Assumed Room Temperature Ariel Castro, Cleveland, Ohio (arrested May 2013)

Fox 8: I-Team: Women May Have Been Pregnant Multiple Times (May 7 2013)

Law enforcement sources say they are investigating allegations that three missing women found alive Monday in a Seymour Avenue home may have been pregnant multiple times. It is unclear if more than one child had been born. The sources also say that the victims, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, all appear to be malnourished, and that Knight may have suffered hearing loss. She has reportedly told police she was hit in the head. She may also have structural damage to her face.​

 

Fox 8: I-Team: Who is Kidnapping Suspect, Ariel Castro? (May 7 2013)

Ariel Castro is being held in connection with the kidnapping of Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry and Michelle Knight. The 52-year-old is a father of grown children with a passion for playing the bass guitar. But, records on file with Cleveland schools indicate Ariel Castro had a pattern of using bad judgement and that’s why he lost his job as a bus driver in Nov. 2012.​

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There did appear to be a problem at the home almost 20 years ago: Castro’s wife at the time, Grimilda Figueroa, accused him of domestic violence. Documents on file with the Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts show Ariel Castro was indicted; but the case was not billed, meaning he never faced the charges in a court of law.​

 

Fox 8: Neighbors Ask Why Women Weren’t Found Sooner (May 7 2013)

From celebrations to investigations, a number of neighbors are wondering why it took law enforcement so long to rescue Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight and a child at a Cleveland home. One young lady, who didn’t want to be identified, told Fox 8 News that a number of neighbors have called the police about the house several times over the last few years. “It didn’t look right, and it didn’t feel right,” she said. ”It was boarded up, taped and stuff. It’s not normal when it’s 90 degrees out.”​

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The young lady told us there were also unusual sightings and sounds. She said people who live behind the home, across the street and down the street all called the police about different incidents. “We ‘seen’ a naked lady in the backyard,” she said. “And we said something to her, and he told her to get down and we said something to him, and he told her to get in the house, and he ran behind the cars.” She said they reported it Cleveland police but that they didn’t believe her.​

It will be interesting to see what becomes of this last allegation.

 

Fox 8: FBI Investigates; Charging Period Extended in Case (May 7 2013)

As crime scene investigators continue to look for evidence at Ariel Castro’s house at 2207 Seymour Avenue, a judge has extended the charging period in the case. ​

Two search warrants were issued at the home where three missing women were discovered Monday. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, who had all been missing for years, were found alive. FOX 8′s Bill Sheil said one of the search warrants had to do with looking for evidence of “bodily fluids related to births.”​

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“Three years ago, one neighbor who lived in the towers (overlooking the backyard), called police and reported seeing naked women tied to a leash,” said Hector Lugo. “We want to know what was going on inside that house!”​

 

Plain Dealer: Ariel Castro fired as Cleveland school bus driver for leaving bus and going home "to rest" (May 7 2013)

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Kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro was fired from his job as a Cleveland school bus driver for leaving his bus unattended for four hours last September while he went home to rest ... Before being fired Nov. 6, Castro had been suspended three times — for leaving a child on a bus, for making an illegal U-turn in rush hour traffic with a bus load of students and for using his bus to do grocery shopping, according to school district records.​

 

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ABC 5: Police source: Multiple pregnancies, miscarriages among missing women found in Cleveland home (May 7 2013)

A police source said there were multiple pregnancies among the three missing women found in a Cleveland home Monday night. The source told NewsChannel5’s Paul Kiska the pregnancies were “multiple” between Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, but no specific number was mentioned. According to the source, one of the victims had two to three miscarriages in the Seymour Avenue because she was malnourished. Another police source who is actively working on this investigation told NewsChannel5’s Michael Baldwin there were at least five pregancies inside the home.​

 

ABC 5: Cleveland police: Missing teens Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus found alive, appear to be OK (May 7 2013)

Cleveland police said missing teens Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were found in a west side house on Monday ... Hundreds of people gathered in the streets near 2207 Seymour Ave. in Cleveland, where the women were discovered. Cleveland police said Berry, DeJesus and Knight are alive, talking and appear to be OK. “I heard screaming… And I see this girl going nuts trying to get outside,” said Charles Ramsey, a neighbor who found the women. “I go on the porch and she said ‘Help me get out. I’ve been here a long time.’ I figure it was domestic violence dispute." “She comes out with a little girl and says ‘Call 911, my name is Amanda Berry’… When she told me, it didn’t register.” He said he made the call and gave Berry the phone ... Angel Cordero, who spoke Spanish, told NewsChannel5's Stephanie Ramirez that he helped break down the door. He said there was a child who was about 4 or 5 years old with Berry, as well as other children inside the house. He said he recognized Berry from posters. Police announced the arrests of three brothers -- Ariel, Pedro and Oneil Castro -- in connection with the kidnappings.​

 

NDTV: Ohio kidnappings: Accused pleads guilty, gets life plus 1000 years in prison (July 27 2013)

He pleaded guilty to 937 counts in the deal, which sends him to prison for life without parole, plus 1,000 years. Prosecutors agreed to take a possible death penalty charge off the table ... "My addiction to pornography and my sexual problem has really taken a toll on my mind."​

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Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry and Michelle Knight disappeared separately between 2002 and 2004, when they were 14, 16 and 20 years old. Each said they had accepted a ride from Castro, who remained friends with the family of one of the women and even attended vigils over the years marking her disappearance. He was accused of repeatedly raping, beating and restraining the women, sometimes chaining them to a pole in a basement, to a bedroom heater or inside a van. Castro fathered a 6-year-old daughter with Berry, now 27, authorities said. On the day the child was born, Christmas 2006, Castro raped one of the other women, who had helped deliver the baby.​

 

WYFF 4: Ariel Castro found hanging in his cell: Castro pleaded guilty to 937 counts including murder and kidnapping (Sept 4 2013)

Ariel Castro, who was sentenced to life plus 1,000 years for kidnapping, raping and holding captive three women, was found hanging in his prison cell Tuesday night. Authorities found Castro, 52, hanging in his cell at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, about 9:20 p.m., the state's Department of Corrections said. Prison medical staff tried to revive him but failed. Castro was taken to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 10:52 p.m.​

 

WKYC: Ariel Castro found hanging in cell, pronounced dead at Columbus hospital (Sept 4 2013)

Convicted Cleveland kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro was hanging in his cell at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio Tuesday night. astro, 53, was found at 9:20 p.m. He was pronounced dead at 10:52 p.m. at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Castro was in protective custody, meaning he was alone in his cell and was checked on every 30 minutes. Prison medical staff attempted life-saving measures before he was taken to the hospital.​

 

Plain Dealer: Ariel Castro dead after prison officials find him hanging in his cell (Sept 4 2013)

Castro was found hanging in his cell at 9:20 p.m. Tuesday at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, south of Columbus, said JoEllen Smith, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. He was housed in protective custody, which means he was in a cell by himself and rounds are required every 30 minutes, Smith said. She had no other details about how he was hanging when he was found. Emergency life saving measures were attempted by prison staff. Eventually he was transferred to the medical center at Ohio State University, where he was pronounced dead at 10:52 p.m.​

 

Cleveland Leader: Convicted Cleveland Kidnapper and Rapist Ariel Castro Found Dead in Prison Cell (Sept 4 2013)

Ariel Castro, who was last month convicted of more than 900 charges relating to his decade-long capture and torture of three young Cleveland women, was found hanging in his prison cell on Tuesday. Castro, 52, was being held at the Correction Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, which is located in Pickaway County ... Castro was housed in protective custody and was kept away from the general prison population for his own safety. This means that he was kept in a cell by himself. Rounds are also required every 30 minutes at staggered intervals. Prison medical staff reportedly began life saving measures upon finding Castro hanging in his cell. He was transported to Ohio State University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 10:52 p.m.​