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| Michael Madison charged today |
The
first thing I wondered was if he had simply followed the Sowell case via the
local media, which did a terrific job, or if he had read one of the two books about his supposed inspiration. I’d like
to know when law enforcement releases the evidence list. If I were there, I
would ask the cops. Yes, I am curious.
Madison,
35, born in New
Castle, Penn., lived a mile from the East Cleveland home in which Sowell
grew up. He had three felony drug charges over the years in Cuyahoga County
before being popped for attempted rape. Madison pleaded guilty and got four
years with 121 days credit for time served.
The
first victim was identified as Angela Deskins, 38, who had
a host of driving
violations and little else. Police are still seeking information on the other
two victims, and fear there are more. Like the remains of most of Sowell’s 11
victims, they were wrapped in trash bags.
The
urge is to ask what’s up with Cleveland, where in May it was discovered that
former school bus drive Ariel Castro kept three women hostage in his home for
up to a decade. Lumping these
three cases together is irresistible for most of the media – you know, what is
it about the city? A story with little to hold it together save for a
batch of “soul searching” quotes.
It’s
ridiculous to blame the usual inner city woes, as Cleveland doesn’t have that
market cornered. That would be
just another money grab excuse for race hustlers. It’s perhaps more of an
indictment of the justice system in Ohio. I’m no authority on that system at this point, but it’s
certainly the first stop in any investigation I would do.
