Sowell’s attorneys, John Parker and Rufus Sims, objected to the motion during a hearing Friday afternoon, contending that the house is a crime scene on private property that has never been open to the public.

Some recalled the stench that had permeated the neighborhood, mistakenly attributed to a nearby sausage shop or newly installed sewer line. Neighbors told the media they had complained about the smell numerous times.

Jury selection will be in recess Tuesday, June 21, in the trial of a Cleveland man charged with killing 11 women and dumping their remains in and around his house.

Each morning Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Dick Ambrose speaks to a new group of potential jurors. The judge explains that Sowell is facing 11 counts of aggravated murder with felony murder specifications, which means it carries a possible penalty of death.