Jury selection resumes Wednesday in Cleveland over 11 slain

CLEVELAND (AP) — Lengthy jury selection is reaching a key point in the aggravated murder trial of a man charged with killing 11 women and dumping their remains in and around his Cleveland house.

Jury selection in the trial of 51-year-old Anthony Sowell is in the third week. There was a break today because of a death in the family of an attorney, but the process will resume Wednesday.

Nearly 80 prospective jurors questioned in private about their views on the death penalty have been cleared for a second round of general interviews with the judge and attorneys. The court hopes to seat a jury in the next few days.

Sowell, who has pleaded not guilty, could face the death penalty if convicted. The trial could last six weeks.