Ariel Castro was reportedly behind the infamous Cleveland kidnappings took place between 2002 and 2004. He was born to Pedro Castro and Lillian Rodriguez on July 10, 1960, in Duey, Yauco, Puerto Rico.

Disclaimer: This article contains mentions of assault. Reader discretion is advised. The Ariel Castro kidnappings include the abductions of Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight, who now identifies as Lily ...

Michelle Knight addressed her kidnapper Ariel Castro during his sentencing hearing on Thursday, showing extraordinary resilience in recounting the trauma she suffered in Castro’s forced captivity. “I ...

When Ariel Castro is eventually brought to trial for his crimes, one of the key pieces of evidence may be a letter he wrote confessing to his many crimes—a letter made more awful by the fact it was ...

The accused kidnapper and rapist described himself as "cold-blooded," according to reports, and said he himself was a victim of sexual abuse. On the same day Ariel Castro was arraigned in court on ...

Ariel Castro, who is facing 977 criminal charges related to the kidnapping of three women in the Cleveland area, has struck a plea bargain that will save him from the death penalty, but send him to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The son of the Cleveland man who admitted kidnapping, raping and enslaving three women for about a decade says his father belongs behind bars for the rest of his life. In an ...

Ariel Castro has been charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape related to the case of the three women rescued Monday in Cleveland. Ariel Castro's brothers, Pedro and Onil Castro ...

The Cleveland man who allegedly kidnapped and held captive three women in his basement for more than a decade has been deemed mentally fit to stand trial. A judge said during a hearing Wednesday ...

Amanda Berry, 33, Gina DeJesus, 29, and Michelle Knight, 38, are opening up about their horrifying experience six years after gaining freedom. The three women were abducted by Ariel Castro between the ...

The Cleveland man accused of holding three women captive in his home for about a decade agreed to plead guilty Friday in a deal to avoid the death penalty. In exchange, Ariel Castro would be sentenced ...

Investigators said the women apparently were bound with ropes and chains, and a city councilman briefed on the case said they were subjected to prolonged sexual and psychological abuse and suffered ...