An abduction drama in which every parent’s worst nightmare is played out.

Ariel Castro kidnapped his victims by offering them rides, then chained them in the basement of his home on Cleveland’s West Side, where they were repeatedly raped over the course of a decade, prosecutors say. Castro, 52, was formally charged Wednesday with three counts of rape and four counts of kidnapping, among other charges. Officials said Arile Castro’s two brothers, Pedro and Onil — who were arrested with him after [...]

Charles Ramsey, the now-famous hero who saved three women who were kidnapped and held for years in America’s worst city (Cleveland, Ohio) has become Twitter-famous. Besides trending on Twitter for hours, Ramsey has also delivered interviews with Anderson Cooper and George Stephanopoulos, and has even been autotuned.

Police in Cleveland, Ohio, have rescued three women who had been kidnapped as teenagers years ago and apparently held in a home on the West Side of the city. Amanda Berry was 16 when she was kidnapped in 2003; Gina DeJesus was 14 when she disappeared in 2004; Michelle Knight was 18 when she went missing in 2002. Police have arrested the homeowner, Ariel Castro, 52 — identified as the [...]