# The Cleveland Abduction

An episode of [Cult Liter with Spencer Henry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1436376574), 3 Feb 2026, 40 min.

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This week we’re discussing the Cleveland Abduction. Listen in as we discuss the case as well as the Castro family curse. Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@cultliter Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273 Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastinstagram.com/spencerhenry Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Castro_kidnappings https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2013/05/cleveland_city_prosecutors_cha.html#incart_river#incart_maj-story-1 https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/06/us/ohio-missing-women-found/ https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-aug-01-la-na-nn-ariel-castro-michelle-knight-20130801-story.html https://www.latintimes.com/ariel-castro-relatives-puerto-rico-say-he-evil-and-there-demon-inside-him-127331 https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2014/05/ariel_castro_files_kidnapper_a.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/06/missing-women-ohio-found/2139873/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130510110619/http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/floor-plans-detail-inside-of-seymour-avenue-home-where-3-cleveland-women-held-captive-for-10-years https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2013/05/michelle_knight_plagued_by_tro.html https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/05/07/found-timeline-of-ohio-women-missing-since-2002/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10047663/Ohio-kidnappings-Michelle-Knight-forced-to-deliver-Amanda-Berrys-baby-on-Christmas-Day.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130507132144/http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/ohio-inmate-robert-wolford-gets-4-years-in-false-amanda-berry-search-tip https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cleveland-kidnapping-son-reveals-his-father-padlocked-doors-to-basement-because-we-weren-t-allowed-to-go-there-8605381.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/07/castro-son-berry-dejesus/2140721/ https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/04/justice/ariel-castro-cleveland-kidnapper-death https://www.biography.com/crime/ariel-castro https://time.com/3836160/cleveland-kidnap-victims-recount-how-ariel-castro-could-have-been-stopped/ https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/01/us/ohio-castro-key-moments/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/01/justice/ohio-cleveland-castro-home/index.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michelle-knight-cleveland-kidnapping-survivor-tells-dr-phil-i-was-the-most-hated-one/ https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/apl-removes-3-dozen-animals-from-rescue-operated-by-abuse-survivor https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/seymour-avenue-survivor-gina-dejesus-and-family-help-other-families-going-through-similar-situations Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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