Convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell has already filed a motion for a new trial.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Court records show attorneys for serial killer Anthony Sowell are already asking for a new trial. The paperwork was filed the same day Sowell was formerly sentenced to death for the mass murder of eleven women. His attorneys base this compliant largely on a news conference that jurors held after they recommended the […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Strangler Anthony Sowell was sentenced to death Friday by Judge Dick Ambrose, upholding the jury’s recommendation. Wednesday, jurors recommended the death penalty for Anthony Sowell, the man responsible for the murders of 11 Northeast Ohio women. The victims’ bodies were found in and around Sowell’s home on Imperial Avenue back in 2009. Sowell […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A day after jurors recommended that Anthony Sowell be sentenced to death, the case remains top of mind. The Cleveland Strangler’s trial racked hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money, but the full tab for the case won’t be known for weeks. Prosecutors never took cost into account, they wanted […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Jurors have recommended the death penalty for convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell. Sowell showed zero emotion as he learned he would be sent to death row for the mass murder of eleven women. Jurors deliberated a total of seven hours before reaching a decision. Sowell will be officially sentenced Friday, August […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Jurors have recommended the death penalty for convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell. Sowell showed zero emotion as he learned he would be sent to death row for the mass murder of eleven women. Jurors deliberated a total of seven hours before reaching a decision. Sowell will be officially sentenced Friday at […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Closing arguments are expected this afternoon in the Anthony Sowell mass murder trial. It was a long Tuesday morning for jurors, as they heard testimony until around 1PM before breaking for lunch. The serial killer’s attorney first cross-examined Dr. Diana Susan Goldstein. Dr. Goldstein is a neuro-psychologist who specializes in how […]

Serial killer Anthony Sowell took the stand in the death penalty phase of his mass murder trial, and apologized for his actions.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Serial killer Anthony Sowell took the stand in the death penalty phase of his mass murder trial, and apologized for his actions.

CLEVELAND – The judge handling the case of the Cleveland man accused of killing 11 women has denied a last-ditch effort by the defense to delay the trial. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Dick Ambrose heard the motion during a final pre-trial hearing on Wednesday. The trial of 51-year-old Anthony Sowell is set to begin […]

A Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted Anthony Sowell today on multiple counts of aggravated murder and charges related to two other attacks on women, setting the stage for a trial that could lead to his execution. Prosecutor Bill Mason and other law enforcement officials announced the charges at an afternoon news conference. Sowell, 50, of […]