but he apparently decided that he could not live behind bars. here's michelle miller. >> reporter: we're told ariel castro hanged himself with a bed sheet at this prison in central ohio. guards had checked on him less than 30 minutes before his body was found. a month ago, castro pled guilty and accepted a life term to avoid a death sentence. >> reporter: the women he abused and raped declined to comment today. amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight have asked for their privacy. the house that was their prison was torn down last month. neighbor jose aponte. >> i don't feel nothing for the guy. i mean, how can you feel something for somebody that kidnapped three girls and hold them captive for almost a decade? >> reporter: children now play in the garden planted on the