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Cleveland police search after three bodies found | Cleveland police search after three bodies found |
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Police in the US state of Ohio are searching a neighbourhood in a Cleveland suburb after the discovery of three dead women there. | Police in the US state of Ohio are searching a neighbourhood in a Cleveland suburb after the discovery of three dead women there. |
Police chief Ralph Spotts has reportedly told the 40 or so searchers to brace themselves for the possibility of finding one or two more bodies. | |
The three were found in separate but close locations in East Cleveland on Friday and Saturday. | |
A 35-year-old man, reported to be a registered sex offender, is in custody. | A 35-year-old man, reported to be a registered sex offender, is in custody. |
East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton said the suspect indicated he was influenced by local serial killer Anthony Sowell. | East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton said the suspect indicated he was influenced by local serial killer Anthony Sowell. |
"He said some things that led us to believe that in some way, shape, or form, Sowell might be an influence," Mr Norton told the Associated Press. | "He said some things that led us to believe that in some way, shape, or form, Sowell might be an influence," Mr Norton told the Associated Press. |
Anthony Sowell, 52, was sentenced to death in 2011 after being convicted of killing 11 women, the remains of whom were found around his home in south-east Cleveland. | Anthony Sowell, 52, was sentenced to death in 2011 after being convicted of killing 11 women, the remains of whom were found around his home in south-east Cleveland. |
The Cleveland area was at the centre of another gruesome case in May when three women who vanished separately more than a decade ago were discovered alive in a house some 10 miles away from the latest incident. | |
School bus driver Ariel Castro, 53, is facing nearly 1,000 counts of kidnapping, rape, aggravated murder and other charges. | School bus driver Ariel Castro, 53, is facing nearly 1,000 counts of kidnapping, rape, aggravated murder and other charges. |
Specially-trained dogs | Specially-trained dogs |
Police discovered the first body in the garage of a home on Friday after receiving several calls of a foul smell, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. | Police discovered the first body in the garage of a home on Friday after receiving several calls of a foul smell, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. |
The suspect, named by US media as Michael Madison, was arrested later on Friday after a two-hour stand-off by police. He has not been charged. | The suspect, named by US media as Michael Madison, was arrested later on Friday after a two-hour stand-off by police. He has not been charged. |
A search of the area on Saturday resulted in the discovery of two more bodies, one in a backyard close to the garage and another in the basement of a nearby vacant house. | A search of the area on Saturday resulted in the discovery of two more bodies, one in a backyard close to the garage and another in the basement of a nearby vacant house. |
Police said the women, who were all black, had been wrapped in several plastic bags and are believed to have been killed in the last 10 days. | Police said the women, who were all black, had been wrapped in several plastic bags and are believed to have been killed in the last 10 days. |
Police Chief Spotts said the focus of the search would be on 50 to 60 abandoned buildings in the area along with railroad tracks. Specially-trained dogs have been brought in to help. | |
"The person in custody, some of the things he said to investigators made us go back today,'' Mayor Norton said without elaborating. |
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