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Police Find 4 More Bodies at Rapist's Home

Anthony Sowell has been charged with 5 counts of murder so far

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(Newser) – Police found four more bodies today at the home of a convicted rapist in Cleveland, bringing the total to 10. Authorities also charged Anthony Sowell with five counts of aggravated murder, sources tell the Plain Dealer. Crews will spend the night digging up Sowell's yard in search of more victims. A search warrant obtained over the weekend gives police permission to dismantle the house “brick by brick.”

This undated photo released by the Cleveland Police Department shows Anthony E. Sowell.
This undated photo released by the Cleveland Police Department shows Anthony E. Sowell.   (AP Photo/Cleveland Police Department)
Cleveland police search the porch at the home of Anthony Sowell on Friday.
Cleveland police search the porch at the home of Anthony Sowell on Friday.   (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, John Kuntz)
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Netstorm2k9
Nov 3, 09 4:17 PM CST
So who still wants to lock this guy up on the taxpayers dime until he dies of old age? Or maybe we can speed up the end of this monster's existence? With a hammer. Reply
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Jayster999
Nov 3, 09 5:23 PM CST
Maybe he'll get the Dahmer treatment, saving the taxpayers big money and getting the fitting death that he deserves.
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Toon
Nov 3, 09 10:58 PM CST
I do. How ever awful this guy is, I still feel that the government's power should be limited. Capital punishment is wrong when China does it, wrong when North Korea does it, wrong when Iran does it, wrong when the US does it. I want our name off the short list countries who kill prisoners, its shameful to be on that list.
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Netstorm2k9
Nov 3, 09 11:45 PM CST
So this guy's has a right to life despite the fact that he violated the right to life of over six women?
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bewilderbeast
Nov 4, 09 3:36 AM CST
Yes, Netstorm. Or more to the point, we do not have the right to take his life. Civilised countries realise you can too easily make mistakes, so saying "you may not kill a human being" should apply across the board to EVERYONE.
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