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Cleveland kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro committed suicide by hanging himself with a sheet attached to a window hinge in his prison cell, coroner's investigative notes show.

Castro was found facing the door of the cell with his knees bent, according to Franklin County coroner's office notes viewed Friday by The Associated Press. The hinge was almost 7 feet from the floor of the cell. Police reports listed Castro at 5 feet 7 inches tall.

Two sheets of paper were found in the cell, one with Bible verses written on it and the other with the names of Castro's children and grandchildren, the notes said. A Bible open to the book of John was also found.

Franklin County Coroner Jan Gorniak said she's awaiting toxicology results before issuing a final report on Castro's Sept. 3 suicide. The preliminary notes indicate he suffered from hardening of the arteries.

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