Investigators in Cleveland are preparing to tear apart the walls of the house where a convicted sex offender had been living among 10 corpses. They're searching for more evidence or possibly more bodies.

Anthony Sowell appeared in court under tight security this morning on five counts of aggravated murder. He's been ordered held without bond.

The 50-year-old Sowell looked straight at the judge as a prosecutor described him as an "incredibly dangerous threat to the public."

Sowell has been in jail since last week after police recovered the bodies of six women from his home.

Authorities dug up four more bodies Tuesday and found a skull in his basement.

Police plan to expand their search to vacant homes in the neighborhood.

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