fbi special agent vicki anderson. why did that link get made?cause of the same vicinity. you know, it's a 20 -- maybe not even 20 -- 10-block radius to where ashley was last seen to where amanda and gina were last seen. we were very concerned that maybe thises with all one thing. >> reporter: when you look at ashley's picture, she's in some ways similar looking. >> absolutely. >> reporter: to the girls that were found. >> right, right. kind of smaller, yeah, 14 years old. >> reporter: pretty girl. >> pretty little girl, absolutely. >> reporter: while the fbi continued to investigate, the summers family heard very little for years. then came monday night. >> my friends called me and said, are you watching the news? turn the news on. they found amanda berry and georgina and the third girl which name wasn't released. >> reporter: so you think what? >> oh, my god, let's hope it's ashley. >> reporter: but of course it wasn't. >> we have not found anything regarding ariel castro that leads us to believe that he had anything to do with ashley at this p

. >> reporter: special agent vicky anderson spent time with her this week. >> there were no playmates. there was nothing. maybe he did take her out to burger king and mcdonald's and out for certain treats or whatever. but there were no regular interactions with people. >> reporter: for dozens of families in cleveland what happened this week is providing new hope. 34 teens and young women have gone missing within ten miles of castro's house over the past six years, including ashley summers. she disappeared at 14 in the same area where berry, dejesus and knight were abducted. her mother jennifer spoke exclusively to nbc news. >> it's been a restless week. you know, my heart's been restless. i have been feeling all kinds of emotions. happy for the girls that were found. very sad that it wasn't my daughter. wondering when it's going to be her turn. >> reporter: the fbi is looking to see if there might be a connection to ariel castro. >> we have not found anything regarding ariel castro to this point that leads us to believe that he had anything to do with ashley at this point. now maybe t

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fbi special agent vicki anderson telling me the bond, unbreakable.en in the room, the hospital rooms with these young women. >> yes. >> reporter: you've seen the bond yourself? >> it was apparent these ladies have been through a lot, and they were there for one another. you could say the way they looked over at each other and were concerned of where the other one was. >> reporter: in that police report, michelle told investigators she too became pregnant. five times. but she says every time, castro would punch her until she miscarried. it's believed the other women sometimes witnessed the violence. in june 2008, another chance. police talking a ariel castro. he was at a gas station on his motorcycle. >> your place is improperly displayed. >> reporter: the officer asking him about a helmet and his lie sense plate. >> you don't have a helmet on. >> reporter: but he would let him go. years would go by and by last year, that little girl was old enough to go to kindergarten. but likely didn't even know what that was. >> but she hasn't had a normal little

well, very different from what the commander has explained from the fbi vicki anderson telling us thatll be beth sorano, amanda's sister who has talked to us many times, no stranger unfortunately for her -- very hard to hear her from across the street, but what she said is beth sorano, amanda's sister, will make the statement. and we will not see amanda berry. we will not see amanda berry's daughter. we're going to hear from beth. they're not going to take questions. here she comes. let's hear her. >> back it up. >> everybody down. >> stop it. stop it. >> -- to have amanda and her daughter home. i want to thank the public and media for their support and courage over the years. and at this time our family would request privacy so my sister and niece and i can have time to recover. we appreciate all you have done for us throughout the past ten years. please respect our privacy until we are ready to make our statements. and thank you. >> stay back please. >> we're waiting for the police to push back some of the media right now. >> in a media crunch here, as you can see. beth serrano, that