved fruitless.

A childhood friend of Ms DeJesus, Kayla Rogers, told the Plain Dealer newspaper: "I've been praying, never forgot about her, ever."

Ms Berry's cousin Tasheena Mitchell told the newspaper she couldn't wait to have her in her arms.

"I'm going to hold her, and I'm going to squeeze her and I probably won't let her go," she said.

Ms Berry's mother, Louwana Miller, died in March 2006.

She had spent the previous three years looking for her daughter, whose disappearance took a toll as her health steadily deteriorated, family and friends said.

Councilwoman Dona Brady said she had spent many hours with Miller, who never gave up hope that her daughter was alive.

"She literally died of a broken heart," Ms Brady said.

Jennifer Picart, Ms Berry's friend and co-worker at Burger King, said: "I've been waiting for her to come home for a long, long time ...

"I was there, I was the last person she talked to. I felt horrible because I felt like it was my fault if I could have stopped it she would have been home."

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