The brothers of Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro have spoken out for the first time, saying that they would have tued him in if they knew three women were being held prisoner in his home.
The brothers, who were arrested along with Ariel Castro, say that since their release from prison, they have been faced with online death threats, a break-in at one of their homes, and vandalism.
They were released several days after their arrest due to lack of evidence linking them to the crimes.
When asked by CNN reporter Martin Savidge if the public would always suspect they had a role in the kidnappings, they answered 'yes' in unison.
Onil Castro said: 'The people out there who know me, they know that Onil Castro is not that person, has nothing to do with that - would never even think of something like that. I was a very liked person [before the arrest], never had any enemies.
Released: The brothers were accused of being involved in the abductions, but have since been released after authorities concluded they had nothing to do with it
'[There is] no reason for anybody to think that I would ever do something like that. It was a shock to all my friends. They couldn’t believe it.'
Pedro Castro added: 'I couldn’t never think of doing anything like that. If I knew that my brother was doing this, in a minute I would have called the cops; cause that ain’t right. But yeah, it’s going to haunt me down. Cause people are going to think Pedro had something to do with this and pedro don’t have anything to do this.
They said that even though Castro is their brother, they would have had no choice but to tu him in - had they known.
'If I knew, I would have reported it, brother or no brother.'
The brothers spoke amid new revelations of odd behavior at the Castro house in the days prior to the women's escape.
Mark Sanchez, who lives in the neighborhood and shares Castro's affinity for the bass guitar, told The Daily Telegraph that he was at Castro's home on May 2 when he heard weird thudding sounds coming from the floor above.
Mr Sanchez also saw a little girl at one point whom he claimed he had never seen before.
Castro explained that the child was his granddaughter.
Days later, he was horrified to lea about what had been going on in the house for more than a decade.
Mr Sanchez told the paper that he would always have to arrange plans to hang out with Castro in advance - because he never answered the door if he showed up without letting Castro know first.
He told the Telegraph: 'I have to say the guy was a demon but he played it real cool. It was the first time that I heard any noise.'
Ariel Castro is suspected of holding the women captive in his home for a decade.
Authorities say he kidnapped all three women - Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, raped them and fathered a child with one.
The women were found May 6 after one escaped and called 911.
The brothers were initially taken into custody but released Thursday after investigators said there was no evidence against them.
Freed: Amanda Berry (center), Gina DeJesus (left) and Michelle Knight (right) were held captive for ten years after being abducting from the street between 2002 and 2004
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