By JOHN SEEWER and THOMAS J. SHEERAN Associated Press Writers
CLEVELAND November 4, 2009 (AP)
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This Nov. 1, 2009 photo provided by the Cleveland Police Department shows Anthony Sowell, 50, who...

This Nov. 1, 2009 photo provided by the Cleveland Police Department shows Anthony Sowell, 50, who Cleveland Police arrested Saturday, Oct. 31 on a rape and felonious assault warrant. The bodies of six women were found in Sowell's home. Investigators trying to identify the bodies of six women found in the home of a convicted rapist are focusing the inquiry on eight or nine missing women, the coroner said Monday. Sowell hasn't been charged in the rape investigation or in connection with the bodies. (AP Photo/Cleveland Police Department)

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The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about a sex offender who lived in a Cleveland house where several corpses were found. Authorities say that despite a police news release that described Anthony Sowell as a convicted rapist, he was convicted only of attempted rape. The story will be refiled as CLEVELAND-BODIES FOUND.
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