By MEGHAN BARR and THOMAS J. SHEERAN
Associated Press Writers
CLEVELAND – Eight of 11 women whose remains were found in a sex offender’s home were strangled, most with various household objects, and nine had traces of cocaine or depressants in their systems, according to autopsy reports obtained by The Associated Press.
The reports released Thursday by the Cuyahoga County coroner’s office reveal that women found at Anthony Sowell’s Cleveland home last year were killed with objects including a belt, a rope, an electrical charger, a knotted fabric cloth and the strap of a shoulder bag. Many still had the ligatures around their necks.
Three of the women were bound at the wrists, and two were bound at the wrists and ankles by cloth or shoelaces. One victim was nude, and four were nude from the waist down.