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February 21st, 2012
06:56 PM ET
Passerby saves young girl investigators say was kept in basement by family
Mike Vega of Madison, Wisconsin stumbled across and alerted authorities to a young girl investigators say was kept in a basement, starved and sexually abused. Vega told Brooke the girl looked "like she just came from Auschwitz."
February 21st, 2012
04:27 PM ET
From the runway to rehab, Jennifer Gimenez talks drug addiction
Jennifer Gimenez says her first line of cocaine made everything in her head "quiet and okay for just a minute." She says she has been seeking that feeling ever since. Gimenez tells Brooke how she went from that first line of cocaine to her darkest hour – waking up in a psych ward after a suicide attempt. Her incredible story of recovery and how she is now helping other addicts makes this a must watch.
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