/tags/cleveland-kidnapping Cleveland Kidnapping en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:50:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-04/social-media-erupt-on-news-of-ariel-castros-death The man who tortured three young women for about a decade inside his Cleveland home apparently took his own life Tuesday in an Ohio prison. As Americans wake up to that news, many are expressing their outrage over his crimes and the way he reportedly chose to leave this world. Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:50:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-04/social-media-erupt-on-news-of-ariel-castros-death Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-09-03/ariel-castro-ohio-man-who-held-women-for-years-is-dead Corrections officials in Ohio say Castro is believed to have committed suicide in his cell Tuesday night. He was serving a life sentence for holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for more than 10 years. Wed, 04 Sep 2013 05:17:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-03/ariel-castro-ohio-man-who-held-women-for-years-is-dead Doreen McCallister /npr-news/2013-08-07/monument-to-hell-is-no-more-cleveland-rapists-house-is-torn-down Michelle Knight, one of the three women for whom Ariel Castro's house became a prison for nearly a decade, was on hand for its demolition Wednesday. Wed, 07 Aug 2013 21:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-07/monument-to-hell-is-no-more-cleveland-rapists-house-is-torn-down Bill Chappell /npr-news/2013-08-07/cleveland-house-of-horrors-comes-down The house on Seymour Avenue where three women were held captive and raped for about a decade will be demolished this morning. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were freed May 6. Wed, 07 Aug 2013 08:05:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-07/cleveland-house-of-horrors-comes-down Doreen McCallister /npr-news/2013-08-01/cleveland-kidnapper-sentenced-to-life-plus-1-000-years Ariel Castro repeatedly raped three women he held captive in his house for more than a decade. He's been sentenced to life without parole on 937 counts, including aggravated murder, kidnapping, rape and assault. Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:26:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-01/cleveland-kidnapper-sentenced-to-life-plus-1-000-years Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-07-26/life-without-parole-deal-struck-for-cleveland-kidnapper The deal means there won't be a trial — or a possible death sentence. Three young women and the child Ariel Castro fathered with one of them were held captive in his home for about a decade. Fri, 26 Jul 2013 14:57:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-26/life-without-parole-deal-struck-for-cleveland-kidnapper Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-07-17/cleveland-hero-charles-ramsey-im-not-broke-or-homeless After a British newspaper wrote that the man who helped rescue three young women from captivity is now having trouble getting by, he told other news outlets that such tales aren't true. Wed, 17 Jul 2013 21:14:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-17/cleveland-hero-charles-ramsey-im-not-broke-or-homeless Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-07-09/video-3-kidnapped-cleveland-women-say-thank-you Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight appear separately in the three-minute, 30-second video in which they thank the community and talk about moving forward with their lives. Tue, 09 Jul 2013 06:52:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-09/video-3-kidnapped-cleveland-women-say-thank-you Doreen McCallister /npr-news/2013-07-03/accused-cleveland-kidnapper-is-ruled-competent-for-trial At a hearing this morning, Ariel Castro also asked to have contact with a child he fathered with one of the women he is accused of holding captive for years in his house. That request was denied. Wed, 03 Jul 2013 14:52:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-03/accused-cleveland-kidnapper-is-ruled-competent-for-trial Bill Chappell /npr-news/2013-06-12/alleged-cleveland-kidnapper-pleads-not-guilty Ariel Castro is facing 329 charges, including two counts of aggravated murder, 139 counts of rape and 177 counts of kidnapping. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:26:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-06-12/alleged-cleveland-kidnapper-pleads-not-guilty Eyder Peralta