Serial Killer in Ohio

MasterOfMagic · 11-04-2009, 08:16 PM

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009...stench_of.html

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CLEVELAND, Ohio � The stench in the air near East 123rd Street and Imperial Avenue left residents baffled for years.

Drain pipes were flushed. A sewer line was replaced. But the smell still lingered.
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Last week, police discovered the source of the odor -- it was beyond residents� worst fears. At least six decomposing bodies lie in and around the house at 12205 Imperial Ave. The corpses could have been accumulating there for years, authorities said.
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"People used to think it was the sausage shop," said the owner of a pizza shop across the street. "We now realize what it was."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/...n5522335.shtml

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"What upset me so bad, when I went to the police to try to report her missing, the Fourth District would not take the report, because she lived in (a nearby police district), (even though) she disappeared right around the corner from them, we found the car there. We went to (the other police district) after she was gone three weeks. They belittled it. They made jokes, (such as) 'Oh, go home, she'll show up by Christmas, after the drugs are all gone.' And they wouldn't even take the report. I had to go back up and demand to see the officer in charge. That's the only way I got her reported missing."
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Smith read a statement from a woman who escaped from Sowell's house after, the woman says, Sowell started to try to choke her. The woman said Sowell remarked, "You're just another crack (blank) from the street. No one will know if you're missing."

It appears he was right. He could well still be killing if the girl hadn't escaped.

Funka Genocide · 11-04-2009, 10:23 PM

I don't know what to say about this, it's so terrible. I guess we just overlook things out of habit in our daily lives.

bluestarultor · 11-04-2009, 10:37 PM

Serial killers often go after easy targets. Whores, the homeless, and other undesirables bleed like anyone else and often aren't missed or even noticed missing. The worst part is they can do this for years, and no one WILL notice them missing, or care enough to look.

Still, I can't help but feel it should have ended much sooner with the apparent sloppiness of this one. Foul odors around the house all the time? You'd think someone would have had it checked out more thoroughly and much sooner.

Geminex · 11-05-2009, 12:07 AM

That is quite awful. And far too negligent than the police should be...

Also, you might want to put

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undesirables

in inverted commas. Not criticising you, but it might create the wrong impression, otherwise.

bluestarultor · 11-05-2009, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Geminex

That is quite awful. And far too negligent than the police should be...

Also, you might want to put

in inverted commas. Not criticising you, but it might create the wrong impression, otherwise.

Well, this is going to sound terrible, but inverted commas really aren't in order, unless people in general want a ton of whores and homeless running around. Maybe it's a harsh word to describe them, as it's really not a matter of choice in most cases, but it's an appropriate word considering how society treats them.

I mean, that's pretty much how this guy got away with it. Taking people society didn't want or care about and murdering them.

Archbio · 11-05-2009, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Realtor

Maybe it's a harsh word to describe them, as it's really not a matter of choice in most cases, but it's an appropriate word considering how society treats them.

Undesired, then, might be a word that better conveys that meaning.

Geminex · 11-05-2009, 04:34 AM

Yeah...

I fully agree that society (and we as individuals) don't want more beggars on the streets, more guys having to sleep in cardboard boxes. But what we really (should) find undesireable are the circumstances that drove them to this. Whereas "undesireable" sounds rather judgemental, sounds rather like you'd approve of forcing them out of your neighborhood, sort of thing. I know (or think) that you mean the former, but it sounds like the latter.
Then again, english is my second language, so don't let me lecture you on grammar and meaning.

bluestarultor · 11-05-2009, 02:45 PM

Well, I said I was going to sound terrible. "Unwanted individuals" is probably a better way of saying it.

Meister · 11-05-2009, 04:36 PM

I don't think there's any way to make what you're trying to convey actually sound good but I'm willing to go with "not the best word but I know what you mean."

bluestarultor · 11-05-2009, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Meister

I don't think there's any way to make what you're trying to convey actually sound good but I'm willing to go with "not the best word but I know what you mean."

Some things just lack pretty words by virtue of being un-pretty concepts.

11-04-2009, 10:23 PM	#2
Funka Genocide Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 4,566	I don't know what to say about this, it's so terrible. I guess we just overlook things out of habit in our daily lives.

11-05-2009, 04:34 AM	#7
Geminex SOM3WH3R3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,606	Yeah... I fully agree that society (and we as individuals) don't want more beggars on the streets, more guys having to sleep in cardboard boxes. But what we really (should) find undesireable are the circumstances that drove them to this. Whereas "undesireable" sounds rather judgemental, sounds rather like you'd approve of forcing them out of your neighborhood, sort of thing. I know (or think) that you mean the former, but it sounds like the latter. Then again, english is my second language, so don't let me lecture you on grammar and meaning.

11-05-2009, 04:36 PM	#9
Meister Pure joy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 10,689	I don't think there's any way to make what you're trying to convey actually sound good but I'm willing to go with "not the best word but I know what you mean."