US kidnapper called mother of victim

Kidnapper Ariel Castro says he called the mother of one of his victims while she was in captivity and told her she was Ok,according to a videotaped FBI interogation. Castro also told investigators that authorities missed opportunities for capturing him.

The kidnapping and repeated rapes of three young women over about a decade shocked Amerians ern the women escaped from Castro's home in May Castro,53,was a month into his life sentence for the crimes when he killed himself Tuesday.

Castro says in the video obtained by NBC and reported Friday that he called the mother of Amanda Berry using Berry's Cellphone.I think I said something....that I have her daughter and she's OK and that she's my wife now,something like that,You know,Probably not the exact words,''he told the investigator

Castro told investigator that video surveillance near the school of victim Gian Dejuses should have tipped police to hum.''You could have broke the case right then and there,'' he said

And he said a girlfriend and noticed a TV on on a room occupied by Victim Michelle Knight and got him worrying he might be caught.

''was it a close call?'' an investigator said.

''yeah'',he said.

A message was left with the representative if the victims Friday morning.

NBC also provided detail a 2004 note Castro wrote that investigator found when they searched the house.''I want to put and end to my life and let the devil with me.'' a section of the note read.

Franklin County Coroner Jan Worniak says the family picked up Castro body Friday.

Castro was sentenced Aug.1 life in prison plus 1,000 years after pleading guilty to 937 counts,including kidnapping and rape,in a deal to avoid the death penalty.

I m not a monster. I m sick," he told the judge at sentencing.
Castro s captives, Berry, DeJesus and Knight, disappeared separately between 2002 and 2004, when they were 14, 16 and 20. They were rescued from Castro s run-down house when Berry broke through a screen door.Investigators said the women were bound, repeatedly raped and deprived of food and bathroom facilities.