Photos: Ariel Castro’s house of horror demolished
August 7, 2013
Michelle Knight (L3) holds yellow balloons outside the home of Ariel Castro on August 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. Knight was abducted by Castro in 2002 and today the state of Ohio will demolish the home where she and two other women were held captive by Castro for over a decade. (Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images) ( 175725480 )
A crane demolishes the home of Ariel Castro on August 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images) ( 175728992 )
Michelle Knight talks (C) with reporters on August 7, 2013 outside the home of Ariel Castro in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images) ( 175725501 )
Demolition crews clean up the remains of Ariel Castro's home after it was torn down on August 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. The State of Ohio leveled Castro's home less than one week after Castro was sentenced to life in prison with no parole plus one thousand years for abducting three young women between 2002 and 2004. The women escaped this past May. (Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images) ( 175729590 )
Summit County Prosecutor Tim McGinty addresses press on August 7, 2013 in front of the home of Ariel Castro in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images) ( 175729134 )
Demolition crews clean up the remains of Ariel Castro's home after it was torn down on August 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images) ( 175729593 )
Assistant County Prosecutor Blaise Thomas (L2) leaves after viewing the demolition of Ariel Castro's home on August 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images) ( 175729132 )
Demolition crews clean up the remains of Ariel Castro's home after it was torn down on August 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images) ( 175729591 )
Pastor Dennis Schmidt (5th L) of The Intentional Interim Ministry leads a prayer circle down the street from the home of Ariel Castro on August 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images) ( 175732717 )
Demolition crews clean up the remains of Ariel Castro's home after it was torn down on August 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images) ( 175729594 )
A Cleveland Police Officer stands guard in front of the home of Ariel Castro on August 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images) ( 175732718 )
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