Ariel Castro

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Also Known As:: Cleveland Kidnapper
Date of Birth:: January 1, 1960
Height:: 6' 0"
Hometown:: Cleveland

Bio:
Ariel Castro (born circa 1960) is a former school bus driver. Ariel was arrested on May 6, 2013, in connection with the abduction of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, three women who went missing for nearly 10 years.

Known For:
Ariel Castro is known for kidnapping Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus, who were all missing for nearly 10 years. They were rescued on May 6.

Personal Life:
Ariel Castro fathered two children with Grimilda Figeroa — it’s not known if they were married. Their daughter, Emily, was jailed in 2008. She was sentenced to 25 years for trying to murder her daughter, 7-months-old at the time. Ariel and Grimilda also have a son, Ariel ‘Anthony’ Castro.

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Gina DeJesus: 5 Things To Know About The Cleveland Kidnapping Survivor

Six years after being rescued from Ariel Castro’s grasp, Gina DeJesus is revisiting the horrors she endured while being held captive alongside Amanda Berry and Michelle Knight in a special ‘20/20.’ Here’s what you need to know.

January 3, 2020

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Amanda Berry: 5 Things To Know About Cleveland Kidnapping Survivor Who Made Life-Saving 911 Call

If it weren’t for Amanda Berry, one of the three women Ariel Castro held captive in his Cleveland home for years, none of his victims would be free. Amanda’s daring escape helped rescue her fellow survivors, and she’s now telling her tale.

January 3, 2020

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Ariel Castro’s Kidnapping Victim Recalls Terror: I Was ‘Raped’, ‘Chained To Wall’ & ‘Fed Once A Day’

Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, who spent years kidnapped in Cleveland, Ohio by Ariel Castro, are speaking out about their incredible 2013 escape.

January 2, 2020

Michelle Knight Memoir Ariel Castro Kidnapping — Michelle Knight (Courtesy of NBC)

Michelle Knight: Why Her Son, Now 14, Will Never Know Her Identity

One year after being rescued from over a decade of captivity, Michelle Knight has revealed that her 14-year-old son’s adoptive parents will never tell him the truth about her identity. In a new interview with the ‘Today Show,’ the kidnapping victim is opening up about losing her son while she was held captive by Ariel Castro for 11 years.
Michelle Knight, 33, is revealing new details about her losing her son, Joey, 14, while she was held captive by Ariel Castro, 53, who raped and beat her repeatedly for 11 years.

May 5, 2014

Ariel Castro Terminated Multiple Kidnapping Victims’ Pregnancies

Ariel Castro’s sentencing began on August 1 and horrific new details reveal that he purposefully and brutally aborted multiple pregnancies that occurred after he raped his kidnapping hostages.
Sentencing began on August 1 for Ariel Castro, who confessed to imprisoning and raping three women inside of his Cleveland, Ohio home. Haunting new details about this horrific kidnapping and abuse case have emerged thanks to brave testimony from Michelle Knight, one of the survivors of Ariel’s horrible kidnapping.

August 1, 2013

Ariel Castro Treated Daughter Jocelyn Berry ‘Like A Pet,’ Expert Says

Ariel Castro occasionally took the daughter he fathered with kidnapped victim Amanda Berry out of the house, a luxury the others girls never experienced. So why did he treat the young girl better than the others? Our expert speaks out.
Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus were kept indoors for nearly ten years while being held captive inside Ariel Castro’s house of horrors. However, little Jocelyn Berry was occasionally taken out in public. Did Ariel favor the 6-year-old over the other victims? Our expert Steven Orenstein says in no way did this alleged monster treat his daughter well.

May 13, 2013

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Jodi Arias & Ariel Castro Mocked In ‘SNL’ Skit

Leave it to the funny people of ‘Saturday Night Live’ to turn this week’s biggest news stories into parodies. Keep reading to watch the hilarious skit.
The nation and the media could not stop talking about Jodi Arias’ murder trial and Ariel Castro’s ghastly kidnappings during the week of May 5. Meanwhile, the House Committee in Washington, D.C. could hardly do a thing to get the public interested in the hearings on Benghazi. Well, Saturday Night Live figured out a surefire way to increase the Committe’s publicity.

May 12, 2013

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Michelle Knight (Courtesy of NBC)