A Monster Has Died Tonight

The Shadow has just learned within the past half hour that Cleveland kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro was found dead tonight of a suicide attempt.  He was 53 years old.

Castro was convicted of the kidnapping and rape of three teenagers and fathered a child with one of them.  He had been sentenced last month to life plus 1,000 years in prison for his crimes in a plea deal.

Castro apparently hung himself and was found at 9:20 Eastern time tonight.  He was not on suicide watch at the time of his imprisonment.

This story is still breaking and we will have more to say on this tomorrow.  But let it be known that The Shadow is not happy with this development.

Good night and good luck.