Anthony Sowell, Alleged "Cleveland Strangler," Pleads Insanity
(AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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December 3, 2009 11:12 AM CLEVELAND - Anthony Sowell, the former Marine now accused of killing at least 11 women and leaving their remains in and around his Ohio home, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the charges.
December 1, 2009 9:50 AM 
CLEVELAND - Major League Baseball officials don't want the public to see semi-naked photos of star outfielder Grady Sizemore that were intended only for the eyes of his girlfriend, Playboy playmate Brittany Binger.
They have asked Internet sites to remove racy pictures of the Indians center fielder and have suggested a criminal investigation is possible.
Grady Sizemore Photos: MLB Doesn't Want You to See What Girlfriend Brittany Binger Sees All the Time
(Personal Photo)
They have asked Internet sites to remove racy pictures of the Indians center fielder and have suggested a criminal investigation is possible.
November 30, 2009 6:22 PM 
CLEVELAND - Is he the ultimate Bad News Bare?
Cleveland Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore is certainly steamed that steamy photographs he allegedly shot for his girlfriend, Playboy playmate Brittany Binger, got leaked to the Web, but it seems his baseball club is keeping mostly mum about the incident and some of his fan base of "Grady's Ladies" are downright tickled.
Grady Sizemore Pictures: Naked with a Coffee Cup, But Are "Stolen" Photos Off Base?
(AP Photo )
Cleveland Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore is certainly steamed that steamy photographs he allegedly shot for his girlfriend, Playboy playmate Brittany Binger, got leaked to the Web, but it seems his baseball club is keeping mostly mum about the incident and some of his fan base of "Grady's Ladies" are downright tickled.
November 30, 2009 12:40 PM 
CLEVELAND - More than a dozen steamy photos of all-star center fielder Grady Sizemore have made their way to Web sites across the Internet, but the Cleveland Indians star complains the shots were "stolen" from his girlfriend's e-mail and says that he is taking legal action.
Sizemore said that the nearly-nude pictures, including one where he is completely naked except for a tea cup covering his privates, were only meant for his girlfriend Playboy playmate Brittany Binger.
Grady Sizemore Pictures: Slugger Cries Foul On Sexy Shots "Stolen" from GF Brittany Binger's Phone
(Personal Photo)
Sizemore said that the nearly-nude pictures, including one where he is completely naked except for a tea cup covering his privates, were only meant for his girlfriend Playboy playmate Brittany Binger.
November 18, 2009 11:50 AM 
CLEVELAND - Anthony Sowell's Cleveland "House of Horrors" is going back under the microscope this week as police investigating the discovery of 11 victims at the scene renewed digging at the property and an adjacent backyard Wednesday.
Investigators hauled out evidence bags as they pursued clues provided by an FBI high-tech sweep. The horrible stench around the sex offender's home returned as well.
Anthony Sowell's Cleveland "House of Horrors": Search Resumes, So Does Stench of Dead Bodies
(AP Photo)
Investigators hauled out evidence bags as they pursued clues provided by an FBI high-tech sweep. The horrible stench around the sex offender's home returned as well.
November 16, 2009 7:00 AM 
CLEVELAND - Authorities have now identified 10 of the 11 victims whose remains were found at the Cleveland home of accused serial killer Anthony Sowell.
Police say Sowell, who has so far been charged with five counts of aggravated murder, targeted women whose disappearance might not raise alarm.
Many of his alleged victims had troubled pasts. Others were church-going moms. All had families who loved them and are now mourning their passing. All were poor and black and some families were outraged that police did not do more to find them.
Pictures: Who Were the Women Found at Anthony Sowell's House?
(National Center for Missing Adults)
Police say Sowell, who has so far been charged with five counts of aggravated murder, targeted women whose disappearance might not raise alarm.
Many of his alleged victims had troubled pasts. Others were church-going moms. All had families who loved them and are now mourning their passing. All were poor and black and some families were outraged that police did not do more to find them.
November 13, 2009 8:35 AM 
CLEVELAND - "It's like it got worse," said a neighbor of suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell. "It smells bad in the air, like death."
The stench around the sex offender's home returned stronger than ever Wednesday as police searched the house next door for more bodies and carried out bags of evidence.
Anthony Sowell's Neighborhood Smells "Like Death" Again, Say Neighbors
(AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
The stench around the sex offender's home returned stronger than ever Wednesday as police searched the house next door for more bodies and carried out bags of evidence.
November 12, 2009 12:00 PM 
CLEVELAND - Police in Cleveland have identified a 10th woman whose skull was discovered wrapped in paper in a bucket at the home of accused serial killer Anthony Sowell.
Police Lt. Thomas Stacho says 25-year-old Leshanda Long had not been seen since August 2008 but was not reported as a missing person. She had been reported missing twice when she was in her teens.
Police Identify Skull Found in Anthony Sowell's House of Horrors as Leshanda Long
(AP/John Kuntz, Plain Dealer; CPD)
Police Lt. Thomas Stacho says 25-year-old Leshanda Long had not been seen since August 2008 but was not reported as a missing person. She had been reported missing twice when she was in her teens.
November 12, 2009 6:30 AM 
CLEVELAND - "The Cleveland Strangler" is what many people are now calling Anthony Sowell, the alleged Ohio serial killer whose home and yard were found to be littered with the body parts of 11 women.
But "roommate" and "boyfriend" is what Lori Frazier, the niece of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, called Sowell until recently. Frazier said she started a romance with Sowell soon after he was released from prison in 2005 and lived with the accused killer while a terrible stench, since learned to be rotting bodies, permeated his home.
Mayor's Niece Lived With Alleged "Cleveland Strangler" Anthony Sowell and Rotting Bodies
(WOIO Video)
But "roommate" and "boyfriend" is what Lori Frazier, the niece of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, called Sowell until recently. Frazier said she started a romance with Sowell soon after he was released from prison in 2005 and lived with the accused killer while a terrible stench, since learned to be rotting bodies, permeated his home.
November 11, 2009 1:23 PM 
CLEVELAND - Investigators trying to learn the horrible fate of 11 bodies found in suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell's Cleveland home are enlisting a rather unusual ally – insects that were crawling on the corpses.
Entomologist Joe Keiper is one of the few scientists who study both insects and crime scenes. The coroner called Keiper to the Cleveland home to help estimate when the victims died, by analyzing the types and number of insects found on the remains.
New Ally in Anthony Sowell Case: Bugs Found on 11 Corpses in Cleveland Home
(CBS/ AP)
Entomologist Joe Keiper is one of the few scientists who study both insects and crime scenes. The coroner called Keiper to the Cleveland home to help estimate when the victims died, by analyzing the types and number of insects found on the remains.
