DOOLEY Observed: They haven't invented the appropriate punishment yet ..

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Friday, July 26, 2013

They haven't invented the appropriate punishment yet ..

(CNN) -- Friday could bring an end to the legal battle over one of the most sensational kidnapping cases in recent memory. It could also give the three young women at the center of the case what they want -- the chance to avoid testifying and rehashing the horrors they say they endured as Ariel Castro's captives.

Prosecutors offered a plea deal, which could be accepted Friday by Castro's defense attorneys, a Cuyahoga County courts source told CNN. The deal stipulates that he stand at a podium in an Ohio courtroom and plead guilty. In exchange, he would trade the possibility of the death penalty for life in prison, the source said.

An attorney for three women told CNN that they are hoping for a plea deal because they do not want to take the stand at Castro's trial, which is set for August 5.

Castro is charged with 977 counts, including aggravated murder on suspicion of ending the pregnancy of one of his alleged captives.

Earlier this month, he pleaded not guilty to the charges. He is being held with bail set at $8 million.

Castro's defense attorneys have said they want a deal that would take capital punishment out of the equation.