CLEVELAND — The home where a serial killer dumped the remains of the 11 women he murdered was torn apart Tuesday by a demolition crew, a move that neighbors and victims’ relatives said would help bring closure and stop gawkers from seeking out what some have dubbed a “house of horrors.”
CLEVELAND — A serial killer who dumped the remains of 11 women in and around his home deserves a new trial because a juror expressed horror during a jury visit to the scene and complained after the verdict that he had winked at her during the trial, according to a court document filed by his defense team. The new trial request was filed Friday morning, just hours before Anthony Sowell, 51, was sentenced to death by Judge Dick Ambrose. The conviction and death sentence will be appealed automatically to the state Supreme Court.
CLEVELAND — A serial killer was sentenced to death Friday for murdering 11 troubled women and scattering their remains around his property, horrors that shook the city over police handling of crime in poor neighborhoods.
CLEVELAND — A serial killer who hid the remains of 11 women in his Cleveland home and yard should be put to death, a jury recommended Wednesday.
CLEVELAND — Guided by flashlight and wearing face masks, jurors were met with rooms buzzing with flies and a high-heeled shoe left on a microwave Monday as they visited the home of an Ohio man charged with killing 11 women and hiding their bodies around his property.
CLEVELAND — Flawed jury selection in the case against a man charged with killing 11 women and dumping their remains around his home puts any conviction at risk of being overturned on appeal, the prosecution said Wednesday in requesting a mistrial. Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court Judge Dick Ambrose refused to declare a mistrial and, separately, rejected a renewed defense request to move the trial of Anthony Sowell, 51, because of pretrial publicity.
CLEVELAND — Jury selection formally began Monday in the trial of a convicted sex offender who is charged with killing 11 women and hiding their remains in his Cleveland home and backyard. Anthony Sowell, 51, was seated between his two defense attorneys as prospective jurors were led into Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.