A backhoe tore into a Cleveland house once occupied by convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell on Tuesday as a light rain fell and spectators chanted: "Tear it down, tear it down to the ground."Full story
A Cleveland serial killer has been sentenced to die for murdering 11 women and dumping their bodies around his property. Full story
Defense attorneys are trying to spare the life of an ex-Marine convicted of killing 11 women by painting him as someone who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental illnesses. Full story
Accused serial killer Anthony Sowell watches the jury walk into the courtroom at the Justice Center in Cleveland July 19, 2011. REUTERS/Scott Shaw/Pool
Anthony Sowell sits in the courtroom before the jury recommended the death penalty for Sowell Wednesday, August 10, 2011 in Cleveland. Sowell was convicted July 22 of aggravated murder in 11 women's deaths. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Marvin Fong, Pool)
Anthony Sowell nods at the crowd after the jury recommended the death penalty Wednesday, August 10, 2011 in Cleveland. Sowell was convicted July 22 of aggravated murder in eleven women's deaths. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Marvin Fong, Pool)
