whether those check out. but as a picture of red flags and warning signs surrounding ariel castro emerges, the biggest red flag is the least talked about today. because it seems on the surface, almost too routine to be a red flag, because it is such of a fact of american life, and that very monday red flag, which i bet you have not heard about, is ariel castro s record of alleged domestic violence. the cleveland plain dealer is out with a disturbing list of charges against castro dating back to 2005. reporting, based on court documents, that his ex-wife, quote, suffered two broken noses, broken ribs, a knocked out tooth, a blood clot on the brain and two dislocated shoulders at castro s hands. her attorney was, at the full-time, requesting that a judge, quote, keep castro from threatening to kill her and further alleging that the ex-wife, quote, has full custody with no visitation for castro. nevertheless, castro frequently abducts their daughters and keeps them from mother. those gris