Sowell's Crimes Against Women May Extend to San Diego

Anthony Sowell, who has been indicted on charges related to a string of murders in Cleveland, Ohio, may also be responsible for an attack on a woman in San Diego. After 11 bodies were found in the home and backyard of Sowell's Imperial Ave. home in Cleveland, the story and his photos have been plastered on the news across the world. A San Diego woman recognized his photo on TV, and promptly called the Coronado Police Department and said that she was raped in Coronado in 1979 by Sowell.

Sowell joined the Marine Corps. at the age of 18 in 1978. During the eight years he was in the Marines, Sowell was stationed in San Diego part of the time.

Coronado Police have confirmed that they are attempting to learn more about the unsolved crime dating back 31 years ago. However, they have run into some roadblocks. They have been unable to find any records related to the crime, and are now checking with other law enforcemnt agencies in the area to see if they might have handled the case.

On Monday, investigators continued to search the property and surrounding area for additional bodies. Authorities say that they are going to go "bit by bit, piece by piece" as they look for more evidence and bodies in the Sowell case.

Sowell made an appearance in court Wednesday where he was ordered held without bond. Prosecutors called him an "incredibly dangerous threat to the public" and said he could face the death penalty if convicted of the charges which thus far stand at five aggravated murder counts. He also faces charges of rape, felonious assault and kidnapping for an attack on a woman at his home.

A public defender said that Sowell has medical problems, including a heart pacemaker and cardiac medication. The case will now go before a grand jury.

Sowell was released from prison in 2005 after serving a 15 year sentence for rape.