Episode 141: The Cleveland Strangler (Serial Killer Anthony Sowell)
The Cleveland Health Department had been flooded by calls from residents on Imperial Avenue. The residents complained of an inescapable, pungent, thick stench that was so strong that it made their eyes sting.
After years of calls the inspectors went out to investigate. The source was clear.
Ray’s Sausage Shop! That made perfect sense, fresh meat being ground daily into sausages has to produce some stench right?
No matter what the residents tried - the smell never went away.
At least for years. 11 bodies later.
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Source notes:
Book: “House of Horrors” - by Robert Sberna
Documentary: Unseen
Show: “Killer Instinct” - Investigation Discovery
Show: “Notorious: The Cleveland Strangler” - Oxygen Network
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/us/anthony-sowell-serial-killer-dead.html
https://video.vice.com/en_us/topic/anthony-sowell
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/anthony-sowell-victims
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/09/us/anthony-sowell-cleveland-serial-killer-dies-trnd/index.html
https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/how-cleveland-strangler-anthony-sowell-was-caught
https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sowell-anthony.htm
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