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<font color="#ffffff"><font face="monospace"><font size="5"><i>narrator: On their way</i></font></font></font>

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<i>to arrest a suspected rapist,</i>

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<i>Cleveland law enforcement</i>

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<i>uncover one of the most</i>

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<i>gruesome crime scenes</i>

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<i>in U.S. history.</i>

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<i>- It seemed like</i>

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<i>there was bodies everywhere.</i>

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They were in different states

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of decomposition.

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- It was so gruesome,

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and it was so shocking.

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<i>- So you know</i>

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<i>that you're dealing with</i>

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a very dangerous individual

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at that point.

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<i>- Now you're thinking monster.</i>

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Now you're thinking

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serial killer.

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<i>narrator: The house belongs</i>

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<i>to a convicted sex offender,</i>

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<i>but he is nowhere to be found.</i>

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- So the hunt was on

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for the city of Cleveland.

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<i>narrator: The sister of</i>

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<i>the man they are looking for</i>

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<i>has witnessed his violence</i>

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<i>towards women firsthand.</i>

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- Anthony said, "Shut up,"

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and she went

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to say something else, and bam!

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<i>narrator: It's vital police</i>

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<i>hunt down the killer</i>

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<i>before he strikes again.</i>

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<i>- We gotta find this guy.</i>

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We gotta put handcuffs on him.

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We gotta put him in jail.

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<i>narrator: How will</i>

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<i>the wanted man's sister</i>

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<i>react when she finds out</i>

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<i>she'd been living</i>

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<i>with a serial killer?</i>

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- [voice breaking]

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I remember it

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like it was yesterday.

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<i>[somber music]</i>

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<i>* *</i>

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<i>Cleveland, Ohio.</i>

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<i>September 22nd, 2009.</i>

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<i>[tense music]</i>

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<i>A woman makes a statement</i>

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<i>to police</i>

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<i>saying she's been assaulted</i>

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<i>and raped.</i>

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<i>- Her initial statement</i>

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<i>was that she went to party</i>

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<i>with this fella in his house</i>

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<i>and he began to get physical</i>

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<i>with her.</i>

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She rejected him.

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That made him angry

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and he strangled her.

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<i>narrator: The victim is</i>

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<i>36-year-old Latundra Billups.</i>

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<i>The accused:</i>

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<i>former U.S. Marine</i>

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<i>Anthony Sowell.</i>

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- She said

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while she was unconscious,

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she was raped,

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she was still alive.

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<i>- Somehow she managed</i>

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<i>to escape</i>

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and ran out of the house,

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and she reported the crime

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<i>narrator: Sowell has lived</i>

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<i>at the house</i>

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<i>on Imperial Avenue</i>

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<i>for four years</i>

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<i>and is well-known</i>

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<i>in the community.</i>

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<i>What's less well-known</i>

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<i>is that before moving there</i>

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<i>in 2005,</i>

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<i>he was a convicted rapist.</i>

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- Anthony Sowell

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was a registered sex offender

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who had spent 15 years in jail

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for raping a woman.

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<i>narrator: Still on parole,</i>

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<i>his previous conviction</i>

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<i>and jail term is known</i>

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<i>to police.</i>

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- To know that Anthony Sowell

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had been in jail for 15 years

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for rape would give you an idea

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<i>that he might have</i>

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<i>sexually assaulted</i>

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<i>Latundra Billups.</i>

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- An arrest warrant was made

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based on that.

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You've got a search warrant

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for Anthony's house.

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<i>narrator: The house is</i>

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<i>in the Mount Pleasant district</i>

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<i>of East Cleveland,</i>

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<i>an area with a long history</i>

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<i>of social problems.</i>

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- East Cleveland had been

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<i>lots of abandoned,</i>

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<i>boarded-up buildings.</i>

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<i>The crack cocaine epidemic</i>

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<i>hit particularly this area</i>

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<i>of Cleveland pretty hard,</i>

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and there was a lot of poverty.

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<i>narrator: Anthony was born</i>

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<i>in East Cleveland in 1959.</i>

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<i>His sister, Tressa, recalls</i>

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<i>a strong sense of community.</i>

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- East Cleveland used to be big

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family-oriented.

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to shut our street down

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and have a street party,

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<i>and when I was younger,</i>

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<i>things were very good.</i>

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<i>narrator: To Tressa,</i>

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<i>her big brother Anthony,</i>

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<i>seven years her senior,</i>

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<i>was just like any other kid</i>

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<i>on the block.</i>

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<i>- Anthony growing up</i>

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<i>was your normal boy.</i>

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<i>He used to get</i>

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<i>with the neighborhood kids</i>

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<i>and they would play baseball</i>

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<i>all the time.</i>

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<i>And he got trophies</i>

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<i>for them as well.</i>

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<i>narrator: Tressa remembers</i>

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<i>that even at a young age,</i>

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<i>Sowell had a desire</i>

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<i>to be noticed.</i>

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- He was an attention-getter.

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very intelligent.

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<i>I did look up to him.</i>

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<i>I remember Christmases</i>

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<i>together.</i>

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<i>narrator: But things changed</i>

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<i>with the sudden death</i>

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<i>of Tressa's father</i>

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<i>when she was just three</i>

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<i>and Anthony ten.</i>

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<i>- My mother struggled.</i>

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<i>She was hardly ever at home</i>

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because she worked

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so many hours.

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<i>narrator: To help her</i>

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<i>look after the children,</i>

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<i>Tressa's mother asked</i>

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<i>their strict grandmother</i>

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<i>to move in.</i>

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<i>- My grandmother's firm hand</i>

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had a big effect.

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<i>She had a cane</i>

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<i>that she used to walk with</i>

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and we would get whooping

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<i>narrator: But their</i>

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<i>grandmother's harsh treatment</i>

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<i>only served to bring Tressa</i>

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<i>and Anthony closer together.</i>

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<i>- It was always us</i>

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<i>against the world.</i>

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it's not unusual for them

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to seek protection

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and comfort in each other.

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an even deeper bond.

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<i>narrator: Despite</i>

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<i>this closeness to his sister,</i>

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<i>Anthony left home</i>

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<i>at the first opportunity,</i>

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<i>joining the marines</i>

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<i>after finishing school.</i>

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<i>- Anthony did excellent</i>

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<i>in the marines.</i>

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He has some awards

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from the marines.

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<i>And my mother</i>

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<i>was very proud of him.</i>

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He strived to be the best

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that he could be.

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<i>He really was that type</i>

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<i>of person.</i>

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<i>narrator: Anthony left</i>

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<i>the marines after seven years</i>

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<i>and returned home</i>

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<i>to East Cleveland.</i>

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<i>His sister immediately</i>

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<i>saw a change in him.</i>

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<i>- It was like</i>

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<i>I didn't know him.</i>

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His attitude

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The least little thing,

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very agitated.

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<i>narrator: Tressa wondered</i>

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<i>if his experience</i>

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<i>in the elite unit</i>

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<i>had left him traumatized.</i>

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to show him how to calm down

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once he got to that point.

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they even checked him

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to see if he had PTSD.

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Because I felt like he did.

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<i>narrator: Tressa noticed</i>

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<i>how his attitude changed</i>

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<i>towards their mother,</i>

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<i>who had been so proud of him</i>

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<i>when he enlisted.</i>

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<i>- It was very brutal.</i>

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<i>It was like he was talking</i>

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<i>to somebody he didn't know.</i>

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And I had to let him know,

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"Don't ever speak to my mother

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in that manner.

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I don't really care

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what your issue with her is."

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<i>He got very aggressive</i>

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<i>with me.</i>

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<i>He even tried to strike me,</i>

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and so that's when

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I really knew he had changed.

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<i>narrator:</i>

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<i>October 29th, 2009.</i>

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<i>After further investigation</i>

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<i>into the alleged rape</i>

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<i>of Latundra Billups,</i>

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<i>police have obtained a warrant</i>

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<i>for Anthony Sowell's arrest.</i>

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- The assumption was

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that we'd make an entry,

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locate Anthony

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in that residence.

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<i>narrator: Around 7:00 p.m.,</i>

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<i>law enforcement arrive</i>

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<i>at Sowell's house.</i>

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- There was no answer,

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so they made a forced entry.

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<i>narrator:</i>

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<i>Sowell is nowhere to be found.</i>

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<i>* *</i>

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<i>But little does</i>

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<i>law enforcement know,</i>

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<i>they are about to uncover</i>

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<i>one of the most disturbing</i>

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<i>crime scenes in U.S. history.</i>

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- It seemed like

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there was bodies everywhere.

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- The body count kept rising.

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<i>- Now you're thinking monster.</i>

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Now you're thinking

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serial killer.

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<i>- He said,</i>

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<i>"I'm gonna be famous,</i>

291
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but it's gonna be

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for all the wrong things."

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<i>[tense music]</i>

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<i>* *</i>

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<i>narrator:</i>

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<i>October 29th, 2009.</i>

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<i>Cleveland law enforcement</i>

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<i>arrive at the address</i>

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<i>of Anthony Sowell,</i>

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<i>wanted in connection</i>

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<i>with an alleged rape.</i>

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<i>With no answer,</i>

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<i>they force entry.</i>

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- The entry team

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did a security sweep

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of the residence

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to locate Anthony.

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<i>narrator:</i>

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<i>Anthony is nowhere to be seen.</i>

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<i>But no one is prepared</i>

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<i>for what they do find.</i>

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<i>[eerie music]</i>

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<i>* *</i>

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<i>- In homicide,</i>

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<i>there are three smells.</i>

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<i>* *</i>

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One smell is a death

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that just recently occurred.

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There's something

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about the air.

321
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<i>Then secondly,</i>

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<i>there is a odor</i>

323
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<i>where a person has been</i>

324
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<i>in the apartment building</i>

325
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<i>maybe about a week.</i>

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But then when you get

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to a decomposed body,

328
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<i>that's the worst smell</i>

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<i>you could smell.</i>

330
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<i>It adheres to your body.</i>

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You can smell it

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on your clothing

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once you leave the area.

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<i>[dark music]</i>

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<i>narrator: Two bodies</i>

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<i>are found lying on the floor</i>

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<i>of a bedroom.</i>

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- Imagine taking a box of rice

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and throw it

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all over the floor

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<i>and stepping on it.</i>

342
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<i>That was rat feces</i>

343
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<i>that had fed off the bodies</i>

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and the flies, the dead flies.

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<i>narrator:</i>

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<i>Further investigation uncovers</i>

347
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<i>five more victims</i>

348
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<i>concealed in the property,</i>

349
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<i>making a total of seven.</i>

350
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<i>- It seemed like</i>

351
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<i>there was bodies everywhere.</i>

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They were in different states

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of decomposition.

354
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<i>In the basement, we discovered</i>

355
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<i>a head in a bucket.</i>

356
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<i>It actually was a skull</i>

357
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<i>in a bucket.</i>

358
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<i>There was a body</i>

359
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<i>in a cubbyhole.</i>

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One was situated

361
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in the living room.

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Some of them were posed.

363
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<i>- I've seen a lot</i>

364
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<i>of homicides,</i>

365
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but personally, myself,

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I had never seen anything

367
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of that nature.

368
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- This is somewhat unusual.

369
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<i>But it is not unheard of.</i>

370
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<i>For whatever reason,</i>

371
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<i>these particular killers</i>

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like to keep their victims

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close at hand.

374
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<i>- It was obvious</i>

375
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<i>we had a major crime</i>

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<i>on our hands.</i>

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Plus, you know

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that you're dealing with

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a very dangerous individual

380
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at that point.

381
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<i>- Now you're thinking monster.</i>

382
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<i>Now you're thinking</i>

383
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<i>serial killer.</i>

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Now you're thinking about how

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many more victims are there?

386
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<i>- So we gotta find this guy.</i>

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We gotta put handcuffs on him.

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We gotta put him in jail.

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And so the hunt was on

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for the city of Cleveland.

391
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<i>narrator:</i>

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<i>Identification of the victims</i>

393
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<i>could take weeks</i>

394
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<i>due to the decomposed state</i>

395
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<i>of the bodies.</i>

396
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<i>But with Sowell</i>

397
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<i>still unaccounted for,</i>

398
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<i>law enforcement are aware</i>

399
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<i>that Latundra Billups,</i>

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<i>who led police to the house</i>

401
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<i>in the first place,</i>

402
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<i>remains key</i>

403
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<i>to their investigation.</i>

404
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- She was our only

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living witness

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that we knew of at the time,

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so we thought it was essential.

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Locate Latundra

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and get her to a hotel

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under some security,

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which we did immediately.

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<i>narrator: But faced</i>

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<i>with such a heinous crime,</i>

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<i>an excess</i>

415
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<i>of 40 law enforcement officers</i>

416
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<i>are called in</i>

417
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<i>to help with the manhunt.</i>

418
00:11:37,230 --> 00:11:39,766
<i>Police soon find out</i>

419
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<i>Sowell's sister Tressa</i>

420
00:11:39,799 --> 00:11:41,768
<i>lives in the neighborhood.</i>

421
00:11:41,801 --> 00:11:44,270
<i>- There was a knock</i>

422
00:11:41,801 --> 00:11:44,270
<i>at the door.</i>

423
00:11:44,304 --> 00:11:47,273
And the sheriffs

424
00:11:44,304 --> 00:11:47,273
are at my door.

425
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That's when I'm told

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that they were looking

427
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for Anthony.

428
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<i>They found dead bodies</i>

429
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<i>over at his house</i>

430
00:11:57,517 --> 00:12:04,124
<i>and he is a suspect</i>

431
00:11:57,517 --> 00:12:04,124
<i>for killing some women.</i>

432
00:12:04,157 --> 00:12:09,162
- I was so emotionally pulled

433
00:12:09,195 --> 00:12:14,267
<i>that it really didn't</i>

434
00:12:09,195 --> 00:12:14,267
<i>resonate immediately.</i>

435
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<i>narrator: The police</i>

436
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<i>press Tressa to tell them</i>

437
00:12:16,336 --> 00:12:18,772
<i>if she knows</i>

438
00:12:16,336 --> 00:12:18,772
<i>where her brother is.</i>

439
00:12:18,805 --> 00:12:24,770
<i>- I did not have a clue</i>

440
00:12:18,805 --> 00:12:24,770
<i>to where Anthony was.</i>

441
00:12:24,110 --> 00:12:26,312
He went into hiding.

442
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[phone rings]

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<i>narrator: But the next day,</i>

444
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<i>Tressa does get a call</i>

445
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<i>from her brother.</i>

446
00:12:31,317 --> 00:12:33,253
<i>- He said, "Tressa,</i>

447
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<i>"you're gonna find out</i>

448
00:12:33,286 --> 00:12:36,423
<i>things about me</i>

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00:12:36,456 --> 00:12:39,292
that I did."

450
00:12:39,325 --> 00:12:43,163
And he said, "They are true."

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He said,

452
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"I'm gonna be famous,

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but it's gonna be

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for all the wrong things."

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<i>[suspenseful music]</i>

456
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<i>* *</i>

457
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<i>I asked him,</i>

458
00:12:57,577 --> 00:13:00,547
"What are you talking about?"

459
00:13:00,580 --> 00:13:04,150
And he said, "You'll soon see."

460
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<i>narrator: Tressa asked Anthony</i>

461
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<i>if he planned</i>

462
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<i>to turn himself in</i>

463
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<i>or go on the run.</i>

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- And he said,

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"I don't know yet."

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He said, "I gotta go."

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And that was it.

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<i>[somber music]</i>

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<i>narrator: Having grown up</i>

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<i>close to her brother,</i>

471
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<i>Tressa had the dilemma</i>

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<i>of whether</i>

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<i>to let the police know</i>

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<i>that he'd made contact.</i>

475
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<i>She thought the best way</i>

476
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<i>of protecting him</i>

477
00:13:26,406 --> 00:13:29,242
<i>was to say nothing.</i>

478
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- I was worried

479
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because I thought

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they were gonna kill him.

481
00:13:35,749 --> 00:13:37,751
<i>- These two, as children,</i>

482
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sought comfort in each other

483
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from the abuse.

484
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She knew another side

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of her brother

486
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and so she was protecting him.

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<i>narrator:</i>

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<i>She did eventually call police</i>

489
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<i>but had nothing to give them</i>

490
00:13:46,226 --> 00:13:49,729
<i>on Anthony's whereabouts.</i>

491
00:13:49,763 --> 00:13:52,165
<i>- When they questioned me,</i>

492
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I didn't know what was going on

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00:13:52,198 --> 00:13:55,635
with him.

494
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<i>narrator:</i>

495
00:13:55,669 --> 00:13:57,370
<i>With Anthony still at large,</i>

496
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<i>reporters soon get wind</i>

497
00:13:57,404 --> 00:14:00,373
<i>of the story.</i>

498
00:14:00,407 --> 00:14:02,750
<i>- A gruesome discovery</i>

499
00:14:02,108 --> 00:14:03,810
<i>at Cleveland's</i>

500
00:14:02,108 --> 00:14:03,810
<i>house of horrors on Friday.</i>

501
00:14:03,843 --> 00:14:06,479
<i>narrator: Before long,</i>

502
00:14:03,843 --> 00:14:06,479
<i>media from around the world</i>

503
00:14:06,513 --> 00:14:08,815
<i>descend onto East Cleveland.</i>

504
00:14:08,848 --> 00:14:11,351
<i>- The neighborhood</i>

505
00:14:08,848 --> 00:14:11,351
<i>was just swarmed.</i>

506
00:14:11,384 --> 00:14:13,386
There were SAT trucks

507
00:14:11,384 --> 00:14:13,386
everywhere,

508
00:14:13,420 --> 00:14:15,755
national media,

509
00:14:13,420 --> 00:14:15,755
international media.

510
00:14:15,789 --> 00:14:17,157
<i>narrator:</i>

511
00:14:15,789 --> 00:14:17,157
<i>The press began talking</i>

512
00:14:17,190 --> 00:14:18,758
<i>to people in the community.</i>

513
00:14:18,792 --> 00:14:20,493
<i>One question they have:</i>

514
00:14:20,527 --> 00:14:23,229
<i>just who is Anthony Sowell?</i>

515
00:14:23,263 --> 00:14:25,650
<i>- He was a nice young man.</i>

516
00:14:25,650 --> 00:14:26,433
He used to come over

517
00:14:25,650 --> 00:14:26,433
to our house

518
00:14:26,466 --> 00:14:28,368
and play basketball

519
00:14:26,466 --> 00:14:28,368
with my brothers.

520
00:14:28,401 --> 00:14:31,471
- He was described

521
00:14:28,401 --> 00:14:31,471
as a friendly guy

522
00:14:31,504 --> 00:14:34,174
who was often sitting

523
00:14:31,504 --> 00:14:34,174
on his front porch.

524
00:14:34,207 --> 00:14:37,677
<i>Often he would have neighbors</i>

525
00:14:34,207 --> 00:14:37,677
<i>over for a barbecue.</i>

526
00:14:37,711 --> 00:14:40,980
He was a well-known figure

527
00:14:37,711 --> 00:14:40,980
in the neighborhood.

528
00:14:42,248 --> 00:14:44,840
<i>narrator: But some neighbors</i>

529
00:14:42,248 --> 00:14:44,840
<i>recount noticing</i>

530
00:14:44,117 --> 00:14:46,286
<i>a bad smell in the street.</i>

531
00:14:46,319 --> 00:14:48,880
<i>- People described it as</i>

532
00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:52,125
it smelled like rotting meat

533
00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:52,125
or a dead animal.

534
00:14:52,158 --> 00:14:55,562
<i>People initially blamed it</i>

535
00:14:52,158 --> 00:14:55,562
<i>on a sausage shop</i>

536
00:14:55,595 --> 00:15:00,166
<i>that was next door</i>

537
00:14:55,595 --> 00:15:00,166
<i>to Sowell's house.</i>

538
00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:01,768
<i>narrator: But by now,</i>

539
00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:01,768
<i>the community</i>

540
00:15:01,801 --> 00:15:05,105
<i>was all too aware</i>

541
00:15:01,801 --> 00:15:05,105
<i>of what had caused the smell,</i>

542
00:15:05,138 --> 00:15:07,307
<i>and with Sowell</i>

543
00:15:05,138 --> 00:15:07,307
<i>still at large,</i>

544
00:15:07,340 --> 00:15:11,144
<i>nobody could sleep easy</i>

545
00:15:07,340 --> 00:15:11,144
<i>until he had been apprehended.</i>

546
00:15:11,177 --> 00:15:14,381
<i>- The neighborhood</i>

547
00:15:11,177 --> 00:15:14,381
<i>was in a frenzy, so to speak.</i>

548
00:15:16,316 --> 00:15:18,351
<i>- 'Cause they were concerned.</i>

549
00:15:18,385 --> 00:15:20,320
I think it was like

550
00:15:18,385 --> 00:15:20,320
a state of shock.

551
00:15:20,353 --> 00:15:24,157
<i>* *</i>

552
00:15:24,190 --> 00:15:28,528
<i>narrator: Sowell was sentenced</i>

553
00:15:24,190 --> 00:15:28,528
<i>to 15 years for rape in 1989,</i>

554
00:15:28,561 --> 00:15:30,597
<i>but his sister Tressa</i>

555
00:15:28,561 --> 00:15:30,597
<i>had always doubted</i>

556
00:15:30,630 --> 00:15:32,365
<i>whether he was guilty.</i>

557
00:15:32,399 --> 00:15:35,168
<i>- Anthony said</i>

558
00:15:32,399 --> 00:15:35,168
<i>he didn't rape her,</i>

559
00:15:35,201 --> 00:15:38,638
and so I believed

560
00:15:35,201 --> 00:15:38,638
that the system had set him up.

561
00:15:38,672 --> 00:15:41,574
I really did.

562
00:15:41,608 --> 00:15:44,277
<i>narrator: On his release</i>

563
00:15:41,608 --> 00:15:44,277
<i>from prison in 2005,</i>

564
00:15:44,310 --> 00:15:46,212
<i>Tressa put Anthony up</i>

565
00:15:44,310 --> 00:15:46,212
<i>in her home</i>

566
00:15:46,246 --> 00:15:49,449
<i>to give him a chance</i>

567
00:15:46,246 --> 00:15:49,449
<i>to get back on his feet.</i>

568
00:15:49,482 --> 00:15:51,518
<i>She'd seen how angry</i>

569
00:15:49,482 --> 00:15:51,518
<i>Anthony could get</i>

570
00:15:51,551 --> 00:15:53,453
<i>after leaving the marines.</i>

571
00:15:53,486 --> 00:15:56,589
<i>But to start with,</i>

572
00:15:53,486 --> 00:15:56,589
<i>things seemed to go well.</i>

573
00:15:56,623 --> 00:15:59,359
- I was afraid at first,

574
00:15:59,392 --> 00:16:02,328
but then as he--

575
00:16:02,362 --> 00:16:05,198
time went on,

576
00:16:02,362 --> 00:16:05,198
I got more comfortable

577
00:16:05,231 --> 00:16:08,435
because he was doing everything

578
00:16:05,231 --> 00:16:08,435
he was supposed to do.

579
00:16:08,468 --> 00:16:10,303
<i>narrator: With five daughters,</i>

580
00:16:08,468 --> 00:16:10,303
<i>four sons,</i>

581
00:16:10,337 --> 00:16:12,706
<i>and an elderly mother</i>

582
00:16:10,337 --> 00:16:12,706
<i>to look after,</i>

583
00:16:12,739 --> 00:16:15,809
<i>Tressa was glad</i>

584
00:16:12,739 --> 00:16:15,809
<i>to have extra help.</i>

585
00:16:15,842 --> 00:16:18,111
<i>- He would help me</i>

586
00:16:15,842 --> 00:16:18,111
<i>with dinner.</i>

587
00:16:18,144 --> 00:16:22,480
He would help me watch the kids

588
00:16:18,144 --> 00:16:22,480
when they were outside playing

589
00:16:22,820 --> 00:16:25,518
and I would be in the house

590
00:16:22,820 --> 00:16:25,518
taking care of my mom.

591
00:16:25,552 --> 00:16:29,756
<i>I felt like he was moving</i>

592
00:16:25,552 --> 00:16:29,756
<i>in the right direction,</i>

593
00:16:29,789 --> 00:16:32,759
and so I felt good about it.

594
00:16:32,792 --> 00:16:34,761
<i>narrator: But Anthony</i>

595
00:16:32,792 --> 00:16:34,761
<i>could only keep up the act</i>

596
00:16:34,794 --> 00:16:37,163
<i>for a couple of months</i>

597
00:16:34,794 --> 00:16:37,163
<i>before his aggression</i>

598
00:16:37,197 --> 00:16:39,599
<i>began to surface,</i>

599
00:16:37,197 --> 00:16:39,599
<i>and this time,</i>

600
00:16:39,632 --> 00:16:41,568
<i>it was towards her children.</i>

601
00:16:41,601 --> 00:16:45,372
<i>- I went to Anthony</i>

602
00:16:41,601 --> 00:16:45,372
<i>and I simply told him,</i>

603
00:16:45,405 --> 00:16:48,408
"You don't put your hands

604
00:16:45,405 --> 00:16:48,408
on my kids.

605
00:16:48,441 --> 00:16:52,780
"When you get to putting

606
00:16:48,441 --> 00:16:52,780
your hands on my kids,

607
00:16:52,112 --> 00:16:54,800
we got a problem."

608
00:17:03,256 --> 00:17:05,858
<i>[tense music]</i>

609
00:17:06,226 --> 00:17:07,460
<i>* *</i>

610
00:17:08,494 --> 00:17:09,950
<i>narrator:</i>

611
00:17:08,494 --> 00:17:09,950
<i>The remains of seven women</i>

612
00:17:09,896 --> 00:17:10,329
<i>have been found at a house</i>

613
00:17:10,930 --> 00:17:12,980
<i>in East Cleveland.</i>

614
00:17:13,199 --> 00:17:14,834
<i>Prime suspect, Anthony Sowell,</i>

615
00:17:13,199 --> 00:17:14,834
<i>is on the run</i>

616
00:17:16,690 --> 00:17:17,637
<i>and law enforcement</i>

617
00:17:16,690 --> 00:17:17,637
<i>is desperate to find him.</i>

618
00:17:17,671 --> 00:17:18,738
[siren wails]

619
00:17:18,771 --> 00:17:20,339
<i>- The uniformed officers,</i>

620
00:17:20,373 --> 00:17:22,742
strike forces, the vice units

621
00:17:22,776 --> 00:17:24,778
<i>had mug shots of Anthony.</i>

622
00:17:24,810 --> 00:17:27,881
Everybody in the city

623
00:17:24,810 --> 00:17:27,881
wanted to nail this guy.

624
00:17:27,914 --> 00:17:31,551
<i>narrator: A wide-scale sweep</i>

625
00:17:27,914 --> 00:17:31,551
<i>of the area is begun.</i>

626
00:17:31,584 --> 00:17:33,687
<i>- We knew that</i>

627
00:17:31,584 --> 00:17:33,687
<i>a lot of the people</i>

628
00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,122
Anthony dealt with

629
00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,122
were drug users,

630
00:17:36,156 --> 00:17:37,524
and the drug users in that area

631
00:17:37,557 --> 00:17:39,426
liked to use

632
00:17:37,557 --> 00:17:39,426
the abandoned houses

633
00:17:39,459 --> 00:17:41,227
<i>as crack houses.</i>

634
00:17:41,261 --> 00:17:43,129
<i>They go in there and get high.</i>

635
00:17:43,163 --> 00:17:45,198
<i>So we began</i>

636
00:17:43,163 --> 00:17:45,198
<i>a systematic search</i>

637
00:17:45,231 --> 00:17:48,435
<i>of some of the abandons</i>

638
00:17:45,231 --> 00:17:48,435
<i>in the fourth district.</i>

639
00:17:48,468 --> 00:17:51,137
<i>narrator: But no one</i>

640
00:17:48,468 --> 00:17:51,137
<i>has seen Anthony.</i>

641
00:17:51,171 --> 00:17:53,807
<i>Police fear</i>

642
00:17:51,171 --> 00:17:53,807
<i>he may have left town.</i>

643
00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:56,109
- We knew that Anthony

644
00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:56,109
was an ex-marine.

645
00:17:56,142 --> 00:17:57,477
He'd been overseas.

646
00:17:57,510 --> 00:18:00,780
He wasn't a stranger to travel.

647
00:18:00,814 --> 00:18:03,817
So yeah,

648
00:18:00,814 --> 00:18:03,817
we had no idea where he was.

649
00:18:03,850 --> 00:18:05,685
<i>narrator: Word soon spreads</i>

650
00:18:03,850 --> 00:18:05,685
<i>in the community</i>

651
00:18:05,719 --> 00:18:08,888
<i>that Anthony's sister</i>

652
00:18:05,719 --> 00:18:08,888
<i>is living locally.</i>

653
00:18:08,922 --> 00:18:11,624
<i>As more horrific information</i>

654
00:18:08,922 --> 00:18:11,624
<i>comes to light,</i>

655
00:18:11,658 --> 00:18:14,394
<i>some wrongly feel that Tressa</i>

656
00:18:11,658 --> 00:18:14,394
<i>could be protecting</i>

657
00:18:14,427 --> 00:18:16,196
<i>her missing brother.</i>

658
00:18:16,229 --> 00:18:20,200
<i>- The community was angry.</i>

659
00:18:20,233 --> 00:18:26,740
They then threw their anger

660
00:18:20,233 --> 00:18:26,740
toward myself and my family.

661
00:18:26,773 --> 00:18:30,243
I began to get death threats.

662
00:18:30,276 --> 00:18:31,711
<i>narrator:</i>

663
00:18:30,276 --> 00:18:31,711
<i>Fearing for her life,</i>

664
00:18:31,745 --> 00:18:34,447
<i>Tressa took matters</i>

665
00:18:31,745 --> 00:18:34,447
<i>into her own hands.</i>

666
00:18:34,481 --> 00:18:39,819
- My children and their safety

667
00:18:34,481 --> 00:18:39,819
was at the top of my list.

668
00:18:39,853 --> 00:18:44,424
<i>And so we had to, overnight,</i>

669
00:18:44,457 --> 00:18:49,529
<i>leave most of our things</i>

670
00:18:44,457 --> 00:18:49,529
<i>and pick up and move.</i>

671
00:18:49,562 --> 00:18:52,665
That's not very easy

672
00:18:49,562 --> 00:18:52,665
with nine children

673
00:18:52,699 --> 00:18:56,436
and a disabled mother.

674
00:18:56,469 --> 00:18:58,838
<i>narrator: Tressa's life</i>

675
00:18:56,469 --> 00:18:58,838
<i>had been turned upside down</i>

676
00:18:58,872 --> 00:19:03,877
<i>by the discovery of the bodies</i>

677
00:18:58,872 --> 00:19:03,877
<i>in her brother's house.</i>

678
00:19:03,910 --> 00:19:06,479
<i>But just who were the victims?</i>

679
00:19:06,513 --> 00:19:11,217
<i>And could identifying them</i>

680
00:19:06,513 --> 00:19:11,217
<i>lead police to the killer?</i>

681
00:19:11,251 --> 00:19:12,886
- The scientific

682
00:19:11,251 --> 00:19:12,886
investigation unit

683
00:19:12,919 --> 00:19:14,554
from the Cleveland

684
00:19:12,919 --> 00:19:14,554
Police Department

685
00:19:14,587 --> 00:19:16,756
and the coroner's office

686
00:19:14,587 --> 00:19:16,756
arrived on scene

687
00:19:16,790 --> 00:19:18,625
and they began

688
00:19:16,790 --> 00:19:18,625
to process the scene.

689
00:19:18,658 --> 00:19:21,194
<i>That means DNA swabs,</i>

690
00:19:21,227 --> 00:19:24,631
<i>fingerprint samples,</i>

691
00:19:21,227 --> 00:19:24,631
<i>photographs.</i>

692
00:19:24,664 --> 00:19:26,399
<i>narrator:</i>

693
00:19:24,664 --> 00:19:26,399
<i>With this data in hand,</i>

694
00:19:26,433 --> 00:19:28,368
<i>police get to work,</i>

695
00:19:26,433 --> 00:19:28,368
<i>checking through lists</i>

696
00:19:28,401 --> 00:19:31,638
<i>of persons reported missing</i>

697
00:19:28,401 --> 00:19:31,638
<i>in the greater Cleveland area.</i>

698
00:19:31,671 --> 00:19:33,840
- Each body that you find,

699
00:19:33,873 --> 00:19:36,843
you know

700
00:19:33,873 --> 00:19:36,843
that you have family members.

701
00:19:36,876 --> 00:19:40,246
<i>- Finding family members</i>

702
00:19:36,876 --> 00:19:40,246
<i>of these victims,</i>

703
00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,349
that's critical

704
00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,349
because those are the folks

705
00:19:42,382 --> 00:19:44,184
the detectives

706
00:19:42,382 --> 00:19:44,184
have gotta get to

707
00:19:44,217 --> 00:19:45,785
to start asking the questions.

708
00:19:45,819 --> 00:19:48,822
We need to know

709
00:19:45,819 --> 00:19:48,822
what their circumstances were,

710
00:19:48,855 --> 00:19:52,158
when they last saw them,

711
00:19:48,855 --> 00:19:52,158
and so forth.

712
00:19:52,192 --> 00:19:53,827
<i>And it is gonna</i>

713
00:19:52,192 --> 00:19:53,827
<i>be time-consuming.</i>

714
00:19:53,860 --> 00:19:56,396
<i>These detectives are gonna</i>

715
00:19:53,860 --> 00:19:56,396
<i>be working around the clock</i>

716
00:19:56,429 --> 00:19:58,698
to get these folks identified.

717
00:19:58,732 --> 00:19:59,766
<i>narrator:</i>

718
00:19:58,732 --> 00:19:59,766
<i>While police are working</i>

719
00:19:59,799 --> 00:20:01,801
<i>to identify the victims,</i>

720
00:20:01,835 --> 00:20:03,670
<i>they come across a report</i>

721
00:20:01,835 --> 00:20:03,670
<i>from a woman</i>

722
00:20:03,703 --> 00:20:06,740
<i>who claims Sowell has tried</i>

723
00:20:03,703 --> 00:20:06,740
<i>to strangle her.</i>

724
00:20:06,773 --> 00:20:09,676
<i>One year before the discovery</i>

725
00:20:06,773 --> 00:20:09,676
<i>of the other victims,</i>

726
00:20:09,709 --> 00:20:11,478
<i>39-year-old Gladys Wade</i>

727
00:20:11,511 --> 00:20:15,448
<i>notified police Sowell</i>

728
00:20:11,511 --> 00:20:15,448
<i>choked her at his house.</i>

729
00:20:15,482 --> 00:20:17,183
<i>She managed to escape,</i>

730
00:20:17,217 --> 00:20:19,486
<i>but no charges</i>

731
00:20:17,217 --> 00:20:19,486
<i>were brought against Sowell</i>

732
00:20:19,519 --> 00:20:22,355
<i>due to insufficient evidence.</i>

733
00:20:22,389 --> 00:20:24,724
<i>- Sad to say,</i>

734
00:20:22,389 --> 00:20:24,724
<i>there are many cases</i>

735
00:20:24,758 --> 00:20:26,459
where there is not evidence,

736
00:20:26,493 --> 00:20:28,395
and in this case,

737
00:20:26,493 --> 00:20:28,395
there was not evidence

738
00:20:28,428 --> 00:20:31,297
to pursue prosecution.

739
00:20:31,331 --> 00:20:35,502
<i>This is very frustrating</i>

740
00:20:31,331 --> 00:20:35,502
<i>not only for the victim,</i>

741
00:20:35,535 --> 00:20:37,871
<i>but for the detectives</i>

742
00:20:35,535 --> 00:20:37,871
<i>involved.</i>

743
00:20:37,904 --> 00:20:41,241
<i>narrator:</i>

744
00:20:37,904 --> 00:20:41,241
<i>Sowell had had a lucky escape.</i>

745
00:20:41,274 --> 00:20:43,243
<i>But now police were</i>

746
00:20:41,274 --> 00:20:43,243
<i>building a profile</i>

747
00:20:43,276 --> 00:20:46,379
<i>to help them figure out</i>

748
00:20:43,276 --> 00:20:46,379
<i>his whereabouts.</i>

749
00:20:46,413 --> 00:20:47,747
<i>- What we did know</i>

750
00:20:46,413 --> 00:20:47,747
<i>at the time</i>

751
00:20:47,781 --> 00:20:50,316
<i>was Anthony</i>

752
00:20:47,781 --> 00:20:50,316
<i>had a drug problem also,</i>

753
00:20:50,350 --> 00:20:51,751
so he didn't have

754
00:20:50,350 --> 00:20:51,751
a lot of means.

755
00:20:51,785 --> 00:20:53,720
He didn't have a lot of money.

756
00:20:53,753 --> 00:20:55,488
<i>narrator: Without money,</i>

757
00:20:53,753 --> 00:20:55,488
<i>police suspected</i>

758
00:20:55,522 --> 00:20:58,425
<i>it was unlikely Sowell</i>

759
00:20:55,522 --> 00:20:58,425
<i>had means to travel far,</i>

760
00:20:58,458 --> 00:21:00,226
<i>and they were right.</i>

761
00:21:00,260 --> 00:21:01,728
<i>[suspenseful music]</i>

762
00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:03,830
<i>On Halloween 2009,</i>

763
00:21:03,863 --> 00:21:05,765
<i>two days after the bodies</i>

764
00:21:03,863 --> 00:21:05,765
<i>had been found</i>

765
00:21:05,799 --> 00:21:08,635
<i>in Sowell's house,</i>

766
00:21:05,799 --> 00:21:08,635
<i>the breakthrough came.</i>

767
00:21:08,668 --> 00:21:09,836
<i>[siren wails]</i>

768
00:21:09,869 --> 00:21:11,604
<i>A patrol was alerted to a man</i>

769
00:21:11,638 --> 00:21:13,707
<i>fitting Anthony's description</i>

770
00:21:13,740 --> 00:21:16,543
<i>just a few blocks</i>

771
00:21:13,740 --> 00:21:16,543
<i>from the crime scene.</i>

772
00:21:16,576 --> 00:21:20,480
- A passerby had seen him

773
00:21:16,576 --> 00:21:20,480
walking down the street.

774
00:21:20,513 --> 00:21:22,849
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

775
00:21:22,882 --> 00:21:25,118
<i>narrator: When law enforcement</i>

776
00:21:22,882 --> 00:21:25,118
<i>approached him,</i>

777
00:21:25,151 --> 00:21:26,686
<i>Anthony admitted</i>

778
00:21:25,151 --> 00:21:26,686
<i>he was the person</i>

779
00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,221
<i>they were looking for.</i>

780
00:21:28,254 --> 00:21:30,123
<i>- We were notified</i>

781
00:21:28,254 --> 00:21:30,123
<i>by our commander</i>

782
00:21:30,156 --> 00:21:32,192
that Anthony had been arrested

783
00:21:30,156 --> 00:21:32,192
in the fourth district

784
00:21:32,225 --> 00:21:35,161
by fourth district

785
00:21:32,225 --> 00:21:35,161
strike force.

786
00:21:35,195 --> 00:21:38,231
<i>narrator: Police couldn't</i>

787
00:21:35,195 --> 00:21:38,231
<i>believe their luck.</i>

788
00:21:38,264 --> 00:21:40,100
- Doing homicide,

789
00:21:38,264 --> 00:21:40,100
you usually have

790
00:21:40,133 --> 00:21:41,835
a lot of people

791
00:21:40,133 --> 00:21:41,835
fleeing the area,

792
00:21:41,868 --> 00:21:46,506
but this guy was found

793
00:21:41,868 --> 00:21:46,506
within the neighborhood,

794
00:21:46,539 --> 00:21:48,842
which was surprising.

795
00:21:48,875 --> 00:21:51,444
<i>- It's possible that Sowell</i>

796
00:21:48,875 --> 00:21:51,444
<i>just didn't have the means</i>

797
00:21:51,478 --> 00:21:52,846
<i>to go far.</i>

798
00:21:52,879 --> 00:21:55,782
But it's also possible

799
00:21:52,879 --> 00:21:55,782
that he knew time was up,

800
00:21:55,815 --> 00:21:57,817
that he was about

801
00:21:55,815 --> 00:21:57,817
to get arrested,

802
00:21:57,851 --> 00:22:00,487
and that soon his name

803
00:21:57,851 --> 00:22:00,487
was going to be known

804
00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,356
across the country, so if it's

805
00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,356
attention that he wants,

806
00:22:03,390 --> 00:22:05,825
he's about to get it.

807
00:22:05,859 --> 00:22:08,228
<i>narrator: When Sowell</i>

808
00:22:05,859 --> 00:22:08,228
<i>spoke to his sister,</i>

809
00:22:08,261 --> 00:22:11,364
<i>he had chillingly told her</i>

810
00:22:08,261 --> 00:22:11,364
<i>he would be famous,</i>

811
00:22:11,398 --> 00:22:13,633
<i>but for all the wrong reasons.</i>

812
00:22:13,667 --> 00:22:15,669
<i>* *</i>

813
00:22:15,702 --> 00:22:17,837
<i>With those words vivid</i>

814
00:22:15,702 --> 00:22:17,837
<i>in her memory,</i>

815
00:22:17,871 --> 00:22:20,440
<i>the news that police</i>

816
00:22:17,871 --> 00:22:20,440
<i>had apprehended her brother</i>

817
00:22:20,473 --> 00:22:22,542
<i>hit Tressa hard.</i>

818
00:22:22,575 --> 00:22:26,379
<i>- The day of his arrest,</i>

819
00:22:26,413 --> 00:22:29,349
my thoughts pivoted

820
00:22:29,382 --> 00:22:33,787
onto my children and my mother.

821
00:22:33,820 --> 00:22:35,622
<i>narrator:</i>

822
00:22:33,820 --> 00:22:35,622
<i>When the story broke,</i>

823
00:22:35,655 --> 00:22:38,358
<i>Tressa moved house</i>

824
00:22:35,655 --> 00:22:38,358
<i>to try and escape the anger</i>

825
00:22:38,391 --> 00:22:40,560
<i>of the community.</i>

826
00:22:40,593 --> 00:22:42,395
<i>But the plan didn't work.</i>

827
00:22:42,429 --> 00:22:47,100
<i>She was harassed by people</i>

828
00:22:42,429 --> 00:22:47,100
<i>appalled by the crimes.</i>

829
00:22:47,133 --> 00:22:51,838
- People believing

830
00:22:47,133 --> 00:22:51,838
that I allowed my brother

831
00:22:51,871 --> 00:22:54,874
to do these horrendous things,

832
00:22:54,908 --> 00:22:57,444
but I had nothing

833
00:22:54,908 --> 00:22:57,444
to do with it.

834
00:22:57,477 --> 00:23:02,749
I would've tried to stop him

835
00:22:57,477 --> 00:23:02,749
had I known.

836
00:23:02,782 --> 00:23:05,118
<i>* *</i>

837
00:23:05,151 --> 00:23:07,487
<i>narrator: With her youngest</i>

838
00:23:05,151 --> 00:23:07,487
<i>then aged just six,</i>

839
00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,522
<i>Tressa chose</i>

840
00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,522
<i>to shield her children</i>

841
00:23:09,556 --> 00:23:13,426
<i>from the details of her</i>

842
00:23:09,556 --> 00:23:13,426
<i>brother's alleged crimes.</i>

843
00:23:13,460 --> 00:23:18,365
- They became more aware

844
00:23:13,460 --> 00:23:18,365
once they got to school

845
00:23:18,398 --> 00:23:21,301
and the children were talking,

846
00:23:21,334 --> 00:23:25,605
and there was a big backlash.

847
00:23:25,638 --> 00:23:27,307
<i>narrator:</i>

848
00:23:25,638 --> 00:23:27,307
<i>Tressa and Anthony's mother</i>

849
00:23:27,340 --> 00:23:29,809
<i>was also struggling</i>

850
00:23:27,340 --> 00:23:29,809
<i>to accept her own son</i>

851
00:23:29,843 --> 00:23:32,579
<i>was potentially capable</i>

852
00:23:29,843 --> 00:23:32,579
<i>of such terrible acts</i>

853
00:23:32,612 --> 00:23:34,848
<i>of violence towards women.</i>

854
00:23:34,881 --> 00:23:36,683
<i>- My mother changed.</i>

855
00:23:36,716 --> 00:23:38,685
<i>Her health went down.</i>

856
00:23:38,718 --> 00:23:42,822
She was becoming depressed

857
00:23:38,718 --> 00:23:42,822
and I could see it.

858
00:23:42,856 --> 00:23:45,825
<i>* *</i>

859
00:23:45,859 --> 00:23:47,827
<i>narrator: Sowell is taken in</i>

860
00:23:45,859 --> 00:23:47,827
<i>for questioning.</i>

861
00:23:47,861 --> 00:23:50,163
<i>But will he admit</i>

862
00:23:47,861 --> 00:23:50,163
<i>to killing the seven women</i>

863
00:23:50,196 --> 00:23:51,798
<i>that have been found?</i>

864
00:23:51,831 --> 00:23:53,833
<i>And are there more victims</i>

865
00:23:51,831 --> 00:23:53,833
<i>to be discovered</i>

866
00:23:53,867 --> 00:23:56,436
<i>at his house of horrors?</i>

867
00:23:57,337 --> 00:24:00,306
<i>- City of Cleveland</i>

868
00:23:57,337 --> 00:24:00,306
<i>had a backhoe,</i>

869
00:24:00,340 --> 00:24:03,743
and lo and behold,

870
00:24:00,340 --> 00:24:03,743
more bodies came up.

871
00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:16,289
<i>[tense music]</i>

872
00:24:17,157 --> 00:24:19,359
<i>narrator:</i>

873
00:24:17,157 --> 00:24:19,359
<i>October 31st, 2009.</i>

874
00:24:19,392 --> 00:24:21,940
<i>Anthony Sowell is in custody</i>

875
00:24:21,127 --> 00:24:23,296
<i>at Cleveland</i>

876
00:24:21,127 --> 00:24:23,296
<i>police headquarters.</i>

877
00:24:28,134 --> 00:24:29,269
<i>narrator:</i>

878
00:24:28,134 --> 00:24:29,269
<i>Police are working hard</i>

879
00:24:29,302 --> 00:24:31,504
<i>to identify the seven victims,</i>

880
00:24:31,538 --> 00:24:34,574
<i>but are there more bodies</i>

881
00:24:31,538 --> 00:24:34,574
<i>to be discovered?</i>

882
00:24:34,607 --> 00:24:36,776
<i>If they are</i>

883
00:24:34,607 --> 00:24:36,776
<i>to secure a confession,</i>

884
00:24:36,810 --> 00:24:39,479
<i>law enforcement</i>

885
00:24:36,810 --> 00:24:39,479
<i>must employ all their skills</i>

886
00:24:39,512 --> 00:24:42,649
<i>in interrogation.</i>

887
00:24:42,682 --> 00:24:46,786
<i>- What you're doing</i>

888
00:24:42,682 --> 00:24:46,786
<i>is you're selling to a person</i>

889
00:24:46,820 --> 00:24:49,890
<i>the fact that you want them</i>

890
00:24:46,820 --> 00:24:49,890
<i>to admit to something</i>

891
00:24:49,122 --> 00:24:51,725
that's probably gonna put them

892
00:24:49,122 --> 00:24:51,725
in the electric chair.

893
00:24:51,758 --> 00:24:53,760
And that's

894
00:24:51,758 --> 00:24:53,760
a pretty difficult sell,

895
00:24:53,793 --> 00:24:56,229
but, you know,

896
00:24:53,793 --> 00:24:56,229
if you're good at it,

897
00:24:56,262 --> 00:24:57,530
it's possible.

898
00:25:03,169 --> 00:25:05,305
<i>- Anything to keep</i>

899
00:25:03,169 --> 00:25:05,305
<i>the person talking</i>

900
00:25:05,338 --> 00:25:08,375
is what you want

901
00:25:05,338 --> 00:25:08,375
because we had a lot to lose.

902
00:25:08,408 --> 00:25:11,678
We had all these families

903
00:25:08,408 --> 00:25:11,678
that was affected.

904
00:25:17,217 --> 00:25:20,387
- It's an artful skill

905
00:25:17,217 --> 00:25:20,387
in that interview room

906
00:25:20,420 --> 00:25:22,188
with a homicide detective.

907
00:25:22,222 --> 00:25:25,358
<i>You have to listen</i>

908
00:25:22,222 --> 00:25:25,358
<i>and you have to be patient.</i>

909
00:25:25,392 --> 00:25:27,360
You know, God gave us two ears

910
00:25:25,392 --> 00:25:27,360
and one mouth.

911
00:25:27,394 --> 00:25:30,163
That's so we can hear

912
00:25:27,394 --> 00:25:30,163
twice as much as we say.

913
00:25:30,196 --> 00:25:32,298
<i>narrator: The patient approach</i>

914
00:25:30,196 --> 00:25:32,298
<i>was working</i>

915
00:25:32,332 --> 00:25:34,701
<i>and Sowell seemed</i>

916
00:25:32,332 --> 00:25:34,701
<i>ready to talk.</i>

917
00:25:34,734 --> 00:25:37,137
- He disclosed having dreams.

918
00:25:37,170 --> 00:25:39,720
In these dreams,

919
00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:43,760
he hurt these people

920
00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:43,760
with his hands.

921
00:25:50,183 --> 00:25:51,518
- Okay.

922
00:25:50,183 --> 00:25:51,518
<i>- He tells the detectives</i>

923
00:25:51,551 --> 00:25:54,788
<i>that he is having dreams</i>

924
00:25:51,551 --> 00:25:54,788
<i>choking people.</i>

925
00:25:54,821 --> 00:25:56,723
<i>That's the open door.</i>

926
00:25:56,756 --> 00:25:59,426
Now we have this admission.

927
00:25:59,459 --> 00:26:01,294
Now we just need

928
00:25:59,459 --> 00:26:01,294
to bring it back

929
00:26:01,327 --> 00:26:03,296
into the realm of reality.

930
00:26:03,329 --> 00:26:05,131
And so

931
00:26:03,329 --> 00:26:05,131
this is a great opportunity

932
00:26:05,165 --> 00:26:07,367
for those detectives

933
00:26:05,165 --> 00:26:07,367
in that interview.

934
00:26:08,702 --> 00:26:10,370
<i>- Eventually he would admit</i>

935
00:26:10,403 --> 00:26:13,173
he had females

936
00:26:10,403 --> 00:26:13,173
that would come over

937
00:26:13,206 --> 00:26:14,441
and get high.

938
00:26:21,810 --> 00:26:23,483
<i>- He would admit</i>

939
00:26:21,810 --> 00:26:23,483
<i>of where he found the girls,</i>

940
00:26:23,516 --> 00:26:25,218
<i>where he met the girls.</i>

941
00:26:25,251 --> 00:26:27,253
It's like he wanted to tell us.

942
00:26:27,287 --> 00:26:30,156
It's like he wanted

943
00:26:27,287 --> 00:26:30,156
to get it off his chest.

944
00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,169
- Once a person starts

945
00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,169
to confess,

946
00:26:43,203 --> 00:26:45,138
it's actually common

947
00:26:45,171 --> 00:26:48,174
to see that they feel

948
00:26:45,171 --> 00:26:48,174
sort of relieved

949
00:26:48,208 --> 00:26:51,311
at unburdening themselves

950
00:26:48,208 --> 00:26:51,311
from these dark secrets

951
00:26:51,344 --> 00:26:52,479
they've been harboring.

952
00:26:57,817 --> 00:26:59,252
Think about that.

953
00:27:03,523 --> 00:27:05,425
<i>narrator: Lemmy Griffin knew</i>

954
00:27:03,523 --> 00:27:05,425
<i>they had enough</i>

955
00:27:05,458 --> 00:27:06,693
<i>to charge Sowell,</i>

956
00:27:06,726 --> 00:27:08,361
<i>but it was vital</i>

957
00:27:06,726 --> 00:27:08,361
<i>they continued</i>

958
00:27:08,395 --> 00:27:11,197
<i>to press him on whether</i>

959
00:27:08,395 --> 00:27:11,197
<i>there were more victims.</i>

960
00:27:16,169 --> 00:27:19,239
- And he slipped and said ten.

961
00:27:22,242 --> 00:27:24,644
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

962
00:27:24,678 --> 00:27:26,346
<i>narrator:</i>

963
00:27:24,678 --> 00:27:26,346
<i>So far, seven victims</i>

964
00:27:26,379 --> 00:27:29,349
<i>had been discovered.</i>

965
00:27:29,382 --> 00:27:31,551
<i>The next day,</i>

966
00:27:29,382 --> 00:27:31,551
<i>the investigation team</i>

967
00:27:31,584 --> 00:27:34,870
<i>went back to the property</i>

968
00:27:31,584 --> 00:27:34,870
<i>with an excavator</i>

969
00:27:34,120 --> 00:27:36,389
<i>to dig up the backyard.</i>

970
00:27:36,423 --> 00:27:38,425
<i>- City of Cleveland</i>

971
00:27:36,423 --> 00:27:38,425
<i>had a backhoe</i>

972
00:27:38,458 --> 00:27:41,494
<i>and we systematically digged</i>

973
00:27:38,458 --> 00:27:41,494
<i>section at a time,</i>

974
00:27:41,528 --> 00:27:44,164
and low and behold,

975
00:27:44,197 --> 00:27:46,332
more bodies came up.

976
00:27:46,366 --> 00:27:52,205
<i>* *</i>

977
00:27:52,238 --> 00:27:53,540
<i>- Over the course</i>

978
00:27:53,573 --> 00:27:55,208
of several days,

979
00:27:55,241 --> 00:27:57,610
the body count kept rising.

980
00:27:58,778 --> 00:28:00,747
<i>narrator: Four more bodies</i>

981
00:27:58,778 --> 00:28:00,747
<i>are discovered,</i>

982
00:28:00,780 --> 00:28:03,783
<i>bringing the total to 11.</i>

983
00:28:03,817 --> 00:28:06,186
<i>- He killed so many people</i>

984
00:28:06,219 --> 00:28:09,890
he forgot

985
00:28:06,219 --> 00:28:09,890
where he buried them at.

986
00:28:09,122 --> 00:28:10,690
<i>narrator:</i>

987
00:28:09,122 --> 00:28:10,690
<i>Autopsy reports reveal</i>

988
00:28:10,724 --> 00:28:13,560
<i>how the victims have died.</i>

989
00:28:13,593 --> 00:28:15,295
<i>- Many of them</i>

990
00:28:13,593 --> 00:28:15,295
<i>had been strangled</i>

991
00:28:15,328 --> 00:28:18,980
<i>with household objects</i>

992
00:28:15,328 --> 00:28:18,980
<i>like a belt,</i>

993
00:28:18,131 --> 00:28:20,400
<i>the strap of a shoulder bag,</i>

994
00:28:20,433 --> 00:28:23,269
and many of them

995
00:28:20,433 --> 00:28:23,269
still had the ligatures

996
00:28:23,303 --> 00:28:26,439
wrapped around their necks when

997
00:28:23,303 --> 00:28:26,439
their bodies were discovered.

998
00:28:26,473 --> 00:28:32,178
<i>* *</i>

999
00:28:32,212 --> 00:28:34,280
<i>narrator:</i>

1000
00:28:32,212 --> 00:28:34,280
<i>Now that Sowell is in custody,</i>

1001
00:28:34,314 --> 00:28:36,149
<i>more families</i>

1002
00:28:34,314 --> 00:28:36,149
<i>of missing persons</i>

1003
00:28:36,182 --> 00:28:37,450
<i>come forward.</i>

1004
00:28:37,484 --> 00:28:38,785
<i>Within six weeks,</i>

1005
00:28:38,818 --> 00:28:40,487
<i>the coroner has the identities</i>

1006
00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:42,589
<i>of all 11 victims.</i>

1007
00:28:42,622 --> 00:28:45,558
<i>[somber music]</i>

1008
00:28:45,592 --> 00:28:48,361
<i>* *</i>

1009
00:28:48,395 --> 00:28:51,164
<i>All were</i>

1010
00:28:48,395 --> 00:28:51,164
<i>African American women,</i>

1011
00:28:51,197 --> 00:28:53,600
<i>most in their 30s or 40s.</i>

1012
00:28:53,633 --> 00:28:56,102
<i>* *</i>

1013
00:28:56,136 --> 00:28:59,372
<i>All except one were mothers.</i>

1014
00:28:59,406 --> 00:29:03,743
<i>* *</i>

1015
00:29:03,777 --> 00:29:05,645
<i>- It was hard not knowing,</i>

1016
00:29:05,679 --> 00:29:08,810
but it's even worse

1017
00:29:05,679 --> 00:29:08,810
knowing now

1018
00:29:08,114 --> 00:29:10,417
that she got killed violently.

1019
00:29:10,450 --> 00:29:15,488
<i>* *</i>

1020
00:29:15,522 --> 00:29:17,290
<i>- Her laughter.</i>

1021
00:29:17,323 --> 00:29:20,560
The love we all had

1022
00:29:17,323 --> 00:29:20,560
for each other.

1023
00:29:20,593 --> 00:29:27,600
<i>* *</i>

1024
00:29:29,336 --> 00:29:32,380
<i>- My thoughts about her</i>

1025
00:29:29,336 --> 00:29:32,380
<i>is that how much I love her</i>

1026
00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:33,640
<i>and how much I miss her.</i>

1027
00:29:34,174 --> 00:29:37,610
You know, that was my baby.

1028
00:29:37,644 --> 00:29:40,313
<i>* *</i>

1029
00:29:40,780 --> 00:29:42,782
<i>[tense music]</i>

1030
00:29:42,816 --> 00:29:44,484
<i>narrator: In the four years</i>

1031
00:29:42,816 --> 00:29:44,484
<i>that Sowell lived</i>

1032
00:29:44,517 --> 00:29:46,219
<i>at Imperial Avenue,</i>

1033
00:29:46,252 --> 00:29:48,822
<i>his sister Tressa</i>

1034
00:29:46,252 --> 00:29:48,822
<i>often visited him.</i>

1035
00:29:48,855 --> 00:29:51,591
<i>With the 11 victims</i>

1036
00:29:48,855 --> 00:29:51,591
<i>now identified,</i>

1037
00:29:51,624 --> 00:29:54,361
<i>she began questioning</i>

1038
00:29:51,624 --> 00:29:54,361
<i>whether she ever noticed</i>

1039
00:29:54,394 --> 00:29:56,262
<i>anything strange.</i>

1040
00:29:56,296 --> 00:29:59,699
- It was one day

1041
00:29:56,296 --> 00:29:59,699
I went over his house...

1042
00:29:59,733 --> 00:30:03,169
<i>went upstairs</i>

1043
00:29:59,733 --> 00:30:03,169
<i>and immediately...</i>

1044
00:30:03,203 --> 00:30:06,573
smelt an odor.

1045
00:30:06,606 --> 00:30:10,577
He rushed down the stairs

1046
00:30:10,610 --> 00:30:12,545
to where I was at.

1047
00:30:12,579 --> 00:30:15,582
<i>[ominous music]</i>

1048
00:30:15,615 --> 00:30:19,486
I asked him,

1049
00:30:15,615 --> 00:30:19,486
"What is that smell?"

1050
00:30:19,519 --> 00:30:22,222
And he says, "Oh,

1051
00:30:19,519 --> 00:30:22,222
that's the sausage factory.

1052
00:30:22,255 --> 00:30:24,791
<i>That's the sausage factory."</i>

1053
00:30:24,824 --> 00:30:28,695
<i>But now that I look back,</i>

1054
00:30:28,728 --> 00:30:31,231
there was something

1055
00:30:28,728 --> 00:30:31,231
in his eyes.

1056
00:30:31,264 --> 00:30:33,333
<i>It wasn't right.</i>

1057
00:30:33,366 --> 00:30:35,568
<i>But I didn't</i>

1058
00:30:33,366 --> 00:30:35,568
<i>pay attention to that</i>

1059
00:30:35,602 --> 00:30:37,771
<i>because I was agitated</i>

1060
00:30:35,602 --> 00:30:37,771
<i>by the smell,</i>

1061
00:30:37,804 --> 00:30:40,573
<i>and I took Anthony</i>

1062
00:30:37,804 --> 00:30:40,573
<i>for his word.</i>

1063
00:30:40,607 --> 00:30:43,430
<i>It never dawned on me</i>

1064
00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:46,780
that something

1065
00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:46,780
of that magnitude

1066
00:30:46,813 --> 00:30:49,449
was going on.

1067
00:30:49,482 --> 00:30:51,685
<i>[dramatic musical sting]</i>

1068
00:30:51,718 --> 00:30:53,787
<i>narrator:</i>

1069
00:30:51,718 --> 00:30:53,787
<i>More victims raped by Sowell</i>

1070
00:30:53,820 --> 00:30:56,589
<i>but somehow survived</i>

1071
00:30:53,820 --> 00:30:56,589
<i>his brutal attacks</i>

1072
00:30:56,623 --> 00:30:58,458
<i>come forward.</i>

1073
00:30:58,491 --> 00:31:01,361
- A common story emerged

1074
00:30:58,491 --> 00:31:01,361
among women

1075
00:31:01,394 --> 00:31:04,497
who had been attacked

1076
00:31:01,394 --> 00:31:04,497
by Anthony and survived

1077
00:31:04,531 --> 00:31:06,660
to tell the tale.

1078
00:31:06,990 --> 00:31:07,701
<i>They would be drinking</i>

1079
00:31:06,990 --> 00:31:07,701
<i>or smoking</i>

1080
00:31:07,734 --> 00:31:09,536
<i>and then, all of a sudden,</i>

1081
00:31:09,569 --> 00:31:12,706
Anthony would become violent.

1082
00:31:12,739 --> 00:31:16,209
<i>They described it as he would</i>

1083
00:31:12,739 --> 00:31:16,209
<i>get a crazy look in his eyes</i>

1084
00:31:16,242 --> 00:31:17,577
and he would just snap.

1085
00:31:27,220 --> 00:31:29,856
<i>[tense music]</i>

1086
00:31:30,223 --> 00:31:32,425
<i>* *</i>

1087
00:31:32,459 --> 00:31:34,427
<i>narrator: Former marine</i>

1088
00:31:32,459 --> 00:31:34,427
<i>and convicted rapist</i>

1089
00:31:34,461 --> 00:31:36,463
<i>Anthony Sowell</i>

1090
00:31:34,461 --> 00:31:36,463
<i>has been charged</i>

1091
00:31:36,496 --> 00:31:41,601
<i>with the murder of 11 women</i>

1092
00:31:36,496 --> 00:31:41,601
<i>and is awaiting trial.</i>

1093
00:31:41,634 --> 00:31:45,572
<i>But police have yet</i>

1094
00:31:41,634 --> 00:31:45,572
<i>to establish a motive.</i>

1095
00:31:45,605 --> 00:31:47,707
<i>What had driven Sowell</i>

1096
00:31:45,605 --> 00:31:47,707
<i>to rape and murder</i>

1097
00:31:47,741 --> 00:31:51,277
<i>so many women</i>

1098
00:31:47,741 --> 00:31:51,277
<i>in such a brutal manner?</i>

1099
00:31:53,847 --> 00:31:57,417
<i>Clues have emerged during</i>

1100
00:31:53,847 --> 00:31:57,417
<i>the initial police interviews.</i>

1101
00:31:57,450 --> 00:31:59,819
<i>[siren wails]</i>

1102
00:31:57,450 --> 00:31:59,819
<i>- As you peel back the layers,</i>

1103
00:31:59,853 --> 00:32:02,622
he'd start talking about

1104
00:31:59,853 --> 00:32:02,622
his girlfriend

1105
00:32:02,655 --> 00:32:04,157
who he believed did him wrong.

1106
00:32:07,527 --> 00:32:09,229
- He had helped this girl

1107
00:32:09,262 --> 00:32:12,165
through some

1108
00:32:09,262 --> 00:32:12,165
substance abuse problems,

1109
00:32:12,198 --> 00:32:14,401
and then

1110
00:32:12,198 --> 00:32:14,401
as soon as she got clean,

1111
00:32:14,434 --> 00:32:15,669
she dropped him.

1112
00:32:15,702 --> 00:32:18,710
That angered him towards women.

1113
00:32:26,246 --> 00:32:27,614
<i>narrator:</i>

1114
00:32:26,246 --> 00:32:27,614
<i>Sowell's sister Tressa</i>

1115
00:32:27,647 --> 00:32:29,616
<i>remembers</i>

1116
00:32:27,647 --> 00:32:29,616
<i>how Anthony felt used</i>

1117
00:32:29,649 --> 00:32:31,584
<i>by this former lover.</i>

1118
00:32:31,618 --> 00:32:34,587
- Now that I look back,

1119
00:32:34,621 --> 00:32:38,425
that was a turning point

1120
00:32:34,621 --> 00:32:38,425
for him.

1121
00:32:38,458 --> 00:32:42,362
<i>He was upset and felt betrayed</i>

1122
00:32:42,395 --> 00:32:48,535
<i>that she dismissed him</i>

1123
00:32:42,395 --> 00:32:48,535
<i>after he helped her get clean.</i>

1124
00:32:48,568 --> 00:32:51,204
- Being wronged

1125
00:32:48,568 --> 00:32:51,204
by a former partner

1126
00:32:51,237 --> 00:32:54,374
could spark these feelings

1127
00:32:51,237 --> 00:32:54,374
of wanting to take out revenge

1128
00:32:54,407 --> 00:32:57,744
on other women,

1129
00:32:54,407 --> 00:32:57,744
especially, if like Sowell,

1130
00:32:57,777 --> 00:33:01,810
he's already got a history

1131
00:32:57,777 --> 00:33:01,810
of violence against women.

1132
00:33:02,482 --> 00:33:04,617
<i>narrator: This history</i>

1133
00:33:02,482 --> 00:33:04,617
<i>of violence towards women</i>

1134
00:33:04,651 --> 00:33:08,421
<i>had been witnessed</i>

1135
00:33:04,651 --> 00:33:08,421
<i>by Tressa firsthand.</i>

1136
00:33:08,455 --> 00:33:11,324
<i>- We're speaking</i>

1137
00:33:08,455 --> 00:33:11,324
<i>to this young lady,</i>

1138
00:33:11,358 --> 00:33:14,494
and Anthony says, "Shut up."

1139
00:33:14,527 --> 00:33:16,696
He said it once,

1140
00:33:16,730 --> 00:33:20,567
and she went to say

1141
00:33:16,730 --> 00:33:20,567
something else, and bam!

1142
00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:22,335
<i>Her nose was gushing.</i>

1143
00:33:22,369 --> 00:33:24,371
We thought it was broken.

1144
00:33:24,404 --> 00:33:26,406
<i>narrator: It showed Tressa</i>

1145
00:33:24,404 --> 00:33:26,406
<i>how quickly Anthony</i>

1146
00:33:26,439 --> 00:33:30,243
<i>could become angry and how</i>

1147
00:33:26,439 --> 00:33:30,243
<i>violent he could be to women.</i>

1148
00:33:30,276 --> 00:33:33,480
- That switch flipping,

1149
00:33:30,276 --> 00:33:33,480
it was out the blue.

1150
00:33:33,513 --> 00:33:37,417
<i>* *</i>

1151
00:33:37,450 --> 00:33:40,687
<i>narrator: Fast forward</i>

1152
00:33:37,450 --> 00:33:40,687
<i>to June 6th, 2011.</i>

1153
00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:43,423
<i>* *</i>

1154
00:33:43,456 --> 00:33:45,425
<i>At the Cuyahoga County</i>

1155
00:33:43,456 --> 00:33:45,425
<i>courthouse,</i>

1156
00:33:45,458 --> 00:33:48,328
<i>Sowell stands trial</i>

1157
00:33:45,458 --> 00:33:48,328
<i>for 11 counts of murder</i>

1158
00:33:48,361 --> 00:33:50,130
<i>and 74 other counts,</i>

1159
00:33:50,163 --> 00:33:52,432
<i>including rape,</i>

1160
00:33:50,163 --> 00:33:52,432
<i>attempted murder,</i>

1161
00:33:52,465 --> 00:33:55,368
<i>tampering with evidence,</i>

1162
00:33:52,465 --> 00:33:55,368
<i>and abuse of a corpse.</i>

1163
00:33:55,402 --> 00:33:58,204
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

1164
00:33:58,238 --> 00:34:02,208
<i>- Seeing Anthony Sowell</i>

1165
00:33:58,238 --> 00:34:02,208
<i>in person was chilling.</i>

1166
00:34:02,242 --> 00:34:04,711
He had almost

1167
00:34:02,242 --> 00:34:04,711
a vacant expression.

1168
00:34:04,744 --> 00:34:08,782
He didn't show emotion.

1169
00:34:08,815 --> 00:34:11,384
<i>- His demeanor was just bland</i>

1170
00:34:11,418 --> 00:34:13,453
and no sign of remorse

1171
00:34:11,418 --> 00:34:13,453
whatsoever.

1172
00:34:14,454 --> 00:34:16,322
<i>narrator: Key witnesses</i>

1173
00:34:14,454 --> 00:34:16,322
<i>for the prosecution</i>

1174
00:34:16,356 --> 00:34:18,257
<i>included Latundra Billups,</i>

1175
00:34:18,291 --> 00:34:19,826
<i>whose testimony</i>

1176
00:34:18,291 --> 00:34:19,826
<i>prompted police</i>

1177
00:34:19,859 --> 00:34:22,228
<i>to visit Sowell's property,</i>

1178
00:34:22,262 --> 00:34:24,764
<i>and Gladys Wade,</i>

1179
00:34:22,262 --> 00:34:24,764
<i>who'd reported being attacked</i>

1180
00:34:24,797 --> 00:34:28,467
<i>by Sowell in 2008.</i>

1181
00:34:28,501 --> 00:34:31,804
<i>- The most disturbing aspects</i>

1182
00:34:28,501 --> 00:34:31,804
<i>of the trial</i>

1183
00:34:31,838 --> 00:34:33,806
were the women who came forward

1184
00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:38,210
who had survived being attacked

1185
00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:38,210
by Anthony Sowell.

1186
00:34:38,244 --> 00:34:40,413
<i>narrator: One victim</i>

1187
00:34:38,244 --> 00:34:40,413
<i>brave enough to take the stand</i>

1188
00:34:40,447 --> 00:34:43,616
<i>was 37-year-old Vanessa Gay.</i>

1189
00:34:43,650 --> 00:34:46,820
- He turned around

1190
00:34:43,650 --> 00:34:46,820
and punched me in my face.

1191
00:34:46,853 --> 00:34:50,489
He told me

1192
00:34:46,853 --> 00:34:50,489
to take my clothes off.

1193
00:34:50,523 --> 00:34:52,192
<i>narrator:</i>

1194
00:34:50,523 --> 00:34:52,192
<i>For the families of victims,</i>

1195
00:34:52,225 --> 00:34:53,659
<i>it was horrendous to imagine</i>

1196
00:34:53,693 --> 00:34:57,630
<i>how their loved ones</i>

1197
00:34:53,693 --> 00:34:57,630
<i>must have suffered.</i>

1198
00:34:57,664 --> 00:35:00,400
- Yeah, it was one

1199
00:34:57,664 --> 00:35:00,400
of the most emotional trials

1200
00:35:00,433 --> 00:35:03,136
I had been in.

1201
00:35:03,169 --> 00:35:05,205
<i>How this monster</i>

1202
00:35:03,169 --> 00:35:05,205
<i>Anthony Sowell</i>

1203
00:35:05,238 --> 00:35:07,207
<i>affected each family,</i>

1204
00:35:07,240 --> 00:35:10,210
that was really emotional.

1205
00:35:11,611 --> 00:35:15,415
<i>narrator: Yet Sowell continued</i>

1206
00:35:11,611 --> 00:35:15,415
<i>to show no empathy or regret.</i>

1207
00:35:15,448 --> 00:35:18,752
<i>- He didn't display</i>

1208
00:35:15,448 --> 00:35:18,752
<i>any remorse</i>

1209
00:35:18,785 --> 00:35:23,189
and he just seemed

1210
00:35:18,785 --> 00:35:23,189
to have a deep-seeded

1211
00:35:23,223 --> 00:35:25,458
hatred of women.

1212
00:35:25,492 --> 00:35:27,293
- His lack of remorse

1213
00:35:25,492 --> 00:35:27,293
and empathy

1214
00:35:27,327 --> 00:35:29,629
isn't really surprising

1215
00:35:27,327 --> 00:35:29,629
'cause if he was capable

1216
00:35:29,662 --> 00:35:33,800
of feeling that, he probably

1217
00:35:29,662 --> 00:35:33,800
wouldn't have killed 11 women.

1218
00:35:33,833 --> 00:35:36,102
<i>This lack of remorse</i>

1219
00:35:33,833 --> 00:35:36,102
<i>is characteristic</i>

1220
00:35:36,136 --> 00:35:38,805
<i>of narcissists and sociopaths.</i>

1221
00:35:38,838 --> 00:35:41,808
<i>He's incapable</i>

1222
00:35:38,838 --> 00:35:41,808
<i>of feeling responsible</i>

1223
00:35:41,841 --> 00:35:43,109
<i>for what he did.</i>

1224
00:35:43,143 --> 00:35:45,612
He can't feel the carnage

1225
00:35:45,645 --> 00:35:49,282
that he's left behind

1226
00:35:45,645 --> 00:35:49,282
and all those broken families.

1227
00:35:49,315 --> 00:35:51,284
- I can't think

1228
00:35:49,315 --> 00:35:51,284
of any serial killer

1229
00:35:51,317 --> 00:35:54,721
that I've ever studied,

1230
00:35:51,317 --> 00:35:54,721
looked at,

1231
00:35:54,754 --> 00:35:58,825
that has ever shown

1232
00:35:54,754 --> 00:35:58,825
any remorse.

1233
00:35:58,858 --> 00:36:01,695
If they had any remorse at all,

1234
00:36:01,728 --> 00:36:06,132
it was only about

1235
00:36:01,728 --> 00:36:06,132
their own situation.

1236
00:36:07,534 --> 00:36:10,203
<i>narrator: Arguments attempting</i>

1237
00:36:07,534 --> 00:36:10,203
<i>to mitigate his crimes</i>

1238
00:36:10,236 --> 00:36:13,807
<i>by reason of poor mental state</i>

1239
00:36:10,236 --> 00:36:13,807
<i>were withdrawn.</i>

1240
00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:16,176
<i>- Insanity defenses--</i>

1241
00:36:16,209 --> 00:36:20,747
you can bet that the defense

1242
00:36:16,209 --> 00:36:20,747
is going to play on that.

1243
00:36:20,780 --> 00:36:22,582
That will be their defense.

1244
00:36:22,615 --> 00:36:24,150
<i>Really, if you think about it,</i>

1245
00:36:24,184 --> 00:36:27,387
<i>Anthony has got</i>

1246
00:36:24,184 --> 00:36:27,387
<i>no other way to go.</i>

1247
00:36:27,420 --> 00:36:29,622
<i>But to prove</i>

1248
00:36:27,420 --> 00:36:29,622
<i>an insanity defense,</i>

1249
00:36:29,656 --> 00:36:33,226
<i>it's a very, very high bar</i>

1250
00:36:29,656 --> 00:36:33,226
<i>to get to.</i>

1251
00:36:33,259 --> 00:36:34,694
<i>narrator:</i>

1252
00:36:33,259 --> 00:36:34,694
<i>His initial plea of not guilty</i>

1253
00:36:34,728 --> 00:36:37,163
<i>by reason of insanity</i>

1254
00:36:34,728 --> 00:36:37,163
<i>was later changed</i>

1255
00:36:37,197 --> 00:36:39,532
<i>to simply not guilty.</i>

1256
00:36:39,566 --> 00:36:42,268
<i>- It tells you that he knew</i>

1257
00:36:39,566 --> 00:36:42,268
<i>what he was doing.</i>

1258
00:36:42,302 --> 00:36:43,770
<i>Everything was precalculated</i>

1259
00:36:43,803 --> 00:36:47,807
from the simple way

1260
00:36:43,803 --> 00:36:47,807
how he disposed the bodies.

1261
00:36:47,841 --> 00:36:50,744
<i>narrator: After seven weeks</i>

1262
00:36:47,841 --> 00:36:50,744
<i>of hearing evidence,</i>

1263
00:36:50,777 --> 00:36:55,281
<i>the jury are unanimous</i>

1264
00:36:50,777 --> 00:36:55,281
<i>in their verdict:</i>

1265
00:36:55,315 --> 00:36:57,150
<i>guilty on 85 charges,</i>

1266
00:36:57,183 --> 00:37:01,654
<i>including the rape and murder</i>

1267
00:36:57,183 --> 00:37:01,654
<i>of 11 women.</i>

1268
00:37:01,688 --> 00:37:04,657
<i>The jury must now decide</i>

1269
00:37:01,688 --> 00:37:04,657
<i>if they award Sowell</i>

1270
00:37:04,691 --> 00:37:09,262
<i>life in prison</i>

1271
00:37:04,691 --> 00:37:09,262
<i>or the death penalty.</i>

1272
00:37:09,295 --> 00:37:12,332
<i>Called to testify at this</i>

1273
00:37:09,295 --> 00:37:12,332
<i>life-or-death sentencing trial</i>

1274
00:37:12,365 --> 00:37:15,335
<i>is Sowell's sister Tressa.</i>

1275
00:37:15,368 --> 00:37:17,270
<i>Tressa thought back</i>

1276
00:37:15,368 --> 00:37:17,270
<i>to the strong bond</i>

1277
00:37:17,303 --> 00:37:20,407
<i>she and Anthony had had before</i>

1278
00:37:17,303 --> 00:37:20,407
<i>he had joined the marines</i>

1279
00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:23,376
<i>and how much the big brother</i>

1280
00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:23,376
<i>she loved and looked up to</i>

1281
00:37:23,410 --> 00:37:27,447
<i>had changed</i>

1282
00:37:23,410 --> 00:37:27,447
<i>after seven years of duty.</i>

1283
00:37:27,480 --> 00:37:31,785
<i>- I always felt like</i>

1284
00:37:27,480 --> 00:37:31,785
<i>the marines showed him</i>

1285
00:37:31,818 --> 00:37:34,154
how to become a killer.

1286
00:37:35,522 --> 00:37:41,161
But they never showed him

1287
00:37:35,522 --> 00:37:41,161
how to turn it off.

1288
00:37:41,194 --> 00:37:43,229
<i>- Those closest</i>

1289
00:37:41,194 --> 00:37:43,229
<i>to a serial killer</i>

1290
00:37:43,263 --> 00:37:47,200
<i>may look to the outside</i>

1291
00:37:43,263 --> 00:37:47,200
<i>to lay blame somewhere.</i>

1292
00:37:47,233 --> 00:37:49,135
For the family,

1293
00:37:47,233 --> 00:37:49,135
it's just really hard

1294
00:37:49,169 --> 00:37:54,174
to accept that their loved one

1295
00:37:49,169 --> 00:37:54,174
is this cold-blooded killer.

1296
00:37:54,207 --> 00:37:56,810
I mean, it's hard

1297
00:37:54,207 --> 00:37:56,810
to wrap their head around.

1298
00:37:56,843 --> 00:37:58,645
<i>narrator:</i>

1299
00:37:56,843 --> 00:37:58,645
<i>Tressa also felt that Anthony</i>

1300
00:37:58,678 --> 00:38:01,481
<i>should've been watched</i>

1301
00:37:58,678 --> 00:38:01,481
<i>more closely by authorities,</i>

1302
00:38:01,514 --> 00:38:03,650
<i>considering that</i>

1303
00:38:01,514 --> 00:38:03,650
<i>he had already served</i>

1304
00:38:03,683 --> 00:38:05,819
<i>15 years for rape.</i>

1305
00:38:05,852 --> 00:38:09,255
- Not that I wanted him

1306
00:38:05,852 --> 00:38:09,255
to get out of jail,

1307
00:38:09,289 --> 00:38:12,659
not that I did not

1308
00:38:09,289 --> 00:38:12,659
find him guilty,

1309
00:38:12,692 --> 00:38:17,430
<i>it was that there were</i>

1310
00:38:12,692 --> 00:38:17,430
<i>lapses in the system</i>

1311
00:38:17,464 --> 00:38:19,733
<i>that let him down.</i>

1312
00:38:19,766 --> 00:38:22,335
He was not the only one

1313
00:38:19,766 --> 00:38:22,335
at fault.

1314
00:38:31,211 --> 00:38:33,813
<i>[tense music]</i>

1315
00:38:34,180 --> 00:38:36,316
<i>* *</i>

1316
00:38:36,349 --> 00:38:38,418
<i>narrator: At the Cuyahoga</i>

1317
00:38:36,349 --> 00:38:38,418
<i>County courthouse,</i>

1318
00:38:38,451 --> 00:38:40,587
<i>Anthony Sowell</i>

1319
00:38:38,451 --> 00:38:40,587
<i>has been found guilty</i>

1320
00:38:40,620 --> 00:38:44,124
<i>of 11 counts of murder.</i>

1321
00:38:44,157 --> 00:38:46,393
<i>The death penalty</i>

1322
00:38:44,157 --> 00:38:46,393
<i>is on the table.</i>

1323
00:38:46,426 --> 00:38:48,395
<i>But as part</i>

1324
00:38:46,426 --> 00:38:48,395
<i>of the sentencing phase,</i>

1325
00:38:48,428 --> 00:38:51,664
<i>his sister Tressa</i>

1326
00:38:48,428 --> 00:38:51,664
<i>has been called to testify.</i>

1327
00:38:51,698 --> 00:38:54,200
- I made the decision

1328
00:38:54,234 --> 00:38:59,539
to ask the court

1329
00:38:54,234 --> 00:38:59,539
to spare my brother's life.

1330
00:38:59,572 --> 00:39:02,175
<i>* *</i>

1331
00:39:02,208 --> 00:39:04,744
<i>narrator: The jury disagreed.</i>

1332
00:39:04,778 --> 00:39:10,183
<i>Anthony was given the sentence</i>

1333
00:39:04,778 --> 00:39:10,183
<i>of death by lethal injection.</i>

1334
00:39:10,216 --> 00:39:13,286
<i>- When I heard that Anthony</i>

1335
00:39:10,216 --> 00:39:13,286
<i>got the death penalty,</i>

1336
00:39:13,319 --> 00:39:14,754
I was fine with that.

1337
00:39:14,788 --> 00:39:17,757
Some people object

1338
00:39:14,788 --> 00:39:17,757
to the death penalty,

1339
00:39:17,791 --> 00:39:20,527
<i>but Anthony had done 15 years</i>

1340
00:39:17,791 --> 00:39:20,527
<i>before on another rape.</i>

1341
00:39:20,560 --> 00:39:23,396
- I felt that was

1342
00:39:20,560 --> 00:39:23,396
the most likely outcome

1343
00:39:23,430 --> 00:39:26,766
given the magnitude

1344
00:39:23,430 --> 00:39:26,766
of his crimes.

1345
00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:29,636
<i>- When you think</i>

1346
00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:29,636
<i>of the families,</i>

1347
00:39:29,669 --> 00:39:33,673
and you wanna bring closure

1348
00:39:29,669 --> 00:39:33,673
to the families,

1349
00:39:33,707 --> 00:39:37,243
you think that that--

1350
00:39:33,707 --> 00:39:37,243
that was appropriate.

1351
00:39:37,277 --> 00:39:38,745
<i>narrator:</i>

1352
00:39:37,277 --> 00:39:38,745
<i>Having heard all the evidence,</i>

1353
00:39:38,778 --> 00:39:41,348
<i>Anthony's sister Tressa</i>

1354
00:39:38,778 --> 00:39:41,348
<i>managed to accept</i>

1355
00:39:41,381 --> 00:39:44,317
<i>what she'd hoped</i>

1356
00:39:41,381 --> 00:39:44,317
<i>would never be the truth--</i>

1357
00:39:44,351 --> 00:39:48,455
<i>that her own flesh and blood</i>

1358
00:39:44,351 --> 00:39:48,455
<i>was a serial killer.</i>

1359
00:39:48,488 --> 00:39:52,759
<i>- After the trial,</i>

1360
00:39:48,488 --> 00:39:52,759
<i>my feelings changed.</i>

1361
00:39:52,792 --> 00:39:57,970
I feel differently because

1362
00:39:52,792 --> 00:39:57,970
I know exactly what happened.

1363
00:39:57,130 --> 00:40:00,767
I know that he did

1364
00:39:57,130 --> 00:40:00,767
for a fact

1365
00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:05,405
<i>do these crimes,</i>

1366
00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:05,405
<i>and so I could never</i>

1367
00:40:05,438 --> 00:40:09,743
feel okay

1368
00:40:05,438 --> 00:40:09,743
about what he'd done.

1369
00:40:09,776 --> 00:40:13,747
I have five daughters.

1370
00:40:13,780 --> 00:40:17,550
That could've been

1371
00:40:13,780 --> 00:40:17,550
one of my daughters.

1372
00:40:17,584 --> 00:40:20,200
<i>How could I be okay</i>

1373
00:40:17,584 --> 00:40:20,200
<i>with that...</i>

1374
00:40:20,787 --> 00:40:23,456
As a human being?

1375
00:40:23,490 --> 00:40:26,760
<i>* *</i>

1376
00:40:26,793 --> 00:40:29,596
<i>narrator: For Anthony's mother</i>

1377
00:40:26,793 --> 00:40:29,596
<i>who'd once been so proud,</i>

1378
00:40:29,629 --> 00:40:31,765
<i>knowing her son</i>

1379
00:40:29,629 --> 00:40:31,765
<i>was a serial killer</i>

1380
00:40:31,798 --> 00:40:34,334
<i>was more than she could take.</i>

1381
00:40:34,367 --> 00:40:38,304
<i>- I felt like he killed</i>

1382
00:40:34,367 --> 00:40:38,304
<i>my mother, basically.</i>

1383
00:40:38,338 --> 00:40:43,510
Because she literally--

1384
00:40:38,338 --> 00:40:43,510
I watched her give up

1385
00:40:43,543 --> 00:40:49,820
when she found out

1386
00:40:43,543 --> 00:40:49,820
exactly what happened.

1387
00:40:49,115 --> 00:40:51,384
The look in her face...

1388
00:40:51,418 --> 00:40:53,586
[voice breaking]

1389
00:40:51,418 --> 00:40:53,586
I remember it

1390
00:40:53,620 --> 00:40:57,424
like it was yesterday.

1391
00:40:53,620 --> 00:40:57,424
[sniffles]

1392
00:40:57,457 --> 00:41:00,226
And I seen that pain

1393
00:41:00,260 --> 00:41:04,397
of knowing

1394
00:41:00,260 --> 00:41:04,397
your son had did something

1395
00:41:04,431 --> 00:41:09,502
so disrespectful

1396
00:41:04,431 --> 00:41:09,502
and so indignant

1397
00:41:09,536 --> 00:41:12,405
to a woman.

1398
00:41:12,439 --> 00:41:14,374
- It's difficult

1399
00:41:12,439 --> 00:41:14,374
for many families

1400
00:41:14,407 --> 00:41:16,276
to believe

1401
00:41:14,407 --> 00:41:16,276
that one of their own

1402
00:41:16,309 --> 00:41:17,744
is a serial killer.

1403
00:41:17,777 --> 00:41:20,380
They knew a different person.

1404
00:41:22,248 --> 00:41:25,719
<i>- Anthony Sowell,</i>

1405
00:41:22,248 --> 00:41:25,719
<i>in everyday life,</i>

1406
00:41:25,752 --> 00:41:30,590
he presented himself

1407
00:41:25,752 --> 00:41:30,590
as an affable,

1408
00:41:30,623 --> 00:41:34,627
bright, articulate guy,

1409
00:41:30,623 --> 00:41:34,627
was very helpful,

1410
00:41:34,661 --> 00:41:39,232
<i>but the fact was,</i>

1411
00:41:34,661 --> 00:41:39,232
<i>he's a vicious serial killer.</i>

1412
00:41:39,265 --> 00:41:41,434
<i>Thank God</i>

1413
00:41:39,265 --> 00:41:41,434
<i>he was taken off the street</i>

1414
00:41:41,468 --> 00:41:42,602
'cause he wouldn't

1415
00:41:41,468 --> 00:41:42,602
have stopped killing.

1416
00:41:42,635 --> 00:41:46,239
There's just no doubt about it.

1417
00:41:46,272 --> 00:41:48,575
<i>[somber music]</i>

1418
00:41:48,608 --> 00:41:50,510
<i>- What he did,</i>

1419
00:41:50,543 --> 00:41:54,180
<i>that was</i>

1420
00:41:50,543 --> 00:41:54,180
<i>ligature strangulation--</i>

1421
00:41:54,214 --> 00:42:00,153
<i>strangling someone</i>

1422
00:41:54,214 --> 00:42:00,153
<i>with a rope, wire, belt.</i>

1423
00:42:00,186 --> 00:42:03,590
To actually feel

1424
00:42:00,186 --> 00:42:03,590
the person die--

1425
00:42:03,623 --> 00:42:07,594
<i>that's a monster.</i>

1426
00:42:07,627 --> 00:42:09,396
It takes

1427
00:42:07,627 --> 00:42:09,396
a hell of a human being

1428
00:42:09,429 --> 00:42:11,765
to go through

1429
00:42:09,429 --> 00:42:11,765
that continuously.

1430
00:42:11,798 --> 00:42:15,535
<i>* *</i>

1431
00:42:15,568 --> 00:42:20,730
And wanting to do it

1432
00:42:15,568 --> 00:42:20,730
again and again and again.

1433
00:42:21,675 --> 00:42:24,277
<i>He was a total monster.</i>

1434
00:42:24,310 --> 00:42:27,147
It's really astonishing to know

1435
00:42:24,310 --> 00:42:27,147
that he got away with that

1436
00:42:27,180 --> 00:42:29,820
all that time.

1437
00:42:29,115 --> 00:42:32,850
<i>* *</i>

1438
00:42:32,118 --> 00:42:35,121
<i>[tense music]</i>

1439
00:42:35,155 --> 00:42:36,523
<i>narrator:</i>

1440
00:42:35,155 --> 00:42:36,523
<i>Sowell's house of horrors</i>

1441
00:42:36,556 --> 00:42:40,126
<i>was demolished</i>

1442
00:42:36,556 --> 00:42:40,126
<i>in December 2011.</i>

1443
00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:44,970
<i>In its place, a memorial</i>

1444
00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:44,970
<i>to the 11 innocent women</i>

1445
00:42:44,130 --> 00:42:46,990
<i>he murdered.</i>

1446
00:42:46,990 --> 00:42:53,106
<i>* *</i>

1447
00:42:54,574 --> 00:42:56,743
<i>But Anthony Sowell</i>

1448
00:42:54,574 --> 00:42:56,743
<i>was never put to death</i>

1449
00:42:56,776 --> 00:42:59,646
<i>by the state of Ohio.</i>

1450
00:42:59,679 --> 00:43:02,315
<i>Ten years after</i>

1451
00:42:59,679 --> 00:43:02,315
<i>the death sentence ruling,</i>

1452
00:43:02,349 --> 00:43:07,187
<i>he died of natural causes</i>

1453
00:43:02,349 --> 00:43:07,187
<i>while on death row.</i>

1454
00:43:07,220 --> 00:43:09,422
<i>* *</i>

1455
00:43:09,456 --> 00:43:12,158
- As far as remembering

1456
00:43:09,456 --> 00:43:12,158
my brother,

1457
00:43:12,192 --> 00:43:15,428
there's nothing good...

1458
00:43:15,462 --> 00:43:17,364
to remember after that.

1459
00:43:17,397 --> 00:43:20,300
Like, you can't think

1460
00:43:17,397 --> 00:43:20,300
of the good times

1461
00:43:20,333 --> 00:43:25,105
just because it's been

1462
00:43:20,333 --> 00:43:25,105
such a horrifying ordeal

1463
00:43:25,138 --> 00:43:27,140
with what he's done.

1464
00:43:27,173 --> 00:43:29,743
Like, the good times

1465
00:43:27,173 --> 00:43:29,743
are kinda, like, gone.

1466
00:43:29,776 --> 00:43:34,447
You only remember

1467
00:43:29,776 --> 00:43:34,447
the horrifying experience

1468
00:43:34,481 --> 00:43:37,550
of just being a family member

1469
00:43:37,584 --> 00:43:42,522
to someone that's committed

1470
00:43:37,584 --> 00:43:42,522
a horrifying crime.

1471
00:43:42,555 --> 00:43:46,459
<i>* *</i>