The Anthony Sowell case might be one of the most horrifying, yet intriguing criminal cases in Cleveland history. That intrigue is drawing attention from near and far.
As the identities of the victims are revealed one by one, many took vigil at the makeshift memorial on Imperial Avenue Saturday. On-lookers snapped pictures and took home video.
But the impact is resonating well beyond this small community.
Tony Chaney and his wife drove 275 miles from Battlecreek, Michigan just to see the scene firsthand.
"I'm at a loss for words," Chaney explains. "I'm just hurting so I had to come and show my respect for the loved ones and the families."
Closer to home, Clevelander Annette Finley hopes the tragedy will serve as a valuable lesson for her grandchildren. And though she realizes her actions might not be understood, she brought them to Sowell's house Saturday afternoon to see it in person.
"They need to see there's a whole lot of violence in the world," Finley explains. "They see that this is not a movie, that someone died and the next day you see them on another movie. This is real. This is real."
Finley's 12-year-old granddaughter is brought to tears by the emotion of the scene.
And in theory, Finley is not alone. Kristi Hart of Slavic Village brought her 14 and 7-year-old daughters out to see the very home where so many women lost their lives.
"I wanted them to understand the historical nature of this. We will be talking about this for many years to come. It will be studied, this will be in classes, it will be in textbooks. People are going to want to know what made him do what he did," says Hart.
11 bodies were discovered at Anthony Sowell's Imperial Avenue home. He's being held at $5,000,000 bond on several charges including murder, rape and kidnapping.
As the identities of the victims are revealed one by one, many took vigil at the makeshift memorial on Imperial Avenue Saturday. On-lookers snapped pictures and took home video.
But the impact is resonating well beyond this small community.
Tony Chaney and his wife drove 275 miles from Battlecreek, Michigan just to see the scene firsthand.
"I'm at a loss for words," Chaney explains. "I'm just hurting so I had to come and show my respect for the loved ones and the families."
Closer to home, Clevelander Annette Finley hopes the tragedy will serve as a valuable lesson for her grandchildren. And though she realizes her actions might not be understood, she brought them to Sowell's house Saturday afternoon to see it in person.
"They need to see there's a whole lot of violence in the world," Finley explains. "They see that this is not a movie, that someone died and the next day you see them on another movie. This is real. This is real."
Finley's 12-year-old granddaughter is brought to tears by the emotion of the scene.
And in theory, Finley is not alone. Kristi Hart of Slavic Village brought her 14 and 7-year-old daughters out to see the very home where so many women lost their lives.
"I wanted them to understand the historical nature of this. We will be talking about this for many years to come. It will be studied, this will be in classes, it will be in textbooks. People are going to want to know what made him do what he did," says Hart.
11 bodies were discovered at Anthony Sowell's Imperial Avenue home. He's being held at $5,000,000 bond on several charges including murder, rape and kidnapping.
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