Former school bus driver Ariel Castro, sentenced to life in prison for the abduction, rape and torture of three Cleveland women he held captive for years in his house, was found dead in his Ohio prison cell late on Tuesday (September 3), a state corrections official said..
Former school bus driver Ariel Castro, sentenced to life in prison for the abduction, rape and torture of three Cleveland women he held captive for years in his house, was found dead in his Ohio prison cell late on Tuesday (September 3), a state corrections official said.
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Convicted kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro was found dead on Tuesday evening, 19 Action News reported. He was 52.
On Aug. 1, Castro was sentenced to life plus 1,000 years in prison for kidnapping and raping Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus, and holding them captive in his Cleveland home for more than a decade.
He pleaded guilty to 937 counts, including murder and kidnapping, in exchange for the death penalty being taken off the table, CNN reported.
During the sentencing, Castro denied being abusive and insisted that most of the sex was consensual.
'I'm not a violent person,' Castro said. 'I simply kept them there without them being able to leave.'
The three women disappeared separately between 2002 and 2004, The Associated Press reported. They escaped on May 6, when one of the women broke part of a door and yelled to neighbors for help. Castro was arrested that same night.
According to JoEllen Smith of the Ohio Department of Corrections, Castro was found hanging in his prison cell at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday. Although prison medical staff performed lifesaving measures, he was later pronounced dead at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
At the time of his death, Castro was isolated from other inmates for his own protection.
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Ariel Castro, the man who held three women captive for more than a decade, has been found hanged in his prison cell.
The 53 year old was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole plus 1,000 years at the beginning of August.
The former school bus driver abducted Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry and Michelle Knight between 2002-04 when they were 14,16 and 21 years old.
He kept the women captive at his home in Cleveland in Ohio in the US until May this year when Amanda Berry managed to escape and contact police. Castro kept his victims chained up and raped them. Castro also fathered a child with Amanda Berry.
The house in Cleveland was destroyed after the trial.
A prison official said Castro was believed to have committed suicide.
He had been in protective custody because of the notoriety of his case, meaning he was checked every 30 minutes, but was not on suicide watch.
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Convicted Cleveland kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro has died after he was found hanged in his prison cell, Ohio Department of Corrections confirmed to ABC News.
Castro, 53, was found hanging in his cell at Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, Tuesday night at approximately 9:20 p.m. local time, corrections spokeswoman JoEllen Smith said.
Upon finding Castro in his cell, facility staff tried to resuscitate him, according to Smith. Castro was taken to Ohio State University Medical Center and was pronounced dead at 10:52 p.m.
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'Inmate Ariel Castro was found hanging in his cell this evening at 9:20 p.m. at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient. He was housed in protective custody which means he was in a cell by himself and rounds are required every 30 minutes at staggered intervals,' Smith said in a statement.
'A thorough review of this incident is underway and more information can be provided as it becomes available pending the status of the investigation,' the statement concluded.
Castro was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 1,000 years by an Ohio judge Aug. 1. Castro, a former school bus driver, kidnapped Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus between 2002 and 2004 and imprisoned them, sometimes restrained by chains, in his Cleveland home.
Castro pleaded guilty
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Prison officials in Ohio say convicted kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro committed suicide on Tuesday night. Castro kidnapped three women and held them hostage for about a decade.
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Ariel Castro, who was sentenced last month to life in prison for holding three women captive for a decade, is found dead in his prison cell. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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Ohio corrections officials say Ariel Castro who held three women captive in his home for nearly a decade has committed suicide at a state prison facility.
Spokeswoman JoEllen Smith says 53-year-old Castro was found hanging in his cell around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient. Prison medical staff performed CPR before Castro was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The three women disappeared separately between 2002 and 2004, when they were 14, 16 and 20 years old. They escaped May 6, when one of the women broke part of a door and yelled to neighbors for help. Castro was arrested that evening.
Castro was sentenced Aug. 1 to life in prison plus 1,000 years on his guilty plea to 937 counts including kidnapping and rape.
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Kidnapping and rape charges were filed Wednesday against Ariel Castro after three women missing for about a decade were found alive at his home. His brothers, Pedro and Onil Castro, were held but faced no immediate charges.
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The Cleveland man accused of holding three women captive in his home for about a decade pleaded guilty Friday in a deal to avoid the death penalty. Prosecutors recommended Ariel Castro be sentenced to life without parole plus 1,000 years.
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A Cleveland Police officer stopped Ariel Castro on his motorcycle during a 2008 traffic stop captured on a police dash camera. Interview with Angel Cordero, the unsung hero who also helped rescue kidnapping victim Amanda Berry.
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