Police Find 11th Body at Rapist's House

First victim identified, a 53-year-old woman missing for a year
Posted Nov 4, 2009 5:30 PM CST
Police Find 11th Body at Rapist's House
Police tape stretches across the porch at the home of Anthony Sowell Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in Cleveland.   (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Cleveland police found another body at the home of convicted rapist Anthony Sowell, bringing the total to 11. Law enforcement also identified the first victim found as 53-year-old Tonia Carmichael, who went missing last November. "We expected the worst when these bodies starting popping up," a relative tells the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "We knew she could be one of them.” All the victims are black females, and at least five were strangled.

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