The Real Hero Here Is Amanda. After Amanda Berry's brave bolt to freedom on Monday, the world learned of the alleged horrors endured by Berry and two other women who spent a decade as captives in a Cleveland home. The overjoyed mother of Gina DeJesus told ABC News she had known her daughter's alleged abductor for years and had some surprising words for him. Click through to see the quotes that made news this week. She's the One That Got This Rolling.' On Tuesday, police lauded Amanda Berry as a "real hero" for breaking free free after 10 years of captivity and rescuing herself and two other women held as prisoners in a Cleveland house. We're following her lead," Cleveland Police Deputy Chief Ed Tomba said at a press conference on Tuesday. Click here to read more 'I Would Hug Him and I Would Say, 'God Bless You. We, as a Family, Have a Renewed Faith and a Renewed Hope. "We, as a family, have a renewed faith and a renewed hope that with community efforts, we do expect to find Holly and I do ask everyone to please take a close look at your neighbors," Karen Bobo said Wednesday. 'I Said Years Ago I'd Rather Get Death Than Life.' Shortly after Jodi Arias was found guilty Wednesday of the first-degree murder of her ex-boyfriend, she told a local TV station that she would "rather get death than life" in prison. "I said years ago I'd rather get death than life and that still is true today," Arias told KSAZ-TV. A sentencing hearing for Arias has been postponed, but she could face the death penalty. Cheers erupted from the crowds waiting outside the courtroom in Phoenix as Arias was convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in a vicious attack in 2008. We Cannot Allow the Greed of a Few Looters and Schemers to Trump the Cultural Interests of an Entire Nation. A 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton that was illegally smuggled into the United States was returned last week to the Mongolian government, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs officials. I Did This for Myself, My Wife, and My Children. Chris Christie got Lap-Band surgery to help slim down, but the New Jersey governor says it's not about a run for the White House, despite all the speculation. "I did this for myself, my wife, and my children," Christie said on Tuesday. Mr. Reed Had No Involvement Whatsoever in the Explosion at the West, Texas Fertilizer Plant. A first responder who helped treat victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, last month will plead not guilty to the federal charge of possessing an explosive device, his attorney said on Saturday. Paramedic Bryce Reed, who works with the West EMS and served as incident commander during the response to the explosion, appeared in federal court in Waco, Texas, Friday morning for alleged possession of a destructive device. "Mr. Reed had no involvement whatsoever in the explosion at the West, Texas fertilizer plant," Reed's attorney, Jonathan Sibley said in a statement. Mr. Reed was one of the first responders and lost friends, family, and neighbors in that disaster. Mr. Reed is heartbroken for the friends he lost and remains resolute in his desire to assist in the rebuilding of his community. Reed is due back in court on Wednesday. He faces up to 10 years in prison and $250,000 in fines if convicted of the charges against him.