DNA Confirms Castro Father Of Child Rescued In Ohio

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DNA tests confirm that Ariel Castro is the father of the six-year-old girl rescued along with Amanda Berry, Georgina “Gina” DeJesus and Michelle Knight from a home in Cleveland, Ohio where they had been held captive for years, CNN reported Friday. 

Amanda Berry’s 6-year-old daughter was among those rescued Monday when Berry escaped from the home where police say she had been held since Castro allegedly lured her into his car on April 21, 2003…

 

Berry had identified Castro as the father.

 

A judge ordered Castro held Thursday on $8 million bond on kidnapping and rape charges.

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