Ariel Castro (the Cleveland kidnapper and rapist) hung himself last night.
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I'd admire the cunt if only he'd done it 10 years earlier!
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57601231/ariel-castro-found-dead-in-prison-cell
COLUMBUS, OHIOThe man who held three women captive in his home for nearly a decade before one escaped has been found dead and is believed to have committed suicide, a prison official said.
Ariel Castro, 53, was found hanging in his cell around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, located south of Columbus, in central Ohio, JoEllen Smith, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction spokeswoman, said early Wednesday.
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Castro: "I'm not a monster"
Prison medical staff performed CPR before Castro was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
He was in protective custody because of the notoriety of his case, meaning he was checked every 30 minutes, but was not on suicide watch, Smith said, adding that suicide watch entails constant observation.
Castro was also watched closely in Cuyahoga County Jail in the several weeks after his arrest and before his case was resolved by a guilty plea, with logs noting his activity every 10 minutes. He was taken off county jail suicide watch in early June after authorities determined he was not a suicide risk.
CBS Cleveland affiliate WOIO-TV says officials are staying mum about what was used in the hanging and how it got into Castro's cell. The station says the county jail had video cameras trained on Castro in his cell for a time.
One man who was driving by on the street where Castro's house stood before being demolished by authorities told WOIO, "I think he did those girls (Castro's victims) a favor by taking his own life, because he took theirs." (Editor's note: Officials say they have yet to definitively determine that the hanging was at Castro's own hand)
Castro's attorneys tried unsuccessfully to have a psychological examination of Castro done at the Cuyahoga County Jail, where Castro was housed before he was turned over to state authorities following his conviction, his attorney, Jaye Schlachet, told The Associated Press early Wednesday. Schlachet said he could not immediately comment further.
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Cleveland kidnapper apologizes, faces victim in courtroom
In an interview last month after Castro's conviction, Schlachet and attorney Craig Weintraub said their client clearly fit the profile of sociopathic disorder and that they hoped researchers would study him for clues that could be used to stop other predators.
The three women disappeared separately between 2002 and 2004, when they were 14, 16 and 20 years old. They escaped from Castro's Cleveland home May 6, when Amanda Berry, one of the women, broke part of a door and yelled to neighbors for help.
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"Help me," she said in a 911 call. "I've been kidnapped, and I've been missing for 10 years and I'm, I'm here, I'm free now."
The two other women were so scared of Castro that they held back initially even as police officers began to swarm the house. But quickly they realized they were free.
"You saved us! You saved us!" another of the captives, Michelle Knight, told an officer as she leaped into his arms.
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Cleveland kidnapper's house demolished
Castro was arrested that evening.
He had also fathered a child with Berry while she was in captivity; that girl was 6 years old when freed. A judge rejected Castro's request to have visiting rights with his daughter.
Elation over the women's rescue soon turned to shock as details emerged about conditions of their captivity. Investigators say they were bound with chains, repeatedly raped and deprived of food and bathroom facilities. Knight told investigators she was beaten and starved several times to force her to miscarry.
Messages left for the women's lawyers were not immediately returned early Wednesday.
Castro was sentenced Aug. 1 to life in prison plus 1,000 years on his guilty plea to 937 counts including kidnapping and rape.
In a rambling statement, he told the judge he was not a monster but a man suffering from a pornography addiction. "I'm not a monster. I'm sick," Castro said at his sentencing.
Knight was the only one of the three who appeared in court at his sentencing.
"You took 11 years of my life away, and I have got it back," she said in the hushed courtroom. "I spent 11 years in hell. Now your hell is just beginning."
This is the second high-profile suicide in an Ohio prison in a month.
On Aug. 4, death row inmate Billy Slagle was found hanged in his cell just days before his scheduled execution. He was condemned to death for fatally stabbing a neighbor.
I hope he was murdered but he was such a pussy he most likely committed suicide.
COLUMBUS, OHIOThe man who held three women captive in his home for nearly a decade before one escaped has been found dead and is believed to have committed suicide, a prison official said.
Ariel Castro, 53, was found hanging in his cell around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, located south of Columbus, in central Ohio, JoEllen Smith, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction spokeswoman, said early Wednesday.
Play VIDEO
Castro: "I'm not a monster"
Prison medical staff performed CPR before Castro was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
He was in protective custody because of the notoriety of his case, meaning he was checked every 30 minutes, but was not on suicide watch, Smith said, adding that suicide watch entails constant observation.
Castro was also watched closely in Cuyahoga County Jail in the several weeks after his arrest and before his case was resolved by a guilty plea, with logs noting his activity every 10 minutes. He was taken off county jail suicide watch in early June after authorities determined he was not a suicide risk.
CBS Cleveland affiliate WOIO-TV says officials are staying mum about what was used in the hanging and how it got into Castro's cell. The station says the county jail had video cameras trained on Castro in his cell for a time.
One man who was driving by on the street where Castro's house stood before being demolished by authorities told WOIO, "I think he did those girls (Castro's victims) a favor by taking his own life, because he took theirs." (Editor's note: Officials say they have yet to definitively determine that the hanging was at Castro's own hand)
Castro's attorneys tried unsuccessfully to have a psychological examination of Castro done at the Cuyahoga County Jail, where Castro was housed before he was turned over to state authorities following his conviction, his attorney, Jaye Schlachet, told The Associated Press early Wednesday. Schlachet said he could not immediately comment further.
Play VIDEO
Cleveland kidnapper apologizes, faces victim in courtroom
In an interview last month after Castro's conviction, Schlachet and attorney Craig Weintraub said their client clearly fit the profile of sociopathic disorder and that they hoped researchers would study him for clues that could be used to stop other predators.
The three women disappeared separately between 2002 and 2004, when they were 14, 16 and 20 years old. They escaped from Castro's Cleveland home May 6, when Amanda Berry, one of the women, broke part of a door and yelled to neighbors for help.
29 PHOTOS
Kidnap victims freed in Cleveland
"Help me," she said in a 911 call. "I've been kidnapped, and I've been missing for 10 years and I'm, I'm here, I'm free now."
The two other women were so scared of Castro that they held back initially even as police officers began to swarm the house. But quickly they realized they were free.
"You saved us! You saved us!" another of the captives, Michelle Knight, told an officer as she leaped into his arms.
Play VIDEO
Cleveland kidnapper's house demolished
Castro was arrested that evening.
He had also fathered a child with Berry while she was in captivity; that girl was 6 years old when freed. A judge rejected Castro's request to have visiting rights with his daughter.
Elation over the women's rescue soon turned to shock as details emerged about conditions of their captivity. Investigators say they were bound with chains, repeatedly raped and deprived of food and bathroom facilities. Knight told investigators she was beaten and starved several times to force her to miscarry.
Messages left for the women's lawyers were not immediately returned early Wednesday.
Castro was sentenced Aug. 1 to life in prison plus 1,000 years on his guilty plea to 937 counts including kidnapping and rape.
In a rambling statement, he told the judge he was not a monster but a man suffering from a pornography addiction. "I'm not a monster. I'm sick," Castro said at his sentencing.
Knight was the only one of the three who appeared in court at his sentencing.
"You took 11 years of my life away, and I have got it back," she said in the hushed courtroom. "I spent 11 years in hell. Now your hell is just beginning."
This is the second high-profile suicide in an Ohio prison in a month.
On Aug. 4, death row inmate Billy Slagle was found hanged in his cell just days before his scheduled execution. He was condemned to death for fatally stabbing a neighbor.
I hope he was murdered but he was such a pussy he most likely committed suicide.
I'm pissed that he held them prisoner for over 10 years yet he couldn't last a few months. Fucking coward.
Exactly. You have to be a certain type of sick asshole for even someone like me to wake up, find out you died in prison, and actually wasn't happy about it.
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Bastard took the easy way out.
Like I said to someone on failbook - On one hand, yeah it's kind of disappointing that he took the easy way out. On the other hand, at least now he's fucking dead and rotting. With any luck, someone will dig him up down the road and defile his corpse.
fucking piece of shit took the coward's way out
My mom used to do administrative shit there. Paperwork, shit like that. I lived like 5 minutes from that prison in orient.
That guy is a pussy. That prison is pretty much a farm. They let the inmates raise cattle and grow crops. Im not sure what all his privileges were, but seems like if you HAD to be in jail, it'd be one of the better ones.
That guy is a pussy. That prison is pretty much a farm. They let the inmates raise cattle and grow crops. Im not sure what all his privileges were, but seems like if you HAD to be in jail, it'd be one of the better ones.
i'm sure getting ass raped is the same no matter what prison you're in
He was in PC, protective custody, to keep him safe from the other inmates. Unfortunate.
He coulda ended up at Jackson pike. Its rated one of the shittiest prisons in the country.
you disagreed with me but at the end of your post you agreed it was cowardly, interestingHe took the easy way out!.But atleast his victums can rest assured that the gates of Hell just opened up for Ariel and let the torture begin!.
Thats the only way i can get any satification from his cowardly suicide!.
lol I was trying to figure that out too
Might not have looked hard enough. I usually catch mine and fix it, but I've accidentally hit disagree when on my phone or ipad. Thumb presses are easier to fuck up.
Or she's a moron.
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