NEW : Four more bodies unearthed on Tuesday , Cleveland police chief says . The remains were found in a shallow grave at the site of an abandoned house that was once home to two families who lived there for years before it burned down last month. The decomposing bodies of the first six women , all of whom were African-American , could have been lying where they were found for `` weeks , if not months or years , '' Cuyahoga County Coroner Frank Miller III told CNN on Saturday . Sowell , 50 , has been charged with five counts of aggravated murder . Bodies could have been there for `` weeks , if not months or years , '' coroner says .
NEW : Four more bodies unearthed on Tuesday , Cleveland police chief says . The remains were found in a shallow grave at the site of an abandoned house that was once home to two families who lived there for years before it burned down last month. Sowell , 50 , has been charged with five counts of aggravated murder . Bodies could have been there for `` weeks , if not months or years , '' coroner says .