9 "Criminal Minds" Episodes That Are Based on Very Creepy True Stories

A season 11 episode centers on the case of a man who kidnaps and imprisons multiple women, drawing clear parallels with the Ariel Castro abductions. As in real life, the fictional criminal kidnaps women and holds them prisoner for years, putting them through a terrifying and violent ordeal. One of Castro's actual survivors, Amanda Berry, escaped in 2013 with her daughter and reported Castro to police. The other women, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus, were rescued, and Castro was arrested and pleaded guilty. He later died by suicide in prison.