Michelle Knight will discuss the “horrible conditions” she and two other women faced while imprisoned by Ariel Castro for ten years.
One of three women who escaped from a Cleaveland home after more than a decade will share her story.
Michelle Knight will appear on the Dr. Phil show Tuesday and Wednesday in a taped interview. The show says Michelle Knight details the horrendous conditions she experienced in the house. Dr. Phil will discuss with her the emotional, physical, and sexual abuse that include being tied up like a fish and spending three weeks chained and tortured in the basement, according to the show.
Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus escaped earlier this year when Amanda Berry pushed out a door and yelled for help. Their kidnapper, Ariel Castro, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. He later hanged himself on September 3 only a few weeks into his sentence.
On Dr. Phil, Knight will discuss how she was able to survive the horrific experience for ten years. She was only 20 years old when she was kidnapped in 2002.
Phil McGraw recently commented on the upcoming episode:
“Out of respect for Ms. Berry and Ms. DeJesus, she chose to speak about their shared experiences only from her own point of view,”
“When you listen to her describe the horrible living conditions and how she was treated, you wonder how anyone lasted a day let alone more than a decade. In the 12 years of doing the Dr. Phil show, no one has changed me like Michelle Knight and her story of survival.”
Michelle Knight was the only victim to appear at Castro’s sentencing. Knight told Castro, “You took 11 years of my life away, but I’ve got my life back! I spent 11 years in hell. Now your hell is just beginning.”
