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10 bodies found in Cleveland

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Anthony Sowell, 50, courtesy Cleveland Police Departement

Police say they found 4 more bodies inside the home of Anthony Sowell, and they fear there are more. This brings the total count up to 10, along with one skull found in the basement. Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath said this yesterday at an afternoon press conference: “It appears this man had an insatiable appetite that he had to fill.” Sowell, a former United States Marine, is charged with 5 counts of Aggravated Murder, Rape, Kidnapping, and Felonious Assault. He was arraigned in court this morning in Cleveland, OH, this is where he will be held without bond. The fire department will be on location inside the home today to tear out walls and floors to check for more bodies. According to police, the Building Housing Department checked all vacant homes within 1/4 mile of Sowell’s residence yesterday. Today, they will stretch their efforts out 1/4 mile more. Sowell was originally spotted last week pulling scraps off a vacant home when a Good Samaritan called police to turn him in, he didn’t have a car, and would often use the bus for travel. Neighbors report the stench filling the air for years was more than they could take. At one point in 2007, Cleveland Councilman Zack Reed said he submitted a complaint to the health department. The Director of the Cleveland Health Department, Matt Carroll told me yesterday, his department, unfortunately, did not receive that particular complaint, they receive 20,000 complaints a year. Although the health department couldn’t follow up on that complaint, they did follow up on another reported from a resident in the area, which was one block from Sowell’s home. A county inspector went to the location, but could not locate the source of the odor at that time.

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