Memorial Appears Near Ohio Home Where Bodies Were Found

Back to HomePage
Posted: 8:10 AM Nov 5, 2009 Memorial Appears Near Ohio Home Where Bodies Were Found A makeshift memorial that includes a stuffed animals and sign stenciled with the word MISSING has appeared in a Cleveland neighborhood where investigators found 11 bodies in one house. Reporter: AP

Font Size:

CLEVELAND (AP) -- A makeshift memorial that includes a stuffed animals and sign stenciled with the word MISSING has appeared in a Cleveland neighborhood where investigators found 11 bodies in one house.

Police had said they would begin tearing apart interior walls in search of more evidence or bodies, but there were no signs Thursday morning that the work had begun.

Several pastors and a city councilman are holding a prayer rally at a local Baptist church. They say they want to console the families of the missing.

Someone has hung the sign on a chain link fence near the home of 50-year-old Anthony Sowell. The sign is decorated with five stuffed animals and a rose and holds fliers showing 13 missing women and men.

Sowell served 15 years in prison for attempted rape and is being held without bond on five counts of aggravated murder.

Latest Comments

Posted by: nikki on Nov 5, 2009 at 07:01 PM

I totally agree with you Kelsey. This is such a tragic situation. Im still in shock with the whole situation and even more in shock as to how he got away with this. Even looking at his pictures gives me the creeps,he is one scary empty looking dude. At least 11 people's family will have some closure but I have a feeling that this guy has killed more than that. I guess well see.

Posted by: Kelsey on Nov 5, 2009 at 01:19 PM

And THIS is why scum-bag rapists should NOT be let out of prison. They do it again. And again. And then they decide ruining lives isn't enough; they must TAKE them. I'm glad they finally caught the guy and that these victims can finally be laid to rest and their families can have the closure they've needed.

Click here to post or read all 2 comments.

Add us to your circle

EAT IT: Almonds - (Stacia Naquin)
Keep your energy up when things get crazy. All you have to do is keep this super food handy at your desk.
Beware of Crooks Using Best Buy's Name (Betty Sexton)
Crooks just sent a message to an 11News smartphone. It claims we've been selected for a $1,000 shopping spree. It's all a bunch of baloney!
Make a quick $250, hardly! (Betty Sexton)
Thanks to Christine for telling me about this scam. She received a check in the mail from a group using the name American Consumer Opinion. It wasn't the legitimate Texas research company... just a crook looking to rip her off!
Treat It Like Thanksgiving - (Stacia Naquin)
You don't have to sit on the sidelines at that Super Bowl party just because you vowed to make 2012 a healthier year. Here's some advice to keep yourself on track, after indulging during the season's biggest game!
"Be Prepared" is Good Motto for Storm Coverage
Over in the KKTV 11 Weather Center, the radar's showing the snow moving in. Chief Meteorologist Brian Bledsoe says this storm has the potential to bring the most snow we've seen in 5 and 1/2 years, so it is "all hands on deck" and "batten down the hatches", as the newsroom makes its own preparations for this Groundhog Day Storm.

	KKTV and our Partners are proud to make Moms life easier…click here for more information
	Click here for more information from our local health care specialists.
	Do you have a story idea? Want to report breaking news? Call our newsroom at (719) 578-0000 or e-mail News@kktv.com.
	Click Here to have KKTV come to your school!
	Watch full episodes of your favorite CBS shows right here on KKTV.com.