To his neighbors, Anthony Sowell was a friendly and helpful former Marine who played chess and hosted summer barbeques. But there was a dark side to Sowell--and a horrific secret inside his house. On October 29, 2009, his secret life was revealed to the nation after a Cleveland Police SWAT team entered Sowell's house to arrest him on a sexual assault charge. Sowell was not there, but police -- nearly overcome by the stench of decaying flesh -- encountered a nightmarish scene. Two decomposing bodies were in his third-floor living room. Eight other bodies were hidden throughout the house and buried in the back yard. A skull was found in the basement. All were female and all appeared to have been bound and strangled. Sowell, a sexual sadist, had lured his victims to his home with promises of drugs and alcohol. He then raped, tortured, and strangled them... and lived among their corpses. Five other women were attacked by Sowell but lived to tell their stories. After a dramatic trial in the summer of 2011, Sowell, was convicted of 11 murders and sentenced to death. House of Horrors brings readers into the twisted psyche of a serial killer through interviews with Sowell's neighbors and relatives, his surviving victims, and exclusive interviews with Sowell himself. * Includes 16 pages of photos and copies of death row letters from Sowell

ISBN: X00348WZJ5