Sunday, July 21, 2013

Anthony Sowell: Cleveland’s First Known Black Serial Killer—Except that He wasn't

Posted by Nicholas Stix

 

Cleveland's first known black serial killer—in recent times, at least—would be Joseph Harwell.

 

 

The Anthony Sowell Files

 

 

ANTHONY SOWELL

 

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See the latest photo galleries from the Anthony Sowell trial

 

 

THE CONVICTED

 

The Road to Imperial Avenue
The Plain Dealer takes an in-depth look at the man convicted of the Imperial Avenue murders.

 

 

THE CRIME SCENE

 

Imperial Avenue Uncovered
A look back at the horrific discoveries made at Anthony Sowell's home in 2009.

·  Inside the home on Imperial Ave. +

IN MEMORIAM

 

Remembering the victims
Post condolences for the women discovered at the Sowell home

 

 

 

ANTHONY SOWELL

News on convicted serial killer in Cleveland, OH

 

JUDGE SENTENCES ANTHONY SOWELL TO DEATH

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Anthony Sowell on trial: Index of Plain Dealer coverage

 

By Plain Dealer staffThe Plain Dealer

June 07, 2011, 4:20PM

A complete index to The Plain Dealer's latest coverage of the trial of Anthony Sowell, accused of murdering 11 women at his Imperial Avenue home in Cleveland Full story »

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Friday, February 24, 2012, 11:07 AM

 

 

Families will help decide design for Imperial Avenue memorial (video)

 

By Stan Donaldson, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

June 13, 2013, 9:44PM

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Some of the families of 11 women found dead in and around a home on Imperial Avenue in 2009 discussed Thursday night designs for a proposed memorial at the site to honor them and to beautify the neighborhood. The Imperial Coalition -- a group of community leaders, pastors, residents, property and business owners, and city officials,... Full story »

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Thursday, June 13, 2013, 10:41 PM

 

Group shows architectural renderings for Imperial Avenue memorial

 

By Stan Donaldson, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

May 10, 2013, 4:08PM

The variations include stone walkways, benches, a large portal entry, grand horticultural landscapes, lighted paths and even a reflective pool. The designs are a stark contrast to the scene in 2009, when authorities removed the corpses of the women from the home and yard of convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell. Full story »

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Friday, May 10, 2013, 6:37 PM

 

Anthony Sowell's attorneys dispute prosecutors' claims that serial killer got fair trial

 

By Peter Krouse, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

April 26, 2013, 10:56AM

Attorneys for serial killer Anthony Sowell want the Ohio Supreme Court to convert his death sentence to life in prison. Full story »

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Friday, April 26, 2013, 11:27 AM

 

Serial killer Anthony Sowell was given a fair trial, Cuyahoga County prosecutors claim in court filing

 

By Peter Krouse, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

March 12, 2013, 1:40PM

Cuyahoga County prosecutors claim extensive media coverage leading up to the trial of Anthony Sowell did not unfairly bias the jury. The jury convicted Sowell in 2011 of killing 11 women and recommended that he be put to death. Full story »

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 1:49 PM

 

State doesn't know how many prisoners released without DNA being collected

 

By Rachel Dissell, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

January 28, 2013, 9:00PM

State officials last year found that the DNA of 300 current inmates or paroles was not properly entered into DNA databases that help solve crimes. What they don't know if how many prisoners were released who never had their DNA collected. Full story »

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Monday, January 28, 2013, 11:42 PM

 

2 Cleveland men charged with unsolved murders from 1989, 2006

 

By Pat Galbincea, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

December 05, 2012, 9:00PM

Meticulous work by retired Cleveland hoimicide detectives Michael Beamon and Jack Bornfeld, and police detectives Reggie Holcomb from East Cleveland and Allen Henderson from Maple Heights solved the murders, Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Rick Bell said. Full story »

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Thursday, December 06, 2012, 11:15 AM

 

Serial killer Anthony Sowell's artwork back on 'murderabilia' website

 

By Peter Krouse, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

November 12, 2012, 4:00PM

Convicted killer Anthony Sowell said he will continue creating art in prison, but that he won't make money off it. Full story »

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 7:41 AM

 

Anthony Sowell's lawyers appeal death sentence, blaming original defense attorneys for botched case

 

By Pat Galbincea, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

October 22, 2012, 7:02PM

The 242-page appeal, filed by Cleveland public defenders Robert Tobik and Erika Cunliffe and Toledo attorney Jeffrey Gamso, does not deny that Anthony Sowell was guilty of the aggravated murders of 11 women at his home on Imperial Avenue on the city's East Side. Full story »

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 6:32 AM

 

Memorial planned at site of serial killer Anthony Sowell's home (video)

 

By Stan Donaldson, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

September 27, 2012, 8:00PM

In April, the alliance began an effort at the request of business owners, landlords and some residents in Mount Pleasant who want to change the name of the street because of the association it has with convicted killer Anthony Sowell, who lived at a now demolished residence where he murdered and buried the women between 2007 and 2009. Full story »

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Friday, September 28, 2012, 8:08 AM

 

Convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell tells prison psychologists about years of sexual and emotional abuse

 

By Peter Krouse, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

September 27, 2012, 6:40PM

Two psychologists hired by Anthony Sowell's lawyers directed the separate interviews as part of their effort to show that the jury convicting Sowell did not get a full accounting of his troubled past. Full story »

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Friday, September 28, 2012, 2:34 AM

 

Should Imperial Avenue be renamed? Take our poll

 

By Plain Dealer staffThe Plain Dealer

April 25, 2012, 9:44AM

A city task force says the street has carried the stigma of serial killer Anthony Sowell's crimes long enough and deserves a new name. What do you think? Full story »

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 1:17 PM

 

Cleveland to consider renaming Imperial Avenue, purge stigma of Anthony Sowell murders

 

By Leila Atassi, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

April 24, 2012, 8:03PM

Two and a half years after the remains of 11 women were discovered in the Imperial Avenue home of serial killer Anthony Sowell, members of a grassroots task force say the street has carried the stigma of the crimes committed there long enough and deserves a new moniker. Full story »

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Committee issues final report on improvements to sex crimes and missing persons responses

By Rachel Dissell, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

April 10, 2012, 2:31PM

A committee tracking the city's promises to improve response to sex crimes and missing persons case has officially completed its work. Full story »

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 4:13 PMCopyright 2013 cleveland.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Ohio Supreme Court grants serial killer Anthony Sowell delay of execution

 

By Pat Galbincea, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

April 02, 2012, 6:24PM

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason said the Ohio Supreme Court's stay of execution is the first of many steps that will delay his execution anywhere from 10 to 30 years. Full story »

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Tuesday, April 03, 2012, 9:19 AM

 

Cleveland neighborhood reflects after home of Anthony Sowell is demolished by city (video)

 

By Stan Donaldson, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

December 06, 2011, 5:59PM

The home of one of Cleveland's most tragic crime scenes was demolished today by the city. Full story »

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Wednesday, December 07, 2011, 12:03 PM

 

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