Convicted kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 1,000 years in early August, committed suicide at an Ohio prison on Tuesday evening. According to the Franklin County Coroner, Castro's next of kin will be claiming his body some time today.
The coroner was preparing Castro's body to leave as of 1 p.m., and did not have any information about where the body was going for funeral arrangements.
Castro had used a bed sheet to hang himself in his cell on Tuesday evening at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, located in Pickaway County.