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More charges in Cleveland killings

Dec. 1, 2009
Anthony Sowell, who is accused of raping and strangling women and then burying them in his Cleveland, Ohio, home, will face additional charges, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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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.

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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

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E. Cleveland police examine unsolved cases

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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch