Guards Watching Ariel Castro Reportedly Falsified Observation Logs Before He Killed Himself

APAriel Castro in court

A report from Ohio's prison department says two guards falsified logs that documented the observation of Ariel Castro, who pleaded guilty to kidnapping three women and holding them hostage in his house for nearly a decade.

Castro killed himself in his jail cell shortly after he was sentenced to life in prison plus 1,000 years. He made a sickening statement in court during sentencing in which he appeared to blame the victims for their ordeal.

Prison guards were supposed to be checking on Castro, who was in protective custody, every 30 minutes.

But the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction's report says video shows that guards neglected to check on Castro at least eight times the afternoon and evening before his suicide, according to the AP.

There were warning signs that Castro was suicidal. Investigators found a 2004 suicide note in his home in which he wrote about his lack of remorse for his crimes and wanting to kill himself.

Psychologists have said that his suicide only served to hurt the victims, deprive them of justice, and show them that Castro was still in control of his own fate.

We will be updating this post as we get more information.