Castro held three women captive for years in Ohio.
Ariel Castro, the man jailed after holding three women captive for years in Ohio, died Tuesday night after being found hanging in his cell, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
He was found hanging at 9:20 p.m. at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, near Columbus, the newspapers quotes an Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction spokeswoman saying.
Castro was in protective custody, so he was by himself and checked every 30 minutes, the newspaper reported.
He couldn't be revived at the prison and was pronounced dead at 10:52 p.m. at the medical center at Ohio State University, the newspaper said. An investigation is underway, the newspaper said.
He pleaded guilty to kidnapping and raping Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight and was sentenced Aug. 1 to 1,000 years in prison. The women escaped in May.