Authorities find at least 11 victims at Cleveland sex offender's home

CLEVELAND (AP) - Authorities say they have confirmed a total of at least 11 victims whose remains were found in the Cleveland home of a sex offender...

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities say they have confirmed a total of at least 11 victims whose remains were found in the Cleveland home of a sex offender.

The Cuyahoga County coroner’s office said Wednesday that a skull found in a bucket in Anthony Sowell’s basement belonged to a body they have not yet found.

Authorities also say they have identified one of the victims as 53-year-old Tonia Carmichael, who disappeared a year ago.

Police Chief Michael McGrath says her remains were buried in the back yard and had marks indicating she was strangled.

Carmichael’s daughter Markiesha Carmichael-Jacobs says her mother struggled with drug addiction and frequented Sowell’s neighborhood.

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