Ariel Casro Hangs Himself in Prison Cell

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The man who held three women captive in his home for nearly a decade before one escaped and alerted authorities 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.

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. She said 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.

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.

[TSMichelleAustin]

Bitch move! He put those girls through years of torture but can't live alone in a cell???

[Jericho]

One less burden on the taxpayer!

[Ben in LA]

......

[tiramisu]

Hell is his destination

[Stavros]

The ultimate act of a control freak? Maybe once in prison himself he realised what it was he put those women through- or not.

[BeardedOne]

One wonders how much help he had getting that noose on.

[my my my!]

Bitch move! He put those girls through years of torture but can't live alone in a cell???

Well, he WAS named after the Little Mermaid, so.....

[mistab]

Agree with B1...probably had help if they were really checking him every 30min..

[Quiet Reflections]

good, fuck him