September 4, 2013
[h=1]Man Who Held Ohio Women Captive Is Found Dead[/h] [h=6]By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ NY TIMES EXCERPT:[/h] Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man sentenced last month to life in prison for holding three women captive in his home for a decade, was found hanging in his prison cell on Tuesday night after apparently hanging himself, officials said. He was later declared dead at the hospital.
Mr. Castro, 53, was found hanging in his cell at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, at 9:20 p.m., JoEllen Smith, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, said in an e-mailed statement. Mr. Castro was housed in a cell by himself and a guard was required to check on him every 30 minutes at staggered intervals, the statement said. He was transported to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
His death seemed the final act in a story that has held the country transfixed since May, when neighbors discovered the women in Mr. Castros Cleveland home after hearing the screams of one of them and broke through the front door.
Mr. Castro later pleaded guilty to 937 counts including rape and kidnapping.
It was not immediately clear how Mr. Castro was able to hang himself. The Ohio Department of Corrections statement said a review of the incident was under way.
All three women were kidnapped between 2002 and 2004. All were kidnapped in the vicinity of Mr. Castros home at 2207 Seymour Avenue, and all were acquaintances of Mr. Castros children.
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Good riddance, he saved the people of Ohio a fortune.
[h=1]Man Who Held Ohio Women Captive Is Found Dead[/h] [h=6]By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ NY TIMES EXCERPT:[/h] Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man sentenced last month to life in prison for holding three women captive in his home for a decade, was found hanging in his prison cell on Tuesday night after apparently hanging himself, officials said. He was later declared dead at the hospital.
Mr. Castro, 53, was found hanging in his cell at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, at 9:20 p.m., JoEllen Smith, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, said in an e-mailed statement. Mr. Castro was housed in a cell by himself and a guard was required to check on him every 30 minutes at staggered intervals, the statement said. He was transported to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
His death seemed the final act in a story that has held the country transfixed since May, when neighbors discovered the women in Mr. Castros Cleveland home after hearing the screams of one of them and broke through the front door.
Mr. Castro later pleaded guilty to 937 counts including rape and kidnapping.
It was not immediately clear how Mr. Castro was able to hang himself. The Ohio Department of Corrections statement said a review of the incident was under way.
All three women were kidnapped between 2002 and 2004. All were kidnapped in the vicinity of Mr. Castros home at 2207 Seymour Avenue, and all were acquaintances of Mr. Castros children.
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Good riddance, he saved the people of Ohio a fortune.
