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| Six bodies have been found at the home of a convicted sex offender in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, authorities say. | |
| Police discovered the first two bodies on Thursday when they came to arrest Anthony Sowell, 50, on a rape charge. | Police discovered the first two bodies on Thursday when they came to arrest Anthony Sowell, 50, on a rape charge. |
| A third was found a day later and police have now confirmed three more. The remains were recovered in the house and inside a grave dug in the backyard. | A third was found a day later and police have now confirmed three more. The remains were recovered in the house and inside a grave dug in the backyard. |
| The suspect, who spent 15 years in jail for attempted rape, was arrested on Saturday not far from his home. | |
| Cuyahoga County Coroner Frank Miller said two of the bodies had been identified as black females, one of whom had died a violent death, the Associated Press reports. | Cuyahoga County Coroner Frank Miller said two of the bodies had been identified as black females, one of whom had died a violent death, the Associated Press reports. |
| Autopsies had been performed on all six, the coroner's office said, but no cause of death was announced. | Autopsies had been performed on all six, the coroner's office said, but no cause of death was announced. |
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| Police search the house of Anthony Sowell in Cleveland, Ohio | Police search the house of Anthony Sowell in Cleveland, Ohio |
| Police chief Michael McGrath told a news conference that Sowell had offered no resistance when arrested, following a tip-off, while walking down the street on Saturday at around noon. | Police chief Michael McGrath told a news conference that Sowell had offered no resistance when arrested, following a tip-off, while walking down the street on Saturday at around noon. |
| The suspect initially denied he was the man authorities were looking for, but admitted his identity as officers began fingerprinting him, police said. | The suspect initially denied he was the man authorities were looking for, but admitted his identity as officers began fingerprinting him, police said. |
| Chief McGrath said the bodies were in "various states of being decomposed" and could have been in the two-storey house for up to six months. | Chief McGrath said the bodies were in "various states of being decomposed" and could have been in the two-storey house for up to six months. |
| It was such a disgusting sight... the stench from inside was overwhelming Lt Thomas Stacho | It was such a disgusting sight... the stench from inside was overwhelming Lt Thomas Stacho |
| He said Sowell had initially lived in the property with his aunt and uncle, but that his uncle had passed away and his aunt had gone to a nursing home about a year ago. | He said Sowell had initially lived in the property with his aunt and uncle, but that his uncle had passed away and his aunt had gone to a nursing home about a year ago. |
| Police Lt Thomas Stacho told CNN: "It was such a disgusting sight." | Police Lt Thomas Stacho told CNN: "It was such a disgusting sight." |
| "I can tell you I stood outside the home for about an hour yesterday, and the stench from inside was overwhelming," he added. | "I can tell you I stood outside the home for about an hour yesterday, and the stench from inside was overwhelming," he added. |
| Neighbours told media that the suspect made a living from looking for scrap metal to sell. | Neighbours told media that the suspect made a living from looking for scrap metal to sell. |
| "He was crazy," said Teresa Hicks, who has known Sowell since school. "Sometimes he would just go off if he didn't have his way." | "He was crazy," said Teresa Hicks, who has known Sowell since school. "Sometimes he would just go off if he didn't have his way." |
| Missing-person reports are being checked dating to June 2005, when Sowell was released from prison. | Missing-person reports are being checked dating to June 2005, when Sowell was released from prison. |
| Crowds have been gathering outside Sowell's home, in the city's East Side, holding posters of missing loved ones. | Crowds have been gathering outside Sowell's home, in the city's East Side, holding posters of missing loved ones. |
| 5 Nov, 2009: An earlier version of this story stated that Anthony Sowell had been convicted of a 1989 rape. He was in fact convicted of attempted rape. |