Murder Suspect Indicted on 85 Counts

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:24 am

(Dec. 1) -- A registered sex offender has been indicted on 85 counts -- including aggravated murder, rape and kidnapping -- in the deaths of 11 women whose bodies were found at his home, authorities said Tuesday.

In addition, Anthony Sowell, 50, is charged with "brutalizing" three women and raping two of them, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason said.

Story Link: Mass Murder Suspect Anthony Sowell Indicted on 85 Criminal Counts

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:04 pm

Bloodyhell!

Post by **spot** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:03 pm

If investigators found eleven bodies in my house I'd feel I had an amount of explaining to do. It sounds like he has a prima facie case to answer.

Does the US still use Grand Juries to decide whether to bring a prosecution for this sort of thing?

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:55 pm

Any of you ever read the comment sections down at the bottom of some of these stories? Yikes!:eek:

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:57 pm

spot;1268640 wrote: If investigators found eleven bodies in my house I'd feel I had an amount of explaining to do. It sounds like he has a prima facie case to answer.

Does the US still use Grand Juries to decide whether to bring a prosecution for this sort of thing?No, we hand them over to Hoppy immediately.