Carlos Castro

Who was Carlos Castro?

Carlos Castro was a Portuguese television personality and journalist, who had worked in the media for over 35 years, mainly covering gossip items about musicians, actors and celebrities. He became well known after he had come out on television and participated in the Big Show SIC, presented by João Baião, in the 1990s. On January 7, 2011, he was found castrated and bludgeoned to death in a New York City hotel. The main suspect in his death was his boyfriend, a 21-year old male model, Renato Seabra, who had been a contestant on the Portuguese television modeling-themed reality show À Procura do Sonho. On January 10, 2011, Renato Seabra was charged with second-degree murder by the New York Police Department after confessing to the killing of Castro. He was sentenced to 25 years to life on December 21, 2012.