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How Cleveland Enabled a Serial Killer
Article by Mansfield Frazier from the Daily Beast:
As finger-pointing intensifies over how a murderer with ties to the mayor went unnoticed for years, Mansfield Frazier says the real culprit is the misguided war on drugs.
Law enforcement and social service agencies, family members, governmental departments, religious institutions, and an entire community are attempting to place blame on each other for perhaps the most heinous ongoing crime spree in Cleveland’s history. The body count of drug-addicted black women now stands at 11, and the FBI has gotten involved as attention shifts to a vacant house next door to where the first victims were found. Residents are praying that no more bodies are discovered, but a long list of missing Cleveland women remains.
Even the city’s mayor, Frank Jackson, has a personal connection to the crime—his niece has come forward and acknowledged that she lived with the alleged serial killer, Anthony Sowell, for a time last year. The official and community focus, however, still seems to be stuck on exculpation rather than prevention of future tragedies of this kind.
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Mansfield Frazier is a native Clevelander and former newspaper editor. His regular column can be seen on CoolCleveland.com. An avid gardener, he resides in the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland with his wife Brenda and their two dogs, Gypsy and Ginger.
Sign on Cleveland Browns Stadium
“In 1995, Browns fans across the nation banded together in a vigilant fight for the return of our team … our name … and our colors. We refused to let the grand tradition and proud franchise that had been part of our City’s fabric for half a century be destroyed. We sent a message to the entire country that unsurpassed fan loyalty, community support and history matter. We proved that the Browns belong in Cleveland, the home of the greatest fans in the world. Today, our Browns have come home to a facility built on a foundation of dreams at the brink of a new Millennium. We welcome a new era of success for the Cleveland Browns and a new era of memories for fans and future generations of Clevelanders. Cleveland Browns Stadium is dedicated to the invincible spirit of Browns fans who, through their perseverance and tenacity, refused to say goodbye. OUR TEAM … OUR NAME … OUR COLORS. August 21, 1999.”
I get chills.
