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Michelle Knight

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Victim

The Resume

    (April 1981- )
    Resided in Cleveland, Ohio
    Ariel Castro's first kidnap victim (August 2002)
    Held captive with victims Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus
    Remained forcibly detained for almost 11 years
    Author of the book 'Finding Me'
    Profiled in People magazine
    Appeared on 'Dr. Phil' to discuss her ordeal (November 2013)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was lured by Castro into his home when he claimed he had free puppies.
    She changed her name to Lillian Rose Lee.
    Her going missing garnered almost no media exposure as her family members made no public pleads in her search.
    She birthed a son while she was a teenager.
    The FBI removed her name from their missing persons database in 2003.
    Her height is documented at four feet and seven inches.
    After her release (May 2013), she celebrated her freedom by getting various body piercings.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was raped and abused repeatedly by her captor.
    Her height made Castro believe she was a young girl, then he became furious when he realized she was 21.
    She assisted Amanda Berry's childbirth during their captivity.
    She had five more pregnancies, all ending in miscarriages induced by Castro's beatings.
    She acquired four flower tattoos, one for each victim trapped by Castro, including Amanda and Ariel's baby.
    She was estranged from her family at the time of her kidnapping and was dismissed as a runaway when she went missing.
    Her son is in the care of an adoptive family.
    Castro was sentenced to life in prison plus 1000 years for the kidnappings and repeated rapes.
    After the sentencing, she told Castro 'Your hell is just beginning.'
    After Castro's suicide, she said that she had forgiven him.

Credit: battyx3


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 29 Votes: 24.14% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 58 Votes: 50.0% Annoying