Finding Me (16 page)

One of the houses I lived in with my family.

The bridge I lived under when I was homeless.

Castro’s house.
(© AP Images/Tony Dejak)

The heavy motorcycle helmet that the dude put on my head.
(© AP Images/Tony Dejak)

The wig that he put on me when he took me outside on the porch.
(© AP Images/Tony Dejak)

The nasty basement where I was chained to a pole.
(© AP Images/Tony Dejak)

The mattress in the pink bedroom where I was tortured for years.
(© AP Images/Tony Dejak)

The chain coming out of the pink bedroom wall.
(© AP Images/Tony Dejak)

Chains and padlocks.
(© AP Images/Tony Dejak)

One of my many Christmas letters and pictures for Joey.
(Courtesy of Michelle Knight)

The white bedroom that connected to the pink bedroom.
(© AP Images/Tony Dejak)

The Dude’s filthy bathroom.
(© AP Images/Tony Dejak)

The door with the heavy curtain that
led downstairs to the first floor

Alarms that the dude rigged up on the front door.