Ariel Castro May Have Died From Auto-Erotic Asphyxiation, Not Suicide: Report

Ariel Castro May Have Died From Auto-Erotic Asphyxiation, Not Suicide: Report: COLUMBUS, Ohio -- COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro's death by hanging in his prison cell may not have been suicide after all, but an attempt to choke himself for a sexual thrill, authorities said Thursday. They also said two guards falsified logs documenting the number of times they checked on Castro before he died.

The report from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction suggests — but does not conclude — that Castro may have died as the result of auto-erotic asphyxiation, whereby individuals achieve sexual satisfaction while choking themselves into unconsciousness.