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Imperial Murders: Rape Crisis Center to hold forum Tuesday

Imperial Murders: Rape Crisis Center to hold forum Tuesday

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center will host a community forum at 6 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 10) for people directly or indirectly impacted by the Anthony Sowell case. The forum, designed to answer questions about rape and assault, will be at the Cleveland Public Library's Mount Pleasant Branch, at 14000 Kinsman Road.

East Cleveland: Did suspected serial killer also strike in 1989?

East Cleveland: Did suspected serial killer also strike in 1989?

CLEVELAND -- It was a wave of violence that had East Cleveland detectives working overtime back in the late 80's. They called the cases the "Strawberry Murders." The victims were all women who were addicted to drugs and alcohol. Police believe they were easy targets for a predator.

Police: Fla. gunman thought company nixed benefit

Police: Fla. gunman thought company nixed benefit

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Police say a former employee accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding five others at an Orlando, Fla., engineering firm thought it had blocked his efforts to obtain unemployment benefits. 

Imperial murders: Mayor Jackson holds community meeting

Imperial murders: Mayor Jackson holds community meeting

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson held a community meeting Friday afternoon to update residents on the Imperial Avenue investigation.

Imperial murders: Investigators leave house where bodies found

Imperial murders: Investigators leave house where bodies found

CLEVELAND -- Investigators said that they will not be going back to the 12205 Imperial Avenue home Friday where 11 bodies have been found over the last two weeks.

Imperial murders: Former prison inmate speaks out on Sowell

Imperial murders: Former prison inmate speaks out on Sowell

CLEVELAND -- While Anthony Sowell was imprisoned on two counts of attempted rape, he may have befriended a man at the Grafton Correctional Institution who was also at the center of a high-profile murder after leaving prison.

Police: Third victim identified in Imperial murders

Police: Third victim identified in Imperial murders

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland police have identified a third victim found in Anthony Sowell's house on Imperial Avenue as Tishana Culver, 31, of the 12300 block of Imperial Avenue.

Imperial Murders: Second victim identified

Imperial Murders: Second victim identified

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland police have confirmed that a second victim in the Imperial Avenue murders has been identified as Telacia Fortson, 31, of East Cleveland.

Imperial murders: Police, fire departments inside Sowell house, council members speak out

Imperial murders: Police, fire departments inside Sowell house, council members speak out

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland police and fire department command units, along with coroner's office personnel, are now inside, photographing and inspecting the interior of Anthony Sowell's Imperial Avenue house. Eight city council members gathered outside and spoke to the media.

Imperial murders: A closer look at the cracks in the world of 'missing persons'

Imperial murders: A closer look at the cracks in the world of 'missing persons'

CLEVELAND -- How big are the cracks in the system for families trying to find missing persons? Consider this: It took the family of Tonia Carmichael 22 days to get the attention of police.

Imperial murders:  Clergy urge Ohio families of missing to give DNA

Imperial murders: Clergy urge Ohio families of missing to give DNA

CLEVELAND -- Pastors in Cleveland are calling on the families of missing people to provide DNA samples that may help the coroner's office identify the remains of 10 people found in a home.

Imperial Murders: Victim's family finding closure through heartbreak

Imperial Murders: Victim's family finding closure through heartbreak

CLEVELAND -- The Coroner's findings provide a certain relief but mostly heartbreak for Tonia Carmichael's family.

East Cleveland: Survivor of Sowell attack breaks silence

East Cleveland: Survivor of Sowell attack breaks silence

CLEVELAND -- Walking down the sidewalk near her apartment, Gladys Wade squeezes the hand of her boyfriend, Junior Stanford and says, "it's going to be tough, but I can do it."

Cuyahoga County Coroner: 1 victim identified, 11 victims pulled from Cleveland home

Cuyahoga County Coroner: 1 victim identified, 11 victims pulled from Cleveland home

CLEVELAND -- The Cuyahoga County Coroner says that, as of Wednesday afternoon, 11 victims have been recovered from the Imperial Avenue home where Anthony Sowell, who was convicted of attempted rape previously, lived and one victim has been positively identified.

The Investigator: Victim disputes police account in Sowell case

The Investigator: Victim disputes police account in Sowell case

CLEVELAND -- The woman who chased down police nearly a year ago, saying suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell tried to rape her, today disputed the Cleveland Police Department's account of why the case was dropped.

Cleveland: Councilman calls for investigation into complaints on house where bodies found

Cleveland: Councilman calls for investigation into complaints on house where bodies found

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Councilman Zack Reed says he will call for an investigation into complaints of a bad odor made near the Imperial Avenue home where decomposed bodies have been found to determine if the situation could have been handled differently.

Imperial murders: Recovering addicts relate to those who might be victims

Imperial murders: Recovering addicts relate to those who might be victims

CLEVELAND -- The grisly scene on Imperial Avenue is a sobering reminder of Terry Grady's past.

Profiler: Neighborhood may not have noticed anything wrong on Imperial Avenue

Profiler: Neighborhood may not have noticed anything wrong on Imperial Avenue

Dr. Mary Meyers, retired detective and criminal profiler talks about the Imperial Avenue murders.

Officers had visited Cleveland home where bodies found

Officers had visited Cleveland home where bodies found

CLEVELAND -- The discovery of six bodies at a house in Cleveland has left some in the community concerned about women who haven't been seen in a long time.

Cleveland: Police digging deeper into Sowell's recent history

Cleveland: Police digging deeper into Sowell's recent history

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland police are arranging for a warrant to take DNA from Anthony Sowell to continue their investigation. Police plan to track Sowell's residential history since his June, 2005 prison release to learn if, perhaps, there are additional victims.

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