CLEVELAND (AP) - A registered sex offender charged with killing 11 women and
hiding their remains in and around his Cleveland home has agreed to
let police fence off the house with barbed wire to preserve
evidence.
Fifty-year-old Anthony Sowell appeared in court Wednesday with a
new legal team that will defend him on aggravated murder charges.
If convicted, he could face the death penalty.
The prosecution has not ruled out a possible visit by a trial
jury to the home. At the hearing, both sides agreed to allow police
to remove 24-hour patrols there.
Sowell, handcuffed and dressed in an orange jumpsuit, also
agreed to waive his right to a speedy trial to aide his defense
team. Last week, he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.