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Charges Detailed In Cleveland Mass Killings

Dec. 1, 2009
A registered sex offender attacked 14 women and killed 11 of them, leaving their remains in and around his home, a prosecutor said Tuesday in announcing a grand jury indictment against suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell.
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Woman: Police believed suspected killer

CLEVELAND, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A Cleveland woman who claims she was assaulted by suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell says police didn't believe her story, taking his word over hers.

Suspected serial killer Sowell arraigned

CLEVELAND, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell was arraigned Friday on attempted murder, felonious assault and rape charges in a Cuyahoga County, Ohio, court.

Search resumes for serial killer's victims

CLEVELAND, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- FBI agents Wednesday resumed their search for more bodies around the home of suspected Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell.

Unsolved cases reviewed for link to Sowell

JACKSONVILLE, N.C., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Investigators near two North Carolina military bases say they're reviewing unsolved cases for any links to suspected Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell.

Experts: Cleveland killer a sexual sadist

CLEVELAND, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Evidence in the case of Cleveland's "Imperial Avenue Strangler" suggests he is a stereotypical sexual sadist, crime experts say.

E. Cleveland police examine unsolved cases

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Police in East Cleveland, Ohio, say they're reviewing unsolved killings for possible links to suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell of neighboring Cleveland.

Cord around necks of bodies in Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Cord was found around the necks of seven of the 11 dead women found at a Cleveland home owned by a convicted sex offender, officials said.

Remains of 11th victim found in Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A coroner has identified one of the bodies found at the Cleveland home of a suspected serial killer as that of a 52-year-old woman who vanished a year ago.

Cleveland police find 10th body at home

CLEVELAND, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Police said they discovered four more bodies Tuesday at the Cleveland home of suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell, bringing the total to 10.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler