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|fullname = Ariel Castro | |fullname = Ariel Castro | ||
|alias =“The Cleveland | |alias =“The Monster of Cleveland" | ||
|origin = Duey, Yauco, Puerto Rico | |origin = Duey, Yauco, Puerto Rico | ||
|occupation = Bus driver (formerly)<br>Musician<br> | |occupation = Bus driver (formerly)<br>Musician<br> | ||
|type of villain = Kidnapping Rapist | |type of villain = Kidnapping Rapist | ||
|goals =Kidnap and rape women<br>Get away with his crimes. (truncated; arrested 11 years later) | |goals =Kidnap and rape women<br>Get away with his crimes. (truncated; arrested 11 years later) | ||
|crimes = [[Rape]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Assault]]<br>[[ | |crimes = [[Rape]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Assault]]<br>[[Domestic abuse]]<br>[[Child abuse]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Psychological abuse<br>Starvation<br>[[Animal cruelty]]<br>[[Murder]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>Feticide | ||
|hobby = Playing music<br>Abusing and raping his victims (before his arrest in 2013)}} | |hobby = Playing music<br>Abusing and raping his victims (before his arrest in 2013)}}{{Quote|I’m not a monster, I’m just sick.|Ariel Castro}} | ||
'''Ariel Castro''' (July 10<sup>th</sup>, 1960 - September 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2013) was a Puerto Rican-American former bus driver and former musician who kidnapped, raped, and held local women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight in his Cleveland, Ohio home for 10, 9, and 11 years, respectively.<ref>[https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/kidnappings/cleveland-kidnapping/ ARIEL CASTRO CLEVELAND KIDNAPPINGS], ''Crime Museum''</ref> On May 6th, 2013, the three women whom he abducted escaped their confinement with the help of neighbor Charles Ramsey and police officers.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/06/us/ohio-missing-women-found/ 911 call – ‘I’ve been kidnapped!’ – cops find 3 women missing for years], ''CNN''</ref> He was ultimately sentenced to life in prison. His house was demolished on August 7<sup>th</sup>, 2013.<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/us-house-where-three-women-held-captive-demolished-1.1487199 US house where three women held captive demolished], ''The Irish Times''</ref> | |||
On September 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2013, he was found dead having hung himself in his cell at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, 15 miles away from Columbus.<ref name = Suicide>[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/cleveland-kidnapper-ariel-castro-found-dead-in-cell-1.1515606 Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro found dead in cell], ''The Irish Times''</ref> | |||
On September 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2013, he was found dead having hung himself in his cell at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, 15 miles away from Columbus. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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Ariel Castro was born in Duey, Yauco, Puerto Rico, the son of Pedro "Nona" Castro (1938–2004) and Lillian Rodriguez (born 1942). His parents divorced when he was a child, and he moved to mainland United States with his mother and three full siblings. They settled in Reading, Pennsylvania, and then moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where Castro's father and other family members, including his uncle Julio, who ran a mom-and-pop bodega, were living. His father later ran a used car dealership until his death in 2004. Castro had nine siblings (both full and half). As a child, he was molested by an older boy in the neighborhood he was living in. He also mentioned that his mother struck him with belts, sticks and an open hand. He graduated from Cleveland's Lincoln-West High School in 1979, although with a C-average. | Ariel Castro was born in Duey, Yauco, Puerto Rico, the son of Pedro "Nona" Castro (1938–2004) and Lillian Rodriguez (born 1942). His parents divorced when he was a child, and he moved to mainland United States with his mother and three full siblings. They settled in Reading, Pennsylvania, and then moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where Castro's father and other family members, including his uncle Julio, who ran a mom-and-pop bodega, were living. His father later ran a used car dealership until his death in 2004. Castro had nine siblings (both full and half). As a child, he was molested by an older boy in the neighborhood he was living in. He also mentioned that his mother struck him with belts, sticks and an open hand. He graduated from Cleveland's Lincoln-West High School in 1979, although with a C-average. | ||
Castro met his girlfriend Grimilda Figueroa when his family moved into a house across the street from hers in the 1980s. They lived with both sets of parents, but moved into their own home at 2207 Seymour Avenue in 1992. Their home was a two-story, 1,400-square-foot (130 m2), four-bedroom, one-bathroom house with a 760-square-foot (71 m2) unfinished basement built in 1890 and remodeled in 1956. Figueroa's sister Elida Caraballo said that "all hell started breaking loose" when the couple moved into their new home. Caraballo and her husband Frank claim that Castro beat Figueroa, breaking her nose, ribs, and arms and causing a blood clot on her brain that resulted in an inoperable tumor. He also threw her down a flight of stairs, cracking her skull. In 1993, Castro was arrested for domestic violence but was not indicted by a grand jury. | Castro met his girlfriend Grimilda Figueroa when his family moved into a house across the street from hers in the 1980s. They lived with both sets of parents, but moved into their own home at 2207 Seymour Avenue in 1992. Their home was a two-story, 1,400-square-foot (130 m2), four-bedroom, one-bathroom house with a 760-square-foot (71 m2) unfinished basement built in 1890 and remodeled in 1956. Figueroa's sister Elida Caraballo said that "all hell started breaking loose" when the couple moved into their new home. Caraballo and her husband Frank claim that Castro beat Figueroa, breaking her nose, ribs, and arms and causing a blood clot on her brain that resulted in an inoperable tumor. He also threw her down a flight of stairs, cracking her skull. In 1993, Castro was arrested for domestic violence but was not indicted by a grand jury.<ref>[https://allthatsinteresting.com/ariel-castro-cleveland-abduction The Ariel Castro Kidnappings: How One Vile Man Abused Three Women For A Decade], ''All That's Interesting''</ref> | ||
Figueroa moved out of the home in 1996 and secured custody of her four children. Police assisted in the move and detained Castro, but they did not press charges. Castro continued to threaten and attack Figueroa after she left him, according to Caraballo. Figueroa filed charges in 2005 in Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court accusing him of inflicting multiple severe injuries on her and of "frequently" abducting their daughters. The court granted her a temporary restraining order against Castro, but it was dismissed a few months later. Figueroa died in 2012 due to complications from her brain tumor. | Figueroa moved out of the home in 1996 and secured custody of her four children. Police assisted in the move and detained Castro, but they did not press charges. Castro continued to threaten and attack Figueroa after she left him, according to Caraballo. Figueroa filed charges in 2005 in Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court accusing him of inflicting multiple severe injuries on her and of "frequently" abducting their daughters. The court granted her a temporary restraining order against Castro, but it was dismissed a few months later. Figueroa died in 2012 due to complications from her brain tumor. | ||
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===Arrest and trial=== | ===Arrest and trial=== | ||
Castro was arrested on May 6<sup>th</sup>, 2013. He was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape on May 8<sup>th</sup>, which carry prison sentences of ten years to life in Ohio. Two of Castro's brothers were also initially taken into custody, but were released on May 9 after police announced that they had no involvement in the kidnappings. | Castro was arrested on May 6<sup>th</sup>, 2013. He was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape on May 8<sup>th</sup>, which carry prison sentences of ten years to life in Ohio.<ref>[https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2013/05/cleveland_city_prosecutors_cha.html#incart_river#incart_maj-story-1 Cleveland city prosecutors charge Ariel Castro with kidnapping, rape in case of missing women], ''The Plain Dealer''</ref> Two of Castro's brothers were also initially taken into custody, but were released on May 9 after police announced that they had no involvement in the kidnappings. | ||
Castro made his first court appearance at the Cleveland Municipal Court on May 9<sup>th</sup>, where bail was set at $2 million per kidnapping charge, adding to a total of $8 million. Additional charges were reported to be pending, including aggravated murder (for intentional induction of miscarriages), attempted murder, assault, a charge for each instance of rape, and a kidnapping charge for each day each captive was held. On May 14<sup>th</sup>, Castro's attorneys said he would plead "not guilty" to all charges if indicted for kidnapping and rape. | Castro made his first court appearance at the Cleveland Municipal Court on May 9<sup>th</sup>, where bail was set at $2 million per kidnapping charge, adding to a total of $8 million. Additional charges were reported to be pending, including aggravated murder (for intentional induction of miscarriages), attempted murder, assault, a charge for each instance of rape, and a kidnapping charge for each day each captive was held. On May 14<sup>th</sup>, Castro's attorneys said he would plead "not guilty" to all charges if indicted for kidnapping and rape. | ||
On August 1<sup>st</sup>, Castro was sentenced to life in prison, plus 1,000 years, all without any possibility of parole. | On August 1<sup>st</sup>, Castro was sentenced to life in prison, plus 1,000 years, all without any possibility of parole.<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/castro-gets-life-without-parole-for-ohio-kidnappings-1.1482210 Castro gets life without parole for Ohio kidnappings], ''The Irish Times''</ref><ref>[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-ariel-castro-faces-life-sentence-plus-1000-years-for-rape-murder News Wrap: Ariel Castro Faces Life Sentence Plus 1,000 Years for Rape, Murder], ''PBS''</ref> | ||
===Suicide=== | ===Suicide=== | ||
Castro was found hanging from a bed sheet in his detention cell at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, on the evening of September 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2013, one month into his life sentence. He was 53 at the time of his death. Prison staff performed CPR on him before he was taken to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, where he was pronounced dead shortly after. Although not on suicide watch, Castro was subjected to routine checks every 30 minutes due to his notoriety and it was later revealed that prison guards falsified logs about their observation of him before he was found dead. Although there were allegations from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction that Castro died of autoerotic asphyxiation, the following day, Franklin County coroner Jan Gorniak announced that a preliminary autopsy had found the cause of Castro's death to be suicide by hanging. That December, a consultant report confirmed that he died by suicide, revealing that he expressed frustration in prison life in his journal as well as a shrine of pictures with a Bible in his cell. Castro was cremated in a private funeral. He requested that all his money go to his victims after he died. | Castro was found hanging from a bed sheet in his detention cell at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, on the evening of September 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2013, one month into his life sentence.<ref name = Suicide></ref> He was 53 at the time of his death. Prison staff performed CPR on him before he was taken to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, where he was pronounced dead shortly after. Although not on suicide watch, Castro was subjected to routine checks every 30 minutes due to his notoriety and it was later revealed that prison guards falsified logs about their observation of him before he was found dead. Although there were allegations from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction that Castro died of autoerotic asphyxiation, the following day, Franklin County coroner Jan Gorniak announced that a preliminary autopsy had found the cause of Castro's death to be suicide by hanging. That December, a consultant report confirmed that he died by suicide, revealing that he expressed frustration in prison life in his journal as well as a shrine of pictures with a Bible in his cell. Castro was cremated in a private funeral. He requested that all his money go to his victims after he died. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*He was accused of framing Fernando Colon for molesting his daughters. | *He was accused of framing Fernando Colon for molesting his daughters. | ||
*At the time of his death, several people in the Internet got confused and thought Cuban dictator [[Fidel Castro]] had died. | *At the time of his death, several people in the Internet got confused and thought Cuban dictator [[Fidel Castro]] had died. | ||
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