NEW : `` I always watched him . I never turned my back , '' says neighbor who knows suspect . All three victims were found near each other , wrapped in multiple layers of plastic bags . `` We are dealing with a sick individual , and we have reason to believe that there might be more victims , '' East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton told CNN . The suspect `` idolized '' serial killer Anthony Sowell , according to the East Cleveland mayor . He was convicted for killing five women and one man between 1978 and 1982.
NEW : `` I always watched him . I never turned my back , '' says neighbor who knows suspect . All three victims were found near each other , wrapped in multiple layers of plastic bags . The suspect `` idolized '' serial killer Anthony Sowell , according to the East Cleveland mayor . He was convicted for killing five women and one man between 1978 and 1982.