The amazing rescue of three long-missing Cleveland women

Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight are free after a decade locked in a house, and their rescuer, Charles Ramsey, is an instant folk hero

These undated handout photos provided by the FBI show Amanda Berry, left, and Georgina "Gina" Dejesus, who were rescued Monday along with a third woman, Michelle Knight.
(Image credit: AP Photo/FBI)

On Monday afternoon, a woman's hand shot out of a narrow opening in the front door of a Cleveland home and started waving frantically, the woman trapped inside yelling, "Help me! Help me!" A next-door neighbor, Charles Ramsey, and another man came over and kicked in the bottom part of the door, allowing 27-year-old Amanda Berry and a young girl to escape. (Watch Ramsey tell his story to local news above.)

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.