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Rapist Lived Openly Among Rotting Victims

Anthony Sowell reeked

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(Newser) – The Ohio rapist arrested in the strangulation of six women lived openly among their rotting corpses in his home, according to cops. Bodies were found exposed in bedrooms and the living room. Officers said the stench was overpowering. "Not a pretty sight inside the home," said a Cleveland police spokesman. Neighbors said Anthony Sowell's own repellent smell made their eyes water, the New York Daily News reports.

"He came to my store last week and reeked so bad, I had to open the doors," said a local store owner. "I asked why he stunk. He shrugged, bought his beer and walked out." Sowell, 50, dutifully visited his parole officer on a rape conviction while the women disappeared.

Anthony Sowell was arrested after cops found six women's bodies in his Cleveland home.
Anthony Sowell was arrested after cops found six women's bodies in his Cleveland home.   (AP Photo/Cleveland Police Department)
Patricia Warren of Cleveland holds up a missing persons poster of her cousin Janice Webb outside the home of rapist Anthony Sowell last week.
Patricia Warren of Cleveland holds up a missing persons poster of her cousin Janice Webb outside the home of rapist Anthony Sowell last week.   (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, John Kuntz)
A Cuyahoga County coroner van leaves Anthony Sowell's home in Cleveland last week after police found six dead women inside.
A Cuyahoga County coroner van leaves Anthony Sowell's home in Cleveland last week after police found six dead women inside.   (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, John Kuntz)
Anthony Sowell, 50.
Anthony Sowell, 50.   (AP Photo/Cleveland Police Department)
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Nov 3, 09 3:21 AM CST
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Fuck prison. He deserves to burn.
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Stasis
Nov 3, 09 7:13 AM CST
Cleveland. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy... Reply
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Nov 11, 09 2:39 AM CST
"These are not the corpses you're looking for."
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