Eleven women met their deaths at this house on Imperial Avenue at the hands of killer Anthony Sowell. And as he sits on death row, tonight a debate on how best to memorialize the victims.Full Story >
Thursday, June 13 2013 1:49 PM EDT2013-06-13 17:49:14 GMT
A group of ministers hope to make a decision tonight on what to do with the property where Anthony Sowell killed 11 women. The Mount Pleasant Ministerial Alliance will meet with relatives of the victimsFull Story >
A group of ministers hope to make a decision Thursday night on what to do with the property where Anthony Sowell killed 11 women.Full Story >
Friday, April 26 2013 9:26 AM EDT2013-04-26 13:26:17 GMT
New arguments have been filed to try to save the life of serial killer Anthony Sowell. The court papers have been filed as part of his ongoing appeal with the state Supreme Court. Sowell's appeal lawyersFull Story >
New arguments have been filed to try to save the life of serial killer Anthony Sowell.
The court papers have been filed as part of his ongoing appeal with the State Supreme Court.Full Story >
Monday, October 22 2012 2:39 PM EDT2012-10-22 18:39:54 GMT
Anthony Sowell
Arguments have just been filed with the state Supreme Court to save the life of serial killer Anthony Sowell.Full Story >
Arguments have just been filed with the state Supreme Court to save the life of serial killer Anthony Sowell. Sowell killed 11 women, kept the bodies in and around his home, and he now sits on death row.Full Story >
Wednesday, September 26 2012 11:06 PM EDT2012-09-27 03:06:42 GMT
19 Action News reporter Ed Gallek got his hands on the first appeal for serial killer Anthony Sowell. It's 400 pages of Sowell's new defense asking for mercy for a serial killer. The appeal is filledFull Story >
19 Action News reporter Ed Gallek got his hands on the first appeal for serial killer Anthony Sowell. It's 400 pages of Sowell's new defense asking for mercy for a serial killer.Full Story >
Tuesday, December 6 2011 1:16 PM EST2011-12-06 18:16:26 GMT
The home of serial killer Anthony Sowell has been demolished. It took crews around two hours to completely tear down the Imperial Avenue house.
Trucks are now on site to haul away the debris. Once filled, the trucks will be led by police escort to a Garfield Heights recycling plant.Full Story >
Wednesday, September 14 2011 2:14 PM EDT2011-09-14 18:14:03 GMT
For the first time in nearly two years, serial killer Anthony Sowell is out of the county jail. 19 Action News has learned the mass murderer was shipped to the Supermax Prison in Youngstown, which is where prisoners sentenced to death are housed. Full Story >
Tuesday, September 13 2011 7:52 AM EDT2011-09-13 11:52:30 GMT
Developing news surrounding convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell.
19 Action News has learned the new cases against the mass murderer have been dismissed. Another trial was slated to begin today on rape and felony assault charges.Full Story >
Thursday, September 8 2011 5:21 PM EDT2011-09-08 21:21:46 GMT
The home of Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell has been condemned.
Cleveland inspectors had to go through legal red tape to be able to go in and inspect the Imperial Avenue property, and when they did, they found two dozen violations. Things like no running water, roaches and rodents and structural issues. Full Story >
Thursday, September 8 2011 2:35 PM EDT2011-09-08 18:35:31 GMT
An update on convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell. The mass murderer had a hearing Thursday afternoon on two additional rape and felony assault charges, for two women who survived attacks in his home. Both victims testified in Sowell's murder trial.Full Story >
Monday, September 5 2011 9:39 PM EDT2011-09-06 01:39:57 GMT
He's been sentenced to die but for family members of the victims of Cleveland Strangler Anthony Sowell Labor Day was about keeping their loved ones' memories alive.Full Story >
Tuesday, August 30 2011 2:34 PM EDT2011-08-30 18:34:07 GMT
Judge Dick Ambrose denies convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell a new trial. While Cuyahoga County Sheriff Deputies were escorting Anthony Sowell out of the courtroom, he said "don't bring me down here for any more of this bull-s---, I was sleeping nice."Full Story >
Friday, August 26 2011 12:27 PM EDT2011-08-26 16:27:53 GMT
Cuyahoga County Prosecutors filed a motion Friday trying to block serial killer Anthony Sowell from getting more money, this time to investigate jurors.Full Story >
Wednesday, August 10 2011 6:26 AM EDT2011-08-10 10:26:02 GMT
Jurors in the Cleveland Strangler trial have decided not to pull an all-nighter.
The jury got the case just before 4 PM Tuesday and received instructions from the bailiff shortly after that they can "deliberate as long as they want."
Wednesday, August 3 2011 6:05 PM EDT2011-08-03 22:05:41 GMT
Day three of testimony has begun in the mitigation phase of the Anthony Sowell murder trial.
The morning's most compelling testimony came from Sowell's former cellmate, Roosevelt Lloyd. Lloyd made a passionate plea to the jury to let Sowell live, at which point Sowell grew emotional.Full Story >
Monday, August 1 2011 6:04 PM EDT2011-08-01 22:04:35 GMT
The death penalty and sentencing phase of the Anthony Sowell trial is now underway.
Sowell's attorney, John Parker, confirmed that the serial killer will testify on his own behalf in an effort to be spared the death penalty.Full Story >
Friday, July 29 2011 5:06 PM EDT2011-07-29 21:06:27 GMT
Just days before jurors begin deliberating the death penalty phase for convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell, his lawyers have filed a copy of a letter showing how they tried to strike a plea deal before the high-profile trial started.Full Story >
Friday, July 22 2011 2:27 PM EDT2011-07-22 19:27:52 GMT
Local criminal defense lawyer and radio host of "Celebrity Court" Elizabeth Kelley will host a live web chat from 4-6:30PM to discuss all things related to the high-profile case.Full Story >
Wednesday, July 20 2011 6:14 AM EDT2011-07-20 11:14:43 GMT
The defense has rested without presenting any witnesses in the Anthony Sowell murder trial.
Judge Ambrose is now carefully instructing the jury. Closing arguments are slated for Wednesday morning and then, jurors will get the case.Full Story >
Friday, July 15 2011 6:18 PM EDT2011-07-15 22:18:54 GMT
Tapes of Anthony Sowell's interrogation interview with homicide detectives the day he was arrested are being played for jurors as the Cleveland Strangler trial resumes.
In the tape, Sowell appears resigned with his head buried in his hands. He provides detectives with details on the bodies found in his home, and said they appeared after his "dreams."Full Story >
Wednesday, July 13 2011 6:09 PM EDT2011-07-13 23:09:10 GMT
More detailed scientific evidence is expected throughout the day Wednesday in the Anthony Sowell trial.
First on the stand was the Coroner's Trace Evidence Supervisor Curtiss Jones. Prosecutors peppered Jones with questions about evidence he collected from the accused serial killer's home.Full Story >
Wednesday, July 13 2011 6:39 AM EDT2011-07-13 11:39:21 GMT
The Cleveland Strangler trial has resumed after a long weekend break.
Former Cuyahoga County coroner Elizabeth Balraj was first to take the stand on Tuesday. Dr. Balraj performed five of the eleven autopsies on the women found dead at Anthony Sowell's house.Full Story >
Friday, July 8 2011 5:10 PM EDT2011-07-08 22:10:09 GMT
An emotional week of testimony continued Friday in the Cleveland Strangler trial.
Coroner's investigators are expected to take up most of the day. Jurors were shown hundreds of graphic crime scene photos. Accused serial killer Anthony Sowell watched intently, but showed no emotion.Full Story >
Thursday, July 7 2011 4:47 PM EDT2011-07-07 21:47:00 GMT
Thursday in Cleveland Strangler court, suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell's family took the stand followed by the man who reported Sowell's whereabouts and then Cleveland Police.Full Story >
Thursday, July 7 2011 7:11 AM EDT2011-07-07 12:11:57 GMT
Wednesday's testimony began shortly after 8AM after a parade of witnesses - mainly victims' family members - took the stand Tuesday in the Cleveland Strangler trial.
A rape victim was the first person to take the stand. She managed to escape the home of accused serial killer Anthony Sowell by leaping from the second story of his Imperial Avenue home.Full Story >
Thursday, June 30 2011 6:00 PM EDT2011-06-30 22:00:58 GMT
Testimony in the Anthony Sowell Murder trial began this week with business owners in the Imperial Avenue area, as well as family members of the victims. You will find some of those testimonies in thisFull Story >
Wednesday, June 29 2011 6:22 AM EDT2011-06-29 11:22:25 GMT
The first full day of testimony in the Cleveland Strangler trial.
19 Action News learned that there were early clues that something was wrong on Imperial Avenue, and that there were family rifts developing over accused serial killer Anthony Sowell.Full Story >
Wednesday, June 22 2011 1:37 PM EDT2011-06-22 18:37:32 GMT
New details as the trial for accused serial killer Anthony Sowell enters its eleventh day. Wednesday morning, the judge denied the prosecution's motion for a mistrial.Full Story >
Monday, June 20 2011 1:56 PM EDT2011-06-20 18:56:10 GMT
Week 3 of jury selection in the Cleveland Strangler case. As of noon Monday, 189 potential jurors have been questioned. 77 will be called back.Full Story >
Friday, June 17 2011 12:43 PM EDT2011-06-17 17:43:39 GMT
A judge in the Anthony Sowell murder trial just ruled that confidential records can be handed over to the defense team for them to use during the trial.Full Story >
Families of the Cleveland Strangler's victims have signed a petition which urges the prosecutor to accept a guilty plea with life in prison for Anthony Sowell.Full Story >
Wednesday, June 8 2011 10:36 PM EDT2011-06-09 03:36:40 GMT
19 Action News continues to follow the trial of the Cleveland Strangler and we've uncovered big hidden costs in the case, one that's already setting records for what it's costing taxpayers.Full Story >
Families of the Cleveland Strangler's victims have signed a petition which urges the prosecutor to accept a guilty plea with life in prison for Anthony Sowell.
The papers will likely be submitted within a matter of hours to the prosecutor.Full Story >
Wednesday, June 8 2011 7:45 AM EDT2011-06-08 12:45:54 GMT
Families of the Cleveland Strangler's victims have signed a petition, urging the prosecutor to accept a guilty plea with life in prison for the accused serial killer.Full Story >
Tuesday, June 7 2011 11:41 AM EDT2011-06-07 16:41:14 GMT
Day 3 of the Anthony Sowell trial continues, as potential jurors are still being seated. There were about 16 jurors in the courtroom Tuesday morning.Full Story >
Tuesday, June 7 2011 7:58 AM EDT2011-06-07 12:58:55 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Anthony Sowell is accused of turning his home into a killing ground and for people living on Imperial Avenue, that "House of Horror" still brings painful memories.Full Story >
Tuesday, June 7 2011 7:52 AM EDT2011-06-07 12:52:00 GMT
A judge in the pretrial of suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell ruled Tuesday the accused serial killer will go on trial next month...there will be no more delays.Full Story >
Monday, June 6 2011 11:05 PM EDT2011-06-07 04:05:39 GMT
Local criminal defense lawyer and the host of "Celebrity Court" Elizabeth Kelley joins 19 Action News anchor Sharon Reed nightly, to talk about the trial of accused serial killer Anthony Sowell.Full Story >
Wednesday, June 1 2011 10:29 AM EDT2011-06-01 15:29:38 GMT
Lawyers for accused serial killer Anthony Sowell are asking for another delay in the case, and 19 Action News has also learned they've also added Cleveland's mayor and his wife to their witness list. Why?Full Story >
Tuesday, May 31 2011 1:41 PM EDT2011-05-31 18:41:10 GMT
19 Action News has learned attorneys for Anthony Sowell has requested yet another trial delay. And this one comes just days before the trial is to begin.Full Story >
Monday, May 16 2011 1:58 PM EDT2011-05-16 18:58:14 GMT
The mystery grows surrounding what happened to DNA evidence that could have been tied to Anthony Sowell long before he was arrested as a serial killer.Full Story >
Friday, April 15 2011 2:20 PM EDT2011-04-15 18:20:02 GMT
19 Action News just discovered that a judge approved even more of your tax dollars to help defend accused Cleveland Strangler serial killer Anthony Sowell.Full Story >
Monday, March 14 2011 7:15 AM EDT2011-03-14 11:15:57 GMT
Hold onto your wallets, a judge in the Cleveland Strangler murder trial just approved more tax dollars for defending accused serial killer Anthony Sowell.Full Story >
Saturday, February 12 2011 5:26 PM EST2011-02-12 22:26:38 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - 19 Action News is breaking a bombshell in the case of the Cleveland Strangler. According to a lawyer, Anthony Sowell's case will not include an insanity defense. Full Story >
Friday, January 28 2011 7:39 AM EST2011-01-28 12:39:13 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - A judge has just approved $37,254.46 for attorney John Parker, one of two lawyers for accused serial killer Anthony Sowell.Full Story >
Wednesday, January 19 2011 5:00 AM EST2011-01-19 10:00:15 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - A local man has made a film based on suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell even as the real-life story is still causing hurt and outrage.Full Story >
Friday, January 14 2011 4:20 AM EST2011-01-14 09:20:39 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - The trial of accused serial killer Anthony Sowell has been delayed, again. The accused Cleveland strangler was in court Thursday, getting his trial delayed another three months.Full Story >
Saturday, January 8 2011 8:37 AM EST2011-01-08 13:37:57 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - The trial of accused serial killer Anthony Sowell could be delayed again. Sowell's lawyers filed papers Friday, asking the judge to move the trial to July.Full Story >
Friday, December 10 2010 4:41 AM EST2010-12-10 09:41:39 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Three more families have filed a lawsuit over what the city of Cleveland did in the case of suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell.Full Story >
Tuesday, December 7 2010 8:49 AM EST2010-12-07 13:49:50 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - An update on the civil trial for alleged serial killer Anthony Sowell. A judge decided Monday that the civil trial would be delayed until after the criminal trial.Full Story >
Wednesday, October 13 2010 7:29 AM EDT2010-10-13 12:29:37 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - A new court filing shows a growing number of families want the right to question accused serial killer Anthony Sowell.Full Story >
Monday, September 13 2010 5:48 PM EDT2010-09-13 22:48:52 GMT
UPDATE: CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - 19 Action News is uncovering more witnesses who could be called to testify for accused serial killer Anthony Sowell, but the list is not what you might think.Full Story >
Friday, August 20 2010 1:50 PM EDT2010-08-20 17:50:34 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - The first witness list for the defense in the Anthony Sowell "Cleveland Strangler" case has been released along with the questionnaire for potential jurors.Full Story >
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - The Cuyahoga County Prosecutors Office is sending a message about unsolved crimes. You can check out the new cold case squad link about the unsolved crimes in the county. Full Story >
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Lawyers for Anthony Sowell say police officers and the courts have violated his rights. Sowell is accused of murdering 11 women and attacking three others. Cuyahoga County prosecutors have filed several documents to prove no one violated the rights of the man dubbed as the Cleveland Strangler. You can view those documents here.Full Story >
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:38 PM EDT2013-06-20 02:38:40 GMT
A worldwide pop star could be staying in the Queen City. According to multiple eye witnesses, Bruno Mars has been staying in downtown Cincinnati for at least the past week. Mars is set to kick off hisFull Story >
According to multiple eye witnesses, Bruno Mars has been staying in downtown Cincinnati for at least the past week.Full Story >
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:34 PM EDT2013-06-20 02:34:50 GMT
A Republican-backed measure would require Ohio women seeking an abortion to first undergo an ultrasound. Doctors would have to describe to pregnant women 'all relevant features' of the fetus. The billFull Story >
A Republican backed measure would require Ohio women seeking an abortion to first undergo an ultrasound. Doctors would have to describe to pregnant women 'all relevant features' of the fetus. The bill would also require doctors to tell women that the procedure increases the risk of breast cancer.Full Story >
FBI Director Robert Mueller (MULL-er) says the law enforcement agency uses drones for surveillance but does so rarely.Full Story >
The FBI uses drones for surveillance of stationary subjects, and the privacy implications of such operations are "worthy of debate," FBI Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday.Full Story >
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:15 PM EDT2013-06-20 02:15:27 GMT
An influential Republican senator says the Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because ofFull Story >
An influential Republican senator says the Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts.Full Story >
Wednesday, June 19 2013 9:29 AM EDT2013-06-19 13:29:19 GMT
NEW WEST MINISTER, CANADA (WAVE) - A second grader with a disability was seemingly shunned during a class picture. For Anne Belanger, the photo was completely unacceptable. Her son, Miles, was pushedFull Story >
A second grader with a disability was seemingly shunned during a photo shoot at his elementary school.Full Story >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:44 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:44:03 GMT
The "Prescription Product" line will be discontinued from national retail company, Urban Outfitters, following a plea from 24 Attorney Generals last month, including Ohio's Attorney General, Mike DeWineFull Story >
The "Prescription Product" line will be discontinued from national retail company, Urban Outfitters, following a plea from 24 Attorney Generals last month, including Ohio's Attorney General, Mike DeWine and Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway.Full Story >
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:53 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:53:13 GMT
Hamilton and Butler County rescue crews are searching for the body of a 15-year-old boy who went under while swimming in a canal Tuesday evening. Full Story >
The Butler County Sheriff's Office has identified a 15-year-old boy who died while swimming in a Hamilton canal on Tuesday evening. Full Story >
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:47 PM EDT2013-06-19 17:47:57 GMT
DENVER (KUSA/CNN) - A military widow wants to know why another woman's name is engraved on her husband's headstone. She discovered the mistake while visiting his grave at Fort Logan Cemetery in Denver. "IFull Story >
A military widow wants to know why another woman's name is engraved on her husband's headstone.Full Story >
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:23 AM EDT2013-06-19 14:23:12 GMT
(CNN) – More than 23,000 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled on fears they may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. The recalled cases come from the National Beef Packing Company, basedFull Story >
More than 23,000 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled on fears they may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.Full Story >
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:15 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:15:45 GMT
Police are trying to identify two victims following an assault in Clifton. Authorities say that two men assaulted a victim, took the victim's wallet and used the victim's bank card. The assault occurredFull Story >
Police have arrested two teenagers following an assault in Clifton. Full Story >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:12 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:12:05 GMT
A local college student says he was the target of a hate crime while coming home work near Eden Park. He believes he was attacked because he's gay, citing verbal abuse from the suspect.Full Story >
A local college student says he was the target of a hate crime while coming home work near Eden Park. He believes he was attacked because he's gay, citing verbal abuse from the suspect.Full Story >
Wednesday, June 19 2013 3:39 PM EDT2013-06-19 19:39:28 GMT
Police are in the 2400 block of Canterbury Avenue in Golf Manor investigating the report of two people shot. Few details are available at this time but canine units and an ambulance are on the scene. FOX19Full Story >
Golf Manor police officer Michael Forrest says an unknown individual went to the rear of the home and from the back patio shot several rounds into the bedroom. Full Story >
FOX19-WXIX
635 W. 7th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45203
Switchboard: (513) 421-1919
Newsroom: (513) 421-0119
Press releases: desk@FOX19.com
FOX19-WXIX
