The Monster is Dead

Cleveland stations had a very busy night, when the news broke late last night that Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man who kidnapped three young women and kept them captive in his basement for ten years, was found hanging in his cell at about 9:30 p.m.

Castro was pronounced dead at 10:52 pm. at a Cleveland hospital. 

WOIO Reporter Ed Gallek said that Castro had been on suicide watch. Guards were supposed to checked on him every 30 minutes.

His body was reportedly discovered during a regular security check.