Knight, DeJesus, and Berry’s six-year-old daughter – who she gave birth to while captive – were then freed. Castro was arrested.
Castro would be sentenced to life imprisonment, plus 1,000 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
At his sentencing, he claimed he suffered from addictions to s** and p***ography, stating (per NBC News): “I’m not a monster. I’m sick.”
Just one month into his sentence, the 53-year-old took his own life.
According to a report on Castro’s death from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, via CNN, he penned a note saying that those who confessed with their heart ‘will be saved.’