After being convicted and sentenced to life in jail plus 1,000 years just a month ago, Ariel Castro was found dead inside his cell at the Correction Reception center in Orient, Ohio on Tuesday.
The 52-year-old who was being held in protective custody was found hanging around 9:02p.m.
According the Ohio State Department of Corrections, he was pronounced dead at 10:52p.m.
The state police and corrections department are investigating.