<p>[Frantic</a> call leads police to 3 missing women in Cleveland home; 3 brothers arrested - The Washington Post](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/cleveland-police-2-women-found-alive-about-a-decade-after-they-went-missing-as-teenagers/2013/05/06/172b77e2-b6aa-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html]Frantic”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/cleveland-police-2-women-found-alive-about-a-decade-after-they-went-missing-as-teenagers/2013/05/06/172b77e2-b6aa-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html)</p>
<p>This is beyond shocking.</p>
<p>I’m curious about details. I wonder what happened yesterday that made her able to get help that hadn’t happened in the previous 10 years. Did he just think he’d worn her down enough that she would comply? Didn’t tie the ropes tight enough?</p>
<p>Either of those two scenarios are my guess, too, Youdon’tsay.</p>
<p>The police dispatcher reaction was a bit disconcerting to me.
Amanda: “Are the police on the way?” Dispatcher: “No, when we get a car free…”</p>
<p>Free at last!</p>
<p>gouf78 I thought the same thing about the 911 call. I didn’t get the impression that there was any sens of urgency on the part of the dispatcher.</p>
<p>I was upset by the dispatcher, too, gouf. I wouldn’t expect her to immediately recognize the name and realize who was calling, but it doesn’t matter. The caller was obviously in extreme distress.</p>
<p>It’s astounding that the men were able to keep three women, and possibly some children, hidden in that house, in such a dense neighborhood.</p>
<p>I hope that the women are all right.</p>
<p>Yes, parent, the dispatcher sounded more annoyed than anything.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine the joy the families must feel to find their daughters alive after all this time. It’s truly a miracle!!</p>
<p>It is so wonderful that they were able to survive and can now be free. I hope the media gives them time to heal and connect with their families. Jaycee Dugard and Elizabeth Smart are both great examples of women that took control of their lives and the media storm that surrounded them. </p>
<p>And that police dispatcher didn’t even stay on the line, which I thought was mandatory for a distress call. While I think the police did do a good job following up on leads over the years, that dispatcher should be “counseled”.</p>
<p>The neighbor who helped the woman escape is a real charmer:</p>
<p>[Neighbor</a> who rescued missing Ohio women describes ordeal - Video on NBCNews.com](<a href=“http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/51802774/#51802774]Neighbor”>http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/51802774/#51802774)</p>
<p>One of the moms is dead.</p>
<p>How awful to escape after a decade and learn that your mother has died! And the poor mother, dying before she could be reunited with her daughter.</p>
<p>There is a photo of Amanda Berry. She looks very thin.</p>
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<p>I’ll bet Amanda Berry thinks he is. Gad, if he hadn’t kicked out the screen, she and the others might still be trapped inside.</p>
<p>I don’t see a thing wrong with that neighbor. Thank God he acted.</p>
<p>Are you referring to my post, Youdon’tsay? I can see how it might be misinterpreted, but I was not being sarcastic. I thought the man was quite a character, and charming, and I enjoyed his interview. </p>
<p>He certainly deserves much credit for his role in the escape. But I got the impression that he was kicking himself that he hadn’t figured out what was going on earlier. It seems that no one was suspicious of the kidnapper, who regularly socialized with the neighbors.</p>
<p>I think I heard that there was a $25K reward for Amanda’s return. I hope he is able to collect on that. </p>
<p>Did anyone see the interview with another neighbor? The one that called the police back in 2011? He said his sister was out mowing his lawn when she heard a woman scream. I think she said she saw a woman upstairs. The police came and looked in the windows, but didn’t see anything, so they left.</p>
<p>Yeah, when people call someone a real charmer it’s usually sarcastic, so that’s how I took it. Sorry if that’s not how you meant it. :)</p>
<p>I didn’t hear that interview but was listening on NPR and heard about it. A neighbor called police after seeing and hearing a woman and a little girl banging on second-floor windows. Can you imagine? I’m assuming the police didn’t go in or they would have found them … Bless this woman’s heart. It seems she’d been trying to escape for years and was getting nowhere.</p>
<p>It’s creepy to know he was a bus driver. That might be how he first came in contact with them. Who knows? I hope we do find out details eventually.</p>
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<p>Very creepy! Think of what all the mothers on his route are now thinking. Maybe that’s who offered Amanda Berry a ride home from work that night…her school bus driver.</p>