One of the three women held captive in a Cleveland man's home for nearly a decade has described being strung up "like a fish" in a TV interview.
Michelle Knight told the Dr. Phil talk show she was punished after picking a lock and attempting to escape and had her mouth taped up to prevent her from shouting for help.
She told TV host Phil McGraw "I was tied up like a fish, an ornament on the wall. That's the only way I can describe it."
Ms. Knight described how her kidnapper, Ariel Castro, used an orange extension cord to tie her neck, hands and feet before she was hung up.
During the show, she discussed the physical, mental and sexual abuse and torture she endured while in captivity, including spending weeks in chains.
She was kidnapped in August 2002 when she was 20-years-old.
Ms. Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus escaped from Castro's house on May 6th, when Ms. Berry managed to get through a door and call for help.
Two of the women are planning to collaborate with a Pulitzer Prize-winning team of reporters for a book about their ordeal.
Castro, 53, pleaded guilty to kidnapping the three women, imprisoning them in his Cleveland home and repeatedly raping and beating them. He was sentenced to life in prison.
A month into his sentence, Castro was found dead in his cell. His death was initially ruled a suicide, but a prison report indicated he may have died accidentally as a result of auto-erotic asphyxiation.
Ms. Knight was the only victim to appear at Castro's sentencing.
She told him "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".
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