Ariel Castro Dead: Cleveland Kidnapper Committed Suicide

The Cleveland kidnapper, Ariel Castro, had been found dead inside his prison cell. He committed suicide by hanging himself Tuesday night, the Frankin County, Ohio, coroner’s office said to CNN.

Authorities found Castro, 52, hanged in his cell using a bedsheet 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 pleaded guilty to 937 counts, including murder and kidnapping, in exchange for the death penalty being taken off the table.

The charges stem from his kidnapping, rape and assault of Knight, abducted in 2002; DeJesus, abducted in 2004; and Berry; abducted in 2003.

Castro is the father of Berry’s 6-year-old daughter, DNA tests confirmed.