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NEWS ABOUT: Anthony Sowell

Anthony Sowell stories: 5 news summaries

Ohio Woman Tipped Cops to Sowell Last Year

Said she fought, fled his attack; allegations were dismissed

Nov 17, 09 12:04 PM CST
(Newser) - A Cleveland woman says she was assaulted by accused murderer Anthony Sowell last December in a struggle that left her blood at his house—but after she narrowly escaped and went to the police, authorities believed him instead of her. In the ensuing months, five more women went missing. Wade... More »

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Police Find
11th Body at Rapist's House

First victim identified,
a 53-year-old woman missing for a year

Nov 4, 09 5:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Cleveland police found another body at the home of convicted rapist Anthony Sowell, bringing the total to 11. Law enforcement also identified the first victim found as 53-year-old Tonia Carmichael, who went missing last November. "We expected the worst when these bodies starting popping up," a relative tells... More »

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Cleveland • murder • Ohio • missing person • rapist • Anthony Sowell

updated

Police Find 4 More Bodies
at Rapist's Home

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

Nov 3, 09 5:33 PM CST
(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... More »

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 Rapist Lived 
 Openly Among 
 Rotting Victims 

Anthony Sowell reeked

Nov 3, 09 5:11 AM CST
(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... More »

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crime • murder • Ohio • rape • strangulation • rapist • Anthony Sowell

UPDATED

Six in Rapist's House Were Murdered, Women: Coroner

Still no IDs, partly due to advanced decomposition

Nov 1, 09 2:47 PM CST
(Newser) - All six bodies found in the Cleveland home of a convicted rapist were female, and all were apparently strangled, police say. None of the victims found at the home of Anthony Sowell has been identified, a coroner's spokesman said today, and relatives of missing women have been coming forward to... More »

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