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August 1st, 2013
07:00 PM ET

Castro: 'I'm a normal person'

Ohio kidnapper Ariel Castro speaks out as he's sentenced in court to life without parole plus 1,000 years.

RELATED STORY: Judge sentences Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro to life, plus 1,000 years

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Filed under: Ariel Castro • Brian Todd • Ohio
August 1st, 2013
06:35 PM ET

Michelle Knight: 'I cried every night'

The families of Ariel Castro's victims expressed raw emotion during his sentencing. CNN's Martin Savidge reports.

RELATED STORY: Judge sentences Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro to life, plus 1,000 years


Filed under: Ariel Castro • Martin Savidge • Ohio
July 29th, 2013
11:34 AM ET

Ariel Castro: 'I was a victim as a child'

CNN's Gary Tuchman explains the plea deal Ariel Castro accepted in order to avoid the death penalty.

RELATED STORY: Ariel Castro's son: I won't visit dad in prison


Filed under: Ariel Castro • Gary Tuchman
July 26th, 2013
11:51 AM ET

Source: Castro has been offered plea deal

A source in the Cuyahoga County courts says prosecutors have offered Ariel Castro a plea deal that will spare his life.

RELATED STORY: Ariel Castro agrees to plea deal, avoids death penalty


Filed under: Ariel Castro • Scott Taylor