As Americans wake up Wednesday to the , many are turning to Twitter and other social media to share their thoughts.
Castro, who — raping and torturing them over the years, fathering a child with one and forcing another to miscarry — is being roundly condemned both for what he did and for the way he apparently chose to end his own life. He had served only a little more than one month for the crimes that were discovered in May — life in prison plus 1,000 years.
Here's a sampling of typical Twitter messages:
-- " ."
-- " , hanged himself. Oops, my sympathy bag appears to be empty."
-- "Ariel Castro kept those girls captive for 10 years, . ."
Cleveland's WKYC-TV has e. They include:
-- "Rest in hell."
-- "He took the easy way out."
-- "Coward."
From Cleveland, Nick Castele of member station reports that the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is investigating the circumstances of Castro's death.
The 53-year-old prisoner was alone in his cell, officials say. Guards were assigned to check on him every 30 minutes.
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