Anthony Sowell, known as the Cleveland Strangler targeted women addicted to crack, incorrectly assuming that none of his victims would be missed. Sowell sexually assaulted countless women, and murdered eleven, whose decomposing bodies were found hidden around his family home in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood. Cleveland Police did little to investigate any of the disappearances, but the testimony of brave survivors and dedication of devastated family members brought the Strangler down. Eleven years ago today, he was found guilty of 84 counts including kidnapping, rape, and the murders of 11 women between 2007-2009.
Writing and research by Aurora Cady.
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LINKS + SOURCES:
Books:
House of Horrors by Robert Sberna
Nobody’s Women: The Crimes and Victims of Anthony Sowell, the Cleveland Serial Killer by Steve Miller
Documentary:
Unseen (2016)
Vanessa’s Testimony:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA1uFpfzfTk
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2013/07/survivor_of_anthony_sowell_att.html
https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/cleveland-strangler-who-were-anthony-sowells-victims
https://www.the-sun.com/news/2297846/who-were-anthony-sowells-victims/
https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2021/11/garden-of-eleven-angels-honors-11-women-killed-by-anthony-sowell.html
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/families-anthony-sowell-murder-victims-react-cleveland/95-71150018-b4ac-422e-95b6-e2ae2896ff65
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Sowell
https://web.archive.org/web/20171014084027/http://www.cleveland.com/anthony-sowell/index.ssf/2011/08/serial_killer_anthony_sowell_began_raping_niece_when_both_were_children_witness_testifies.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyefxs56vuQ
Headlines:
https://murdermurder.news/news/90-day-fianc-star-michael-baltimore-added-to-us-marshals-most-wanted-list-after-being-accused-of-murder
Anthony Sowell, known as the Cleveland Strangler targeted women addicted to crack, incorrectly assuming that none of his victims would be missed. Sowell sexually assaulted countless women, and murdered eleven, whose decomposing bodies were found hidden around his family home in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood. Cleveland Police did little to investigate any of the disappearances, but the testimony of brave survivors and dedication of devastated family members brought the Strangler down. Eleven years ago today, he was found guilty of 84 counts including kidnapping, rape, and the murders of 11 women between 2007-2009.
Writing and research by Aurora Cady.
Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
For inquiries: louis14levesque@gmail.com
F O L L O W U S ! ! !
I N S T A G R A M -- @murdermurdernews
T W I T T E R -- @mmurdernews
F A C E B O O K -- https://www.facebook.com/mmntruecrime/
T I K T O K -- @murdermurdernews
Y O U T U B E -- MurderMurder News
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LINKS + SOURCES:
Books:
House of Horrors by Robert Sberna
Nobody’s Women: The Crimes and Victims of Anthony Sowell, the Cleveland Serial Killer by Steve Miller
Documentary:
Unseen (2016)
Vanessa’s Testimony:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA1uFpfzfTk
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2013/07/survivor_of_anthony_sowell_att.html
https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/cleveland-strangler-who-were-anthony-sowells-victims
https://www.the-sun.com/news/2297846/who-were-anthony-sowells-victims/
https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2021/11/garden-of-eleven-angels-honors-11-women-killed-by-anthony-sowell.html
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/families-anthony-sowell-murder-victims-react-cleveland/95-71150018-b4ac-422e-95b6-e2ae2896ff65
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Sowell
https://web.archive.org/web/20171014084027/http://www.cleveland.com/anthony-sowell/index.ssf/2011/08/serial_killer_anthony_sowell_began_raping_niece_when_both_were_children_witness_testifies.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyefxs56vuQ
Headlines:
https://murdermurder.news/news/90-day-fianc-star-michael-baltimore-added-to-us-marshals-most-wanted-list-after-being-accused-of-murder