CLEVELAND – The man accused of kidnapping three Cleveland women and holding them captive in his Seymour Avenue house was indicted on 329 counts on Friday. Ariel Castro also faces one count of aggravated murder for purposely causing the termination of a pregnancy, the prosecutor’s office said. [ Read the indictment here: http://on.wews.com/15U3Dd6 ] “Today’s […]

CLEVELAND – Newly released jail logs continue to exhibit the monotony of kidnapping and rape suspect Ariel Castro’s life as an inmate. The logs for May 28 and 29 contain one new development – Castro was moved to a different area of the jail, 10 South, Wednesday afternoon. Cuyahoga County Communication Specialist John O’Brien said […]

CLEVELAND – Pedro and Onil Castro show no sympathy for their brother, Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro, saying they hope he spends the rest of his life in prison. CNN reports the Castro brothers not only called Ariel a monster and hateful, but said, “I want him to suffer in that jail, to the last […]

CLEVELAND – One of the people who helped rescue the three missing women who were held captive at a Cleveland house for years returns to work at a downtown restaurant Monday, and a special dish has been named in his honor. Hodge’s Cleveland, located on Euclid Avenue near the intersection of East 6th Street, posted […]

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CLEVELAND — The mannequin was life-sized, with a mop-like wig and creepy, slanted eyes. Ariel Castro kept it propped against a wall of his house…

CLEVELAND – The preliminary results of DNA testing confirm that kidnapping and rape suspect Ariel Castro is the father of the 6-year-old girl born in captivity. The girl named Jocelyn is the daughter of Amanda Berry, one of three women found alive in Castro’s Seymour Avenue home. The Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation received […]

‘I’m a sexual predator, I need help’ CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News Reporter Scott Taylor is learning much more about Ariel Castro from his own words – a reported suicide note he wrote years ago. In the letter, Castro claims he treated the three women well and then admits later that he’s sick. The police found […]

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CLEVELAND (AP) — A man suspected of keeping three women captive inside his decrepit house for a decade was charged Wednesday with kidnapping and rape,…

CLEVELAND – Charges were filed on Wednesday against the man accused of holding three missing Cleveland women captive for about a decade. Ariel Castro, 52, faces four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape, Assistant City Cleveland Victor Perez said. “I would like to thank the citizens that came to Amanda’s immediate assistance when […]

CLEVELAND – The main suspect in the case of three missing women being found after they were locked up for years at a Cleveland home is cooperating with police. A source close to the investigation told NewsChannel5’s Paul Kiska that Ariel Castro is cooperating and giving investigators information about what happened at his Seymour Avenue […]