Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Suspect's relatives testify in 11 Ohio slayings (AP)

By THOMAS J. SHEERAN, Associated Press Thomas J. Sheeran, Associated Press – 1 hr 3 mins ago

CLEVELAND – Relatives of a Cleveland man suspected of killing 11 women have testified that he eventually got control of the family house where the victims' remains were found in 2009.

Half-brothers Thomas and Allan Sowell (SOH'-wehl) testified Tuesday at the trial of 51-year-old Anthony Sowell. The mother of Anthony Sowell's stepmother also testified.

They say Anthony Sowell shared the house with his stepmother but she was in hospitals or nursing homes for years before her death. She died after the bodies were found.

Anthony Sowell avoided eye contact with one half-brother but chuckled and nodded when the other was describing their father as a "rolling stone" or womanizer.

Prosecution questions appear geared to placing the house under Anthony Sowell's control before presenting testimony on the killings. He has pleaded not guilty.


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