08-09-2011, 04:42 PM
crying for himself--->
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CLEVELAND — The life of a Cleveland serial killer is now in the hands of a jury.
The same jurors last month convicted 51-year-old Anthony Sowell in the deaths of 11 women whose remains were found around his property.
The panel began deliberating this afternoon on whether to recommend the death sentence or a life sentence without parole.
In closing statements, defense attorney John Parker appealed to the jury to spare Sowell’s life based on his troubled childhood, his Marine Corps service, his job history and his good behavior while he was in prison for attempted rape.
Assistant county prosecutor Pinkey Carr argued those factors do not outweigh his crimes because, she says, "he’s evil."
Police say Sowell lured women to his home with the promise of alcohol or drugs.
CLEVELAND — The life of a Cleveland serial killer is now in the hands of a jury.
The same jurors last month convicted 51-year-old Anthony Sowell in the deaths of 11 women whose remains were found around his property.
The panel began deliberating this afternoon on whether to recommend the death sentence or a life sentence without parole.
In closing statements, defense attorney John Parker appealed to the jury to spare Sowell’s life based on his troubled childhood, his Marine Corps service, his job history and his good behavior while he was in prison for attempted rape.
Assistant county prosecutor Pinkey Carr argued those factors do not outweigh his crimes because, she says, "he’s evil."
Police say Sowell lured women to his home with the promise of alcohol or drugs.