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Marine Corps says accused serial killer stationed twice at Cherry Point and once at Camp Lejeune
Eleven bodies found in and around man's home in Cleveland, Ohio
Marine Corps officials confirmed today that accused serial killer Anthony Sowell was stationed once at Camp Lejuene and twice at Cherry Point during his military career.
Sowell, 50, is being held without bond in Cleveland, Ohio on five murder charges and charges of rape, kidnapping and assault.
Authorities have found 11 bodies in and around his home since October 29.
According to Major Shawn Haney, public affairs officer with Marine Manpower and Reserve Affairs at Quantico, Va., Corporal Anthony E. Sowell had duty stations as an electrician at Camp Lejeune from May 20, 1978 to July 12, 1978.
Sowell was then assigned to duty with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Cherry Point from July 13, 1978 to March 25, 1980.
After a one year stint with the 3rd Force Service Support Group, Fleet Marine Force Pacific, Sowell returned to Cherry Point from April 14, 1981 to December 16, 1983 serving with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.
According to Haney, Sowell entered the Marine Corps in Cleveland, Ohio on January 24, 1978 and was discharged January 18, 1985.
Sowell, a Cleveland, Ohio native, had boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, South Carolina, from January 24, 1978 to April 24, 1978.
The young Marine then went to Camp Lejeune for basic combat training.
After his first duty station at Cherry Point, overseas duty, and second Cherry Point duty, Sowell was ordered to Camp Butler in Okinawa, Japan from January 20, 1984 to January 15, 1985. His last days in the Marine Corps were at Camp Pendleton, California where he was discharged January 18, 1985.
According to Haney, Sowell received awards during his seven-year Marine Corps career, including a Good Conduct Medal with one star, a Meritorious Mast certificate, Sea Service Deployment ribbon, Certificate of Commendation and two Letters of Appreciation.
Though attached to the 2nd MAW at Cherry Point, in his position as an 1141 Electrician, Sowell would not have been qualified to work on aircraft, according to Mike Barton, deputy director of public affairs at Cherry Point.
Four years after his discharge from the Marine Corps Sowell was convicted of the 1989 rape of a woman and served 15 years in the Ohio Penitentiary.
He was paroled in 2005 directly to the Cleveland home on Imperial Avenue where authorities ultimately made the grisly discovery of 11 bodies in and around the home.
Police had come to the home to serve Sowell with a warrant for a December 2008 rape, kidnapping and assault, but Sowell wasn’t there.
Police initially found two bodies in the third story of the home on October 29.
After a manhunt, Sowell was later arrested on Halloween a few blocks away from his home.
Over the next several days investigators discovered nine more bodies, some inside, some buried in the back yard. On Tuesday, investigators found a skull in a bucket in the basement of the home.
Local residents had complained of foul odors near the home for years. Cleveland Police are continuing there investigation.
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| This man is truely sick. I would love to examine his head. |
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| Concerned Citizen - Nov 16, 2009 06:29:54 PM | Remove Comment |
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| I was stationed in Okinawa Japan during the same time period that Anthony Sowell was there. I remember our First Sergeant telling us in 1984 that there had been a few rapes committed on Kadena Air Base and they believed the rapist was a Marine. No one was ever arrested for the rapes. I always remember this because the base paper never reported that Americans were being raped. We asked him why was it being kept a secret, except to the Command staff members. We had wives and daughters that we felt were entitled to know what was going on. |
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| Brnmar - Nov 09, 2009 11:07:07 PM | Remove Comment |
