10th Victim Identified From Cleveland Home
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 8:37 PM
Updated: Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:22 AM
Police on Wednesday identified the 10th victim in the Imperial Avenue slayings.
Police identified 25-year-old Leshanda Long, of Cleveland, among the 11 victims found at the home of suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell.
Police said the skull discovered on Sowell's property belonged to Long. It was identified through a DNA analysis of the skull.
The last known address for Long was on Denison Avenue in Cleveland. She was not reported as a missing person and family members said she was last seen in August 2008.
For a complete list of the identified victims, click here.
Also on Wednesday, police expanded their search to a property next to the home of Sowell and
left with several evidence bags.
There was no indication from police of what was removed Wednesday. The house, painted red,
appeared vacant but in good shape except for a broken porch railing.
Fifty-year-old Sowell has been charged with five counts of aggravated murder. He was indicted
Monday on one count of attempted murder, two counts of rape, two counts of kidnapping and two
counts of felonious assault in an alleged attack Sept. 22 that led to the search of his home.
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