Jury Tours Anthony Sowell House

on June 28, 2011 in Serial Killers by Brian Combs

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Jurors in the trial of Anthony Sowell toured his house Monday. The decomposing bodies of eleven women were found there. Sowell allegedly blamed the smell on a sausage factory.

After the tour, the jury returned to the courthouse for opening statements. Assistant county prosecutor Richard Bombrick told them:

You are about to begin a disturbing journey. You will be convinced beyond any doubt, shadow of a doubt, all imaginary doubt that the person who is responsible for those atrocities sits in this courtroom.

In his own opening statement, defense attorney John Parker asked the jury to:

Please be patient… Please don’t make any conclusions until you have heard all of the evidence.