Castro was convicted last month of kidnapping and raping three women in his Cleveland, Ohio home over the course of many years. He was sentenced to a life behind bars after holding and brutalizing the women.
By Corinne Lestch
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Ariel Castro was convicted of sexually assaulting and holding three
women captive for years in his Cleveland, Ohio home. His lifeless body
was discovered in his cell Tuesday.
He stole a decade of their lives — and their justice.
Ariel Castro, the monster convicted of kidnapping and keeping three women as sex slaves in his Cleveland, Ohio, home was found hanging in his prison cell Tuesday, correction officials said.
His lifeless body was discovered by authorities at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient around 9:20 p.m.
Prison medical staff tried to resuscitate the 53-year-old, but he was
pronounced dead at at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center at
10:52 p.m.
Castro was sentenced Aug. 1 to life in prison for abducting and
sexually assaulting Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus over
the course of a decade.
Ohio State Police and the Department of Corrections are investigating the death.
Because of his high profile, Castro was isolated from other inmates in the prison population for his own protection.
JoEllen Smith of the Ohio Department of Corrections released the following statement:
“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.
“Upon finding inmate Castro, prison medical staff began performing life saving measures. Shortly after he was transported to OSUMC where he was pronounced dead at 10:52 pm. A thorough review of this incident is underway and more information can be provided as it becomes available pending the status of the investigation.”
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Ariel Castro, the monster convicted of kidnapping and keeping three women as sex slaves in his Cleveland, Ohio, home was found hanging in his prison cell Tuesday, correction officials said.
Amanda Berry (right) hugs her sister Beth Serrano after being reunited in a Cleveland hospital May 6 following years of captivity in Ariel Castro's house of horrors.
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Gina DeJesus was a teenager when she was kidnapped by Ariel Castro.
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Michelle Knight gave emotional statement during sentencing of Ariel Castro, who held her captive and brutally raped her for many years.
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The three women were miraculously rescued in early May from this Cleveland home, which is now demolished.
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Rusty chains were found secured to walls in Ariel Castro's house of horrors in Cleveland.
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Ariel Castro, 53, was in protective custody when he was found dead in his cell in Orient, Ohio Tuesday.
“Upon finding inmate Castro, prison medical staff began performing life saving measures. Shortly after he was transported to OSUMC where he was pronounced dead at 10:52 pm. A thorough review of this incident is underway and more information can be provided as it becomes available pending the status of the investigation.”
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Ariel Castro built a secret dungeon for his captors, which he held against their will for a decade.
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Michelle Knight (center), captor of Ariel Castro, walks with reporters Aug. 7 outside the Castro home in Cleveland. The house was demolished later that day.
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Workers demolish the house where three women were held captive and raped for more than a decade.
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