US police are investigating the circumstances of the death of "Cleveland maniac" Ariel Castro, who hanged himself in his cell
Ariel Castro, also known as the Cleveland Maniac, was found hanged in his prison cell. According to foreign media reports, 53-year-old Ariel Castro , who admitted to holding 3 women in captivity in his own home for 10 years, committed suicide by hanging. On Wednesday, August 4, his body was found in his cell at the Ohio State Penitentiary. There, Castro served a life sentence plus an additional 1,000 years in prison without parole to which the court sentenced him.