Actually, the deal is Life with no parole, plus a 1,000 years! No overkill there,lol
This is why the death penalty was an option at first-
"He pleaded guilty to more than 900 criminal counts, including kidnapping, rape and attempted murder. That charge was brought by Ohio prosecutors after one of the women told investigators Castro impregnated her and forced her to miscarry by punching her in the stomach."
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...ut-parole?lite