CLEVELAND, Ohio -- City officials this morning told the world more details about the captivity and escape Monday night of three women who they said had been in captivity for more than a decade.

Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath said he thinks Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were tied up at a house on Seymour Avenue in Cleveland owned by Ariel Castro, 52, and held there since they were in their teens or early 20s.

A 6-year-old also was found in the home, and Cleveland police Deputy Chief Ed Tomba said Tuesday that the girl is Berry's daughter.

The women appeared to be in good health and were taken to a hospital to be evaluated and reunited with relatives. They were released from Metro Health Medical Center this morning.

Amanda Berry placed a 9-1-1 call to police Monday evening, setting off a series of remarkable events.





Safety Director Martin Flask said police got call at 5:52 from Amanda Berry and that police arrived just over two minutes later.

At 5:58 p.m., police realized they had located Berry and Gina DeJesus. Moments later they also had Michelle Knight.

Tomba said the three women came out of house after police approached and that officers did not have to go into the house looking for them.

Pictured from left to right are brothers Ariel Castro, Pedro Castro and Onil Castro.

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said city officials were searching for records about the house. He said there didn't appear to be any records or permits or violations at address and that fire and emergency have no record of responding to address.

Police had been to the house twice, once in 2000, another time in 2004, officials said.

Safety Director Martin Flask said: In March 2000, Ariel Castro reported to police there was a fight in the street. No report of arrests made.

In Jan. 2004, police went to the address after Castro reportedly -- either intentionally or accidentally -- left a child on a bus, but were unsuccessful in making contact with anyone in the home. An investigation found no criminal intent by Castro, Flask said.

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hree women had been reported missing separately about a decade ago, when they were in their teens or early 20s and were found alive Monday in a residential area just south of downtown.

Police this morning said they had arrested Castro and his two brothers: Pedro Castro, 54 and Onil Castro, 50. The did not release any of their photos from the arrest process.

FBI Agent Stephen Anthony said the investigation into the case would be far-reaching.

"Rest assured the FBI will bring every resource to bear ... to bring full weight of justice for those responsible in this horrific, horrific case," he said. "For Amanda's family, for Gina's family, for Michelle's family, prayers have finally been answered. The nightmare is finally over ... The healing can finally begin."

Deputy Chief Ed Tomba added: "What these young girls went through, and if you saw them last night, you'd have nothing but compassion and love in your heart for them.

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"We want to let them spend some time with their family and take this process very, very slow and respectful to the family and the young girls' needs.

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Our first and foremost concern last night was their physical and mental well-being."

Berry disappeared at age 16 on April 21, 2003, when she called her sister to say she was getting a ride home from her job at a Burger King. DeJesus went missing at age 14 on her way home from school about a year later. They were found just a few miles from where they had gone missing. Police said Knight was 21 when she went missing in 2002.