Serial Killer Anthony Sowell has been sentenced to die. The case created local and national attention for the nightmarish details. The corpses of as many as 11 women were found on the little property in Cleveland, Ohio. The place literally reeked of death.

Sowell, a former Marine, showed little emotion throughout the trial, even when the sentence of death was pronounced against him.

In an interview with the lawyer who handled the case for the State of Ohio, Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney Rick Bombik, revealed that Sowell wanted to plead guilty all along. He did not intend on going to trial.

"He wanted to avoid the death penalty," Bombik said. "But our office decided that if ever there was a reason for the death penalty, this was the case."

In Ohio, the prosecution will often refuse a plea deal when it determines that the nature of the case does not warrant it.

"I can't think of a guy who qualified for death more than Sowell," Bombik said.

Still, the prosecution was not taking anything for granted.

"You never know how a case is going to work out," Bombik admitted.  "I'm exhausted and glad it's finally over. "

To hear an exclusive 1/2 hour interview with the lawyer who prosecuted the most heinous criminal in Cleveland's history, listen to Real Law Radio, Saturday August 13, 2011 at 1 pm.

-Robert F. DiCello

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