Gina DeJesus

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Also Known As:: Gigi
Date of Birth:: April 1, 1990
Height:: 5' 4"
Hometown:: Cleveland

Bio:
Gina DeJesus (born Georgina Dejesus on April 1, 1990 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a woman who vanished while walking home from school in April 2004. On May 6, 2012, Gina was discovered with two other woman — Amanda Berry and Michelle Knight — in the basement of Ariel Castro‘s house. They were all released after being held for approximately 10 years in captivity.

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Gina is best known as one of the survivors of the Ohio kidnappings. She was held in captivity for nine years in Ariel Castro’s basement before she was rescued on May 6, 2013.

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Gina DeJesus: 5 Things To Know About The Cleveland Kidnapping Survivor

Six years after being rescued from Ariel Castro’s grasp, Gina DeJesus is revisiting the horrors she endured while being held captive alongside Amanda Berry and Michelle Knight in a special ‘20/20.’ Here’s what you need to know.

January 3, 2020

Michelle Knight Memoir Ariel Castro Kidnapping — Michelle Knight (Courtesy of NBC)

Michelle Knight: Why Her Son, Now 14, Will Never Know Her Identity

One year after being rescued from over a decade of captivity, Michelle Knight has revealed that her 14-year-old son’s adoptive parents will never tell him the truth about her identity. In a new interview with the ‘Today Show,’ the kidnapping victim is opening up about losing her son while she was held captive by Ariel Castro for 11 years.
Michelle Knight, 33, is revealing new details about her losing her son, Joey, 14, while she was held captive by Ariel Castro, 53, who raped and beat her repeatedly for 11 years.

May 5, 2014

Ariel Castro Terminated Multiple Kidnapping Victims’ Pregnancies

Ariel Castro’s sentencing began on August 1 and horrific new details reveal that he purposefully and brutally aborted multiple pregnancies that occurred after he raped his kidnapping hostages.
Sentencing began on August 1 for Ariel Castro, who confessed to imprisoning and raping three women inside of his Cleveland, Ohio home. Haunting new details about this horrific kidnapping and abuse case have emerged thanks to brave testimony from Michelle Knight, one of the survivors of Ariel’s horrible kidnapping.

August 1, 2013

Ariel Castro Treated Daughter Jocelyn Berry ‘Like A Pet,’ Expert Says

Ariel Castro occasionally took the daughter he fathered with kidnapped victim Amanda Berry out of the house, a luxury the others girls never experienced. So why did he treat the young girl better than the others? Our expert speaks out.
Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus were kept indoors for nearly ten years while being held captive inside Ariel Castro’s house of horrors. However, little Jocelyn Berry was occasionally taken out in public. Did Ariel favor the 6-year-old over the other victims? Our expert Steven Orenstein says in no way did this alleged monster treat his daughter well.

May 13, 2013

Three Girls Who Went Missing 10 Years Ago Are Found Alive

It’s a miracle! Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were all rescued on May 6 after they vanished almost ten years ago. They were allegedly held captive in chains in a Cleveland, Ohio home. Read on for all the details!
Three girls, who all vanished approximately ten years ago, were miraculously found in a Cleveland, Ohio home on May 6. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were found alive in a home near the neighborhood where they grew up, police confirmed. Amanda screamed for help when their captor left the house.

May 7, 2013

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Michelle Knight (Courtesy of NBC)