4th Imperial Avenue Victim Identified

CLEVELAND -- Police said another victim has been identified among the 11 bodies discovered at a home on Cleveland's east side.

Police notified the family of 43-year-old Nancy Cobbs Friday afternoon, telling them that she was among the Imperial Avenue victims.

Cobbs lived in the 11900 block of Griffing Avenue in Cleveland. Her family reported that she had not been seen since April 24, 2009.

The family reported her missing to the Cuyahoga Municipal Housing Authority Police in April but no missing persons report was made with Cleveland Police until Nov. 2.

Three other bodies have been identified. Police Chief Michael McGrath said they hope to identify two more victims sometime this weekend.

Tishana Culver, 31, was identified Thursday by the Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office. Culver, who also lived on Imperial Avenue, was not reported as a missing person, police said. Culver was the mother to four children. The children live with their grandparents on Imperial Avenue. DNA was not used to identify Culver.

Another woman was Telacia Fortson, 31, of East Cleveland. She was the mother of three young children and had been missing since May 31.

Her family said they initially filed a missing persons report with East Cleveland police during the summer and then contacted Cleveland's 4th District on Sunday.

Tonia Carmichael, 52, of Warrensville Heights, was the first woman identified. Her body was one of the first six discovered in the back yard of the home.

Meanwhile, investigators are no longer searching the Imperial Avenue home where Anthony Sowell lived, said Lt. Tom Stacho of the Cleveland Police Department.

Forensic teams and investigators had been there for the past few days searching for more bodies.

Stacho said the police department is working closely with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office to evaluate investigative strategies. The Imperial Avenue home remains a crime scene.