More body bags reportedly taken from rapist's Ohio house

[january]

AP/Cleveland Police Department

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More body bags were taken from a backyard of the Ohio home of convicted sexual predator Anthony Sowell on Tuesday, Fox 8 Cleveland reported.
Cadaver dogs searched the backyard throughout the day for any additional remains, and authorities used a backhoe to dig up portions of the yard, the station reported.
"We hope they don't find anymore," said Renee Cash, whose family operates Ray's Sausage, across the street from Sowell's home.
Authorities reportedly plan to continue searching the property through the night.
Sowell's neighbors have said they complained for years about a foul smell coming from an area near his house, Fox 8 Cleveland reported.
Now a Cleveland city councilman wants to launch an investigation into whether police and health inspectors failed to pick up on any signs that could have led them to the six bodies around Sowell's house any sooner.
Councilman Zack Reed said he had previously alerted health inspectors about the odor. Reed said he couldn't understand how police officers could have missed the stench when they were called to the home over the years.
Someone "dropped the ball," said Reed, according to Fox 8.
Hundreds of people gathered outside the home of convicted Ohio sex offender Anthony Sowell for a candelight vigil on Monday night, Fox 8 Cleveland reported.
The vigil was held in honor of the six women whose remains were found on Sowell's property.
Families held up photographs of missing women who have disappeared since Sowell was released from prison in 2005.
"I believe my mother is going to be one of these women that's missing," a woman told the crowd gathered outside the house, Fox 8 reported.
"She went missing from 118th and Kinsman, right around the corner."
Relatives of Nancy Cobb's, who disappeared in April, also have questions for Sowell.
"Why? What did she do to make him do this? Any of them, what did any of them do to deserve this," Cobb's daughter Kyana Hunt said, according to Fox 8.
Gloria Walker's family members — she disappeared in April 2007 — are holding out hope that she was not one of Sowell's victims.
"It's been horrible for the entire family," said Sandy Drain, a relative of Gloria Walker's.
"We really would like to have closure and we still pray that she's alive but we're still looking for closure."
Michelle Mason was last seen one block away from Sowell's house when she vanished a year ago.
Her son, Franklin Williams, has mixed emotions.
"I been going back and forth, I think of it as closure...if it might be, if it does happen. But then it's like still again I want her to be found, and I still want her to be here," Williams said, according to Fox 8.
Telacia Fortson, 31, disappeared in May. She left behind her three young children.
"The last time I saw her, she kissed me on the forehead and said 'I'll be here next week', and I said 'Okay' but I never heard from her again," Fortson's mother Inez Fortson told Fox 8.
Janice Webb disappeared in June. Her sister, Joanne Moore, is afraid Webb might be a victim of Sowell's.
"(Sowell) doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned, he does not exist. Anybody that's that evil. He is evil," Moore said.
The families won't know if their loved ones fell victim to Sowell until the coroner's office completes the DNA testing.
Four families of missing women have submitted DNA samples to the coroner's office to help identify the bodies. Authorities are seeking samples from Sowell as well.


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[msdeb]

wow, what a vicious fuck

[january]

They may find more than six bodies. I'm amazed that this case isn't getting more press - again maybe an example of how race plays a factor in the media. This is a very tragic case. Its amazing to me that he's been let out of prison in 2005 and was so active - that house has supposedly smelled badly for several years. Who knows what else they'll find in there. My hope is that this will give some people closure - hopefully the bodies can be quickly identified.

[McJag]

Originally Posted by january

They may find more than six bodies. I'm amazed that this case isn't getting more press - again maybe an example of how race plays a factor in the media. This is a very tragic case. Its amazing to me that he's been let out of prison in 2005 and was so active - that house has supposedly smelled badly for several years. Who knows what else they'll find in there. My hope is that this will give some people closure - hopefully the bodies can be quickly identified.

Not getting coverage? Seems to be everywhere. I can't believe he was getting away with this. Those poor relatives-this is horrible.

[greysfang]

"We hope they don't find anymore," said Renee Cash, whose family operates Ray's Sausage, across the street from Sowell's home.

Am I the only person who finds this bit of info particularly disturbing?

[Beeyotch]

Nope, I caught that too and blanched at the possibilities.

[MrsDark]

He's got those wide-spaced FAS eyes.

[greysfang]

Now they're saying 10 bodies were found.

[sherbear905]

This is disgusting. I was very curious about all of the "missing persons" reports for awhile that were all black females around that particular area of Cleveland.
It's understandable that the families of those missing ladies are going to be raising hell with the authorities and their apparent lack of action.

[L1049]

Why are media outlets calling this guy "a sexual predator?" Wouldn't something along the lines of "potential serial killer" be more accurate?

Originally Posted by greysfang

Am I the only person who finds this bit of info particularly disturbing?

My God, it's PEOPLE!!!

[Jadestone]

Apparently the sausage place was getting a bad rep because of the smell in the area. Here's a bit about it from a longer article:

Cleveland rapist charged with murder | cincinnati.com | Cincinnati.Com

For the past few years, Sowell’s neighbors thought the foul smell enveloping their street corner had been coming from a brick building where workers churned out sausage and head cheese.


It got so bad that the owners of Ray’s Sausage replaced their sewer line and grease traps.


City Councilman Zack Reed, whose mother lives a block from the area, said he called the city health department on more than one occasion.


“What happened from there, we don’t know,” he said. “It was no secret that there was a foul odor. We don’t want to point fingers, but clearly something could have been done differently.”


Reed said he and other community leaders want an investigation into whether police and health inspectors missed any signs that could have tipped them off to the bodies inside the house.

[Chilly Willy]

^^ Ugh. How utterly disgusting.

[*DIVA!]

Hog head cheese is funky... That odor could mask anything!

Originally Posted by sherbear905

This is disgusting. I was very curious about all of the "missing persons" reports for awhile that were all black females around that particular area of Cleveland.
It's understandable that the families of those missing ladies are going to be raising hell with the authorities and their apparent lack of action.

I remember news stories about the number of missing black females in Cleveland, but it wasn't getting attention from the media. This is a problem that has been brought up time and time again...the media doesn't cover missing blacks that well.

[Sarzy]

Ew, that is so gross about the smell. I had to laugh at the name 'Ray's Sausage' though.
This guy is a psycho. I always wonder how these people get away with killing so many people before anyone notices.

[mella]

Originally Posted by greysfang

Am I the only person who finds this bit of info particularly disturbing?

I don't know about disturbing but my mind went to Johnny Depp and Meat Pies in London