It's been confirmed that the three women who were held captive by alleged kidnapper Ariel Castro, 52, have finally found freedom. Castro, along with his two brothers, have been arrested for a slew of crimes related to the kidnappings and details have since emerged on the ringleader about his personal life, painting a multi-faceted picture of the man's character.

Following is a glimpse at everything you ought to know about the alleged kidnapper's personality, personal life and past experiences, both before and after the abduction of his victims.

- To begin, the Daily Caller reports that according to details that have begun to emerge on Castro, signs seem to paint him as a cold and calculating man, an expert planner with violent tendencies whose actions and lifestyle indicate "extreme sociopathy."

- Evidence of Castro's violent tendencies are supported by a 2005 court filing obtained by the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper says Castro's ex-wife Grimilda Figueroa, now deceased, had accused him of domestic violence on more than one occasion. These records show the woman claimed to have suffered two broken noses, broken ribs, a knocked-out tooth, a blood clot in the brain and two dislocated shoulders at his hands. She maintained that she was afraid one day he might end up killing her. Additionally, according to her lawyer after the couple divorced Castro had a tendency to "frequently abduct [their] daughters and keep them from their mother" despite not having visitation rights.

- Additionally, Castro was arrested in 1993 on charges of domestic violence but a grand jury declined to indict him. It is unknown whether the incident involved Figueroa or a different woman, according to reports.

- The three women Castro held captive for so long may have escaped earlier had authorities pursued a complaint filed by one of his neighbors. The woman, Elsie Cintron, said that she had previously informed police that her granddaughter had seen a "naked lady crawling in the backyard of the house." The Associated Press reports that police dismissed these claims without opening an investigation.

- Castro held his family at a distance during the decade that he had the three women imprisoned in his home. Castro's uncle Julio described his nephew as withdrawn and told CNN that he hadn't seen him in years despite the fact that he lives half a block away from Castro's home on Seymour Avenue. According to his uncle, Castro had apparently secluded himself after his father died in 2004, the year after his three victims went missing.

- Reports indicate that Castro had recently begun encountering financial problems in relation to the Seymour Avenue house this his victims escaped from. Castro owned the 4-bedroom, 1-bathroom home, which he bought in April 1992 for $12,000, according to Cuyahoga County Auditors records. The house is currently valued at $36,100. County records indicate that Castro owes $2,501.01 in back taxes and hasn't paid real estate taxes since 2010. The house had been flagged for foreclosure but the foreclosure proceedings had not yet been initiated.

- Almost all of Castro's neighbors described him as a nice guy and say they found it hard to believe he could have committed the crimes he's been accused of.

Hector Lugo, 31, who lives on Seymour Avenue says he can't believe such a friendly guy was behind the kidnappings. "He used to drive my nieces on his four-wheeler, that's what threw me off," Lugo told the Los Angeles Times. "They always thought of him as a cool person -- a cool person to kick it with. He was an outgoing person, he never messed with anyone. He was always cool."

Juan Perez, 27, lives two houses down the street from Castro and says he knew the man since he was young. Perez described Castro as a "fun guy" and "charismatic." "I mean parents trusted him. He talked to the parents [on the block]," Perez told ABC News. "He put on that great mask that everyone thought he was a good guy."

- However, Perez says that Castro had begun acting erratically and NewsNet5 reports that thinking back on the man's behaviors and appearances, Perez said "Now it's like red flag, red flag, red flag, somebody should have said something."

- Though the genetics of mental illness are not all-inclusively agreed upon by experts, it's possible that violent tendencies may run in Castro's family, some news outlets have suggested. The New York Daily News reports that Castro's daughter Emily was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2008 for attempted murder of her 11-month-old daughter. The woman slashed her daughters throat, after which she sliced her own neck and wrists. Prosecutors argued that Ms. Castro, who was 19 at the time, was mentally ill and paranoid when she carried out the attack.

- In terms of employment, Castro is cannot boast an unblemished record. The man was a school bus driver in the Cleveland area until last year when he was let go for making an illegal u-turn with children on the bus, according to Hollywood Life.

- When it comes to his hobbies, Castro has a passion for music and is in fact a musician himself. He is known in the Cleveland area as a session bass-guitarist and has performed with many different bands. However, according to reports some of his former band-mates refused to work with him anymore because they claimed he was irresponsible and had a habit of constantly showing up late to practice sessions and shows.

- Returning to Castro's present circumstances, ABC News reports that the man is currently being held at the Cleveland City Jail, Central Prison Unit with brothers Pedro and Onil. Authorities believe Castro's brothers helped him keep the three women in captivity over the past decade, although they did not reside with him at his Seymour Avenue home. It's not currently known what charges the men could face or what roles they allegedly played in the crimes.