Crime

Ariel Castro sentenced to life without parole

By Iris Carreras

August 1, 2013 / 1:38 PM EDT / CBS News

Ariel Castro sits in the courtroom during the sentencing phase Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland, three months after an Ohio woman kicked out part of a door to end nearly a decade of captivity.

Ariel Castro, center, listens in the courtroom during the sentencing phase Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. Defense attorney's Craig Weintraub, left, and Jaye Schlachet sit beside Castro.

Ariel Castro enters the courtroom during the sentencing phase Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland.

Ariel Castro rubs his nose in the courtroom during the sentencing phase Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland.

Ariel Castro sits close to a model of the house on Seymour Ave. , where three women were held in the courtroom during the sentencing phase Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland.

Chains found in an upstairs bedroom at the Seymour Ave. house are shown on a television monitor during the sentencing phase of Ariel Castro Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland.

A close-up of a model of the house on Seymour Ave. where Ariel Castro held three women is displayed in court Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland.

Michelle Knight, a victim, speaks during the sentencing phase for Ariel Castro, right, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland.

Michelle Knight, one of the victims of the Cleveland kidnapping, sits in the courtroom during a break in the sentencing phase for Ariel Castro Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. The appearance by Knight is the first time she?'s been seen publicly since her rescue from the house where she was held captive for ten years.

Iris Carreras

Iris Carreras covers crime for CBSNews.com.