How many of the victims were reported missing in the months before the bodies were found?
Five of the nine women identified so far from remains at the Imperial Avenue property had been reported missing before the bodies were removed from the house or back yard. • Tonia Carmichael, 53: Reported missing to Warrensville Heights police within weeks of disappearing in November 2008. • Nancy Cobbs, 43: Family reported her missing to Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority within days of not seeing her in April. CMHA’s report on Cobbs never made it into the Cleveland department’s system, according to records. The first and only report in Cleveland police records of Cobbs being missing was filed on Nov. 4. • Michelle Mason, 45: Last seen in October 2008; missing-person report filed by her mother with Cleveland police on Oct. 12, 2008 (pdf). Records show officials checked her home, a relative’s home and three areas Mason was known to frequent along with hospitals and the morgue. They also alerted the FBI’s National Crime Information Center. • Crystal Dozier, 38: Disappeared in June
