Ohio serial killer found guilty in kidnappings, murders of 11 women

[alp227]

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- An Ohio jury Friday found Anthony Sowell guilty in connection with the kidnapping, abuse of corpses and aggravated murder of 11 women around Cleveland between 2007 and 2009.

Sowell had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to all 85 counts against him, which also included rape and tampering with evidence. The verdict -- which makes the defendant eligible for the death penalty, a decision that will come during the sentencing phase of the proceedings -- came after more than three weeks of testimony, with the prosecution resting its case against him Monday.

The defense did not call witnesses or present any evidence during the trial, according to CNN affiliate WOIO, and rested Tuesday. That paved the way for closing arguments, and by Wednesday, the case was in the jury's hands.

The jury's forewoman gave Cuyahoga County Judge Dick Ambrose the scores of completed verdict forms around 2:30 p.m. Friday, at which point he briefly adjourned the session so he could review the documents. Sporting a gray polo shirt, glasses and clean-cut goatee, Sowell stood and then sat stoically when the lengthy verdict was read aloud -- a process that lasted about an hour, starting around 3 p.m. He yawned once the process was complete.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/07/22/ohio.serial.killing.verdict/index.html

[Vanandric]

1. wow

some real insane stuff there.

[some guy]

2. Apparently not.

That was the defendant's claim, and it was rejected.

[Yo_Mama]

7. But no evidence was presented

to that effect, according to the article.

One wonders if this guy received an effective defense?

I realize he's guilty of the crimes - after all, there is no other possible explanation for the bodies. But the question of whether he is sane or not surely should be looked into.

[BNJMN]

3. A serial killer of color, a rare bird that one. NT

[Psephos]

4. An urban myth.

Records show that the race of serial killers follows general population percentages quite closely.

I'll leave the googling to you, where you'll easily find dozens and more of those rare birds, including Cleophus Prince, Wayne Williams, John Allen Muhammed, and Coral Eugene Watts. I have no interest in arguing it beyond this post.

[BNJMN]

5. Who's arguing? Simmer down.

[Psephos]

6. "Argue" was used in the rhetorical sense. n/t

[BNJMN]

8. Simmer! Siiiimmmeeer!

:D

[Psephos]

9. Another fantasist. ;) You have a lot of company. n/t

[BNJMN]

10. The why do I feel so all alone?

:(