Ariel Castro's boarded up house before it was demolished, Wednesday, August 7, 2013.

Demolition of Ariel Castro's house began around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 7, 2013, as an aunt of another former Castro captive, Georgina DeJesus, made the first hit on the house, operating a hydraulic excavator with assistance.

Workers began tearing down Ariel Castro's house of horrors where he held three women captive for years on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Castro forfeited the house on Seymour Avenue as part of a plea deal with prosecutors that took the death penalty off the table in exchange for a life sentence, plus 1,000 years in prison.

Workers began tearing down Ariel Castro's house of horrors where he held three women captive for years on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Castro forfeited the house on Seymour Avenue as part of a plea deal with prosecutors that took the death penalty off the table in exchange for a life sentence, plus 1,000 years in prison.

Ariel Castro's house was razed on Wednesday, August 7, 2013, the site to be graded and seeded. Castro pleaded guilty in July 2013 to 937 counts, including murder and kidnapping stemming from his kidnapping, rape and assault of three women: Michelle Knight, abducted in 2002; DeJesus, abducted in 2004; and Amanda Berry, abducted in 2003.