08-01-2013, 02:19 PM
Ariel Castro was sentenced to life without parole today. So long, you evil motherfucker!
Castro testified at his sentencing hearing.
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He said he's not a monster and that he was abused as a child. He claims that he therefore became addicted to porn and masturbation.
He said he's not violent and that he was wrong for taking the girls and using his daughter to get to them, but that none of them were virgins and they asked for sex.
He said the FBI is to blame for what happened to the girls because they questioned his daughter but they never questioned him (that really tweaks me too, to be honest, but nothing can change it now).
He asked to see his 6 year old daughter with Amanda Berry. (He was later told by the judge he is prohibited from contacting any of the victims or their families.)
In short, Castro made lame ass excuses, attempted to blame his victims and LE, and took no responsibility.
Psychiatrists testified that Castro has no mental illness and there are no excuses for his behavior.
Doctors testified that the girls were all malnourished, dehydrated and traumatized when they were found. Knight was bruised.
LE showed pictures of the house with boarded windows and chains, and they used a model mini-home to further illustrate the girls' captivity.
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Michelle Knight spoke at the sentencing hearing today. She was great.
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She told Castro that her life is just beginning after 11 years in hell, and that Castro's hell starts now and he will die a little every day.
She said that Gina De Jesus was her teammate; they never let each other fall. Gina nursed her back to health when she was dying from Castro's abuse and Michelle sometimes took beatings for Gina.
Castro testified at his sentencing hearing.
He said he's not a monster and that he was abused as a child. He claims that he therefore became addicted to porn and masturbation.
He said he's not violent and that he was wrong for taking the girls and using his daughter to get to them, but that none of them were virgins and they asked for sex.
He said the FBI is to blame for what happened to the girls because they questioned his daughter but they never questioned him (that really tweaks me too, to be honest, but nothing can change it now).
He asked to see his 6 year old daughter with Amanda Berry. (He was later told by the judge he is prohibited from contacting any of the victims or their families.)
In short, Castro made lame ass excuses, attempted to blame his victims and LE, and took no responsibility.
Psychiatrists testified that Castro has no mental illness and there are no excuses for his behavior.
Doctors testified that the girls were all malnourished, dehydrated and traumatized when they were found. Knight was bruised.
LE showed pictures of the house with boarded windows and chains, and they used a model mini-home to further illustrate the girls' captivity.
Michelle Knight spoke at the sentencing hearing today. She was great.
She told Castro that her life is just beginning after 11 years in hell, and that Castro's hell starts now and he will die a little every day.
She said that Gina De Jesus was her teammate; they never let each other fall. Gina nursed her back to health when she was dying from Castro's abuse and Michelle sometimes took beatings for Gina.