Anthony Sowell, Alleged "Cleveland Strangler," Pleads Insanity
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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 2, 2009 4:32 PM 
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Police say they found blood on the kitchen floor of Raymond Clark III, the Yale lab tech who is charged with killing Yale graduate student Annie Le days before her wedding, and they also witnessed him trying to cover up evidence in the lab where her body was later found, according to search warrant affidavits released Wednesday.
Annie Le Search Warrants: Cops Found Blood on Yale Lab Tech Raymond Clark's Floor
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November 24, 2009 9:14 AM 
OKLAHOMA CITY - Former Marine David Allen Tyner has been arraigned on six counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a burning home, including prostitute Brooke Phillips featured on the HBO reality series "Cathouse."
According to the Oklahoman, prosecutors believe that Tyner, a member of a Native American gang called the Native Brotherhood, was gunning for his old boss, Casey Mark Barrientos, 32, a Hispanic man with a history of drug offenses. Tyner once worked for Barrientos as a body guard, the paper said.
David Allen Tyner Arraigned for HBO "Cathouse" Brothel Star Brooke Phillips Murder
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According to the Oklahoman, prosecutors believe that Tyner, a member of a Native American gang called the Native Brotherhood, was gunning for his old boss, Casey Mark Barrientos, 32, a Hispanic man with a history of drug offenses. Tyner once worked for Barrientos as a body guard, the paper said.
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
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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 18, 2009 6:30 AM OKLAHOMA CITY - Former Marine David Allen Tyner turned himself in to police on Tuesday after being named a suspect in the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a burning home, including a prostitute featured on the HBO reality series "Cathouse," police said.
The 28-year-old surrendered at the Mayes County Sheriff's Office on a warrant that included six murder complaints. Authorities said two of the victims — 22-year olds Brooke Phillips and Milagrous Barrerra — were pregnant.
David Allen Tyner: Suspect in Custody for "Cathouse" Brothel Star Brooke Phillips' Murder
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The 28-year-old surrendered at the Mayes County Sheriff's Office on a warrant that included six murder complaints. Authorities said two of the victims — 22-year olds Brooke Phillips and Milagrous Barrerra — were pregnant.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
November 11, 2009 11:27 AM 
NEW YORK - As America honors its military heroes on Veterans Day, investigators are working to identify two of the 11 bodies pulled from former Marine and alleged serial killer Anthony Sowell's Cleveland home and hoping they don't find more victims near the military bases where he served.
What Will Veterans Day Bring for Former Marine, Alleged Serial Killer Anthony Sowell?
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