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 ...

The times Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry and Michelle Knight came close to freedom. — -- For over a decade, Ariel Castro imprisoned Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight just minutes from ...

A 19 Action News investigation has found a hidden danger that hasn't gone away. It still lingers even as we mark one year since three women and a child were found alive after spending years as ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The man serving a life prison term for kidnapping three women and repeatedly raping them in his home for nearly a decade has been found dead and is believed to have committed suicide, ...

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When Ariel Castro is eventually brought to trial for his crimes, one of the key pieces of evidence may be a letter he wrote confessing to his many crimes—a letter made more awful by the fact it was ...

A new investigation into kidnapper Ariel Castro’s death suggests prison guards may have falsified information regarding his supervision before his death, and that the actual cause may have been ...

A new 977-count indictment filed Friday provides a numbing look at what prosecutors say was 10 years of captivity for the three women in suspect Ariel Castro's home in a rough Cleveland neighborhood.

Ariel Castro appears in Cleveland Municipal court Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape. Ariel Castro was charged while his ...