Photos: Ariel Castro dead, found hanged in Ohio prison cell
September 3, 2013
FILE - Ariel Castro stands before a judge during his arraignment Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro, who held 3 women captive for a decade, has committed suicide, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ( Missing Women Found )
In this undated photo released by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections shows Ariel Castro, who held three women captive in his Cleveland home for a decade. He committed suicide, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections) ( Missing Women Found )
FILE - This Aug. 1, 2013 file photo shows Ariel Castro in the courtroom during the sentencing phase in Cleveland. Castro, who held 3 women captive for a decade, has committed suicide, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, file) ( Missing Women Found-Suicide )
CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 7: A member of The Cleveland Police Department blocks the road to Ariel Castro's home on August 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. Castro, who held 3 women captive for a decade, has committed suicide, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. (Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images) ( 175725502 )
CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 7: Demoliton crews clean up the remains of Ariel Castro's home after it was torn down on August 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. Castro, who held 3 women captive for a decade, has committed suicide, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. 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) ( 175729593 )
CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 7: 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. Castro's home was demolished after he was found guilty of abducting three young women between 2002 and 2004. Castro, who held 3 women captive for a decade, has committed suicide, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. (Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images) ( 175732717 )
CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 7: An unidentified woman speaks to a reporter oustide the home of Ariel Castro on August 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. Castro, who held 3 women captive for a decade, has committed suicide, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. Castro was found guilty of absucting three women between 2002 and 2004 and holding them captive in his home on Seymour Street. Castro was sentenced to life in prison with no parole plus one thousand years. (Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images) ( 175725503 )
CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 9: In this handout from the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office, Ariel Castro, 52, is seen in a booking photo May 9, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. Castro, who held 3 women captive for a decade, has committed suicide, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. (Photo by Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images) ( 168513804 )
Ariel Castro, center, enters the courtroom for his arraignment Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro, who held 3 women captive for a decade, has committed suicide, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ( APTOPIX Missing Women Found )
Ariel Castro, center, stands before a judge with his defense attorney's, Jaye Schlachet, left, and Craig Weintraub during his arraignment Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro, who held 3 women captive for a decade, has committed suicide, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ( Missing Women Found )
CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 1: Michelle Knight (2L) addresses the court while Ariel Castro (R) listens in the background on August 1, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. Castro was in court awating his sentence for abducting three women, including Knight, from 2002 and 2004 when they were between 14 and 21 years old. The women escaped this past May. (Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images) ( 175273009 )
Ariel Castro stands before a judge during his arraignment Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro, who held 3 women captive for a decade, has committed suicide, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ( Missing Women Found )
Ariel Castro walks into the courtroom for his arraignment Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro, who held 3 women captive for a decade, has committed suicide, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ( Missing Women Found )
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