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  1. Prosecutors show Sowell house photos

    Prosecutors show Sowell house photos

    In the trial of accused serial killer Anthony Sowell, detectives verified photos taken after the bodies were found on Imperial Avenue, on Cleveland's east side.


  2. Police photos of Sowell's house

    Police photos of Sowell's house

    Cuyahoga County prosecutors showed the jury a series of photos taken by Cleveland police after the bodies were found at Anthony Sowell's Imperial Avenue home.


  3. Inside Anthony Sowell's house

    Inside Anthony Sowell's house

    NewsChannel5 was permitted to take a camera inside as members of the jury toured the home of accused serial killer Anthony Sowell.


  4. When Anthony Sowell's house was a home

    When Anthony Sowell's house was a home

    Before it was a house of horrors, 12205 Imperial Avenue was a home. The family who rented from Anthony Sowell's grandparents recalls 40 years of happy memories.

  5. Crime scene holds different memories

    Crime scene holds different memories

    The house that sits at 12205 Imperial Avenue holds special memories for Veosie Cox, who lived there for 40 years.

  6. Video captures Sowell home on tape

    Video captures Sowell home on tape

    A 5 On Your Side investigation has reviewed the video surveillance system trained on accused serial killer Anthony Sowell's home, revealing every angle and all five cameras.

  7. People on Imperial Ave look for normalcy

    People on Imperial Ave look for normalcy

    Six months after investigators began tearing apart the house on Imperial Avenue, the residents in the neighborhood continue on with life.

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Jurors walked through the home of accused Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell.
Photographer: Marvin Fong, Staff Photographer, The Plain Dealer

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Jurors walked through the home of accused Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell.
Photographer: Marvin Fong, Staff Photographer, The Plain Dealer

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Jurors walked through the home of accused Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell.
Photographer: Marvin Fong, Staff Photographer, The Plain Dealer

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Jurors walked through the home of accused Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell.
Photographer: Marvin Fong, Staff Photographer, The Plain Dealer

Anthony Sowell jury view


Photographer: WEWS
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Jurors view the home of accused serial killer Anthony Sowell.
Photographer: Marvin Fong, Staff Photographer, The Plain Dealer

inside sowell's home on imperial avenue - slide show


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Inside Anthony Sowell's House (part 3)


Photographer: WEWS
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Inside Anthony Sowell's House (part 3)


Photographer: WEWS
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Inside Anthony Sowell's House (part 3)


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Inside Anthony Sowell's House (part 3)


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Inside Anthony Sowell's House (part 3)


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Inside Anthony Sowell's house (Part 1)


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Inside Anthony Sowell's House (Part 2)


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Inside Anthony Sowell's House (Part 2)


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Inside Anthony Sowell's house (Part 1)


Photographer: WEWS
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Inside Anthony Sowell's house (Part 1)


Photographer: WEWS
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Inside Anthony Sowell's house (Part 1)


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Inside Anthony Sowell's house (Part 1)


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Jurors arrive at Imperial Avenue home.
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People gather around Anthony Sowell's house on Imperial Avenue before jurors tour the house.
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Jurors walked through the home of accused Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell.
Photographer: Marvin Fong, Staff Photographer, The Plain Dealer

Imperial Avenue


  1. Some want Imperial Avenue name changed

    Some want Imperial Avenue name changed

    What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear Imperial Avenue? If you said serial killer Anthony Sowell, then that's why some Clevelanders want the street to be renamed.

  2. Cleveland sex crimes committee disbanded

    Cleveland sex crimes committee disbanded

    The committee formed to assess Cleveland’s missing persons cases in the wake of 11 bodies found in an Imperial Avenue home has been disbanded after making their final recommendations to Mayor Frank Jackson.

    • Anthony Sowell's execution delayed

    • Demolition of Sowell home complete

    • Families react as house is torn down

    • PHOTOS: Sowell's house torn down

      • Sowell house demolition brings closure