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A convicted rapist living in an Ohio home where several bodies have been found has been charged with five counts of aggravated murder, US police say.A convicted rapist living in an Ohio home where several bodies have been found has been charged with five counts of aggravated murder, US police say.
Anthony Sowell, 50, was also charged with rape, assault and kidnapping, Cleveland police spokesman Lt Thomas Stacho said. Anthony Sowell, 50, was also charged with rape, assault and kidnapping, police spokesman Lt Thomas Stacho said.
Mr Sowell, a registered sex offender, is due in court on Wednesday.Mr Sowell, a registered sex offender, is due in court on Wednesday.
Police found the bodies of six women at his home last week, followed by reports of four more today. Lt Stacho said on Tuesday that police had possibly found another four bodies and a skull at the house. The bodies of six women were found there last week.
Lt Stacho said the four latest bodies were found buried in the back garden of the home. He said the latest bodies were found buried in the back garden of the house, in the city of Cleveland, and the skull was in a bucket in the basement.
Detectives were using dogs and digging equipment to search the home and backyard for further evidence, he said. Speaking at a press conference, he said detectives were searching the home and backyard for further evidence.
The BBC's North America correspondent Matthew Price says the nondescript wooden house on the suburban street in Ohio is slowly giving up its secrets.The BBC's North America correspondent Matthew Price says the nondescript wooden house on the suburban street in Ohio is slowly giving up its secrets.
Our correspondent says people living nearby held a vigil outside the house this week, in memory of those found so far.Our correspondent says people living nearby held a vigil outside the house this week, in memory of those found so far.
Some clutched photographs of women who have gone missing from the area in recent years.Some clutched photographs of women who have gone missing from the area in recent years.
Mr Sowell - who spent 15 years in prison for a 1989 rape - was arrested on Saturday not far from his home.Mr Sowell - who spent 15 years in prison for a 1989 rape - was arrested on Saturday not far from his home.