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CLEVELAND (AP) Police in Cleveland say at least three bodies have been found at the home of a convicted rapist, and they expect to confirm three more.

Police spokesman Lt. Thomas Stacho (STAH'-koh) said Saturday that the bodies were found at the home of 50-year-old Anthony Sowell of Cleveland. He says officers have found three bodies and believe they have discovered three more but are awaiting confirmation from the coroner.

On Thursday, police came to Sowell's home to arrest him on charges of felonious assault and rape. Sowell was gone, but police found two decomposing bodies inside.

Autopsies were done on the two bodies Friday, but the decomposition meant it would take awhile to determine the identity of the bodies and how they died.

Police say Sowell spent 15 years in prison for a 1989 rape.

Authorities are searching for Sowell.

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