An Ohio man is being held on $6 million bail after being formally charged with kidnapping and killing three women whose bodies were found in plastic bags. The suspect, Michael Madison, reportedly indicated to authorities he was inspired by Anthony Sowell, an Ohio serial killer convicted two years ago of killing 11 women. The three bodies were found within a few hundred yards of each other on Friday and Saturday. East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton spoke Monday.

Gary Norton: “That search turned up a number of things. It turned up information from people. It turned up physical evidence. And in one case, cadaver-sniffing dogs hit positive spots in a general area. We brought in then a second cadaver-sniffing dog, a third cadaver-sniffing dog. All of them responded to the same general area, which brought in BCI (Bureau of Criminal Investigation) again and conducted a more thorough search. Fortunately, with the grace of God, there was not another victim found yesterday.”

One of the victims has been identified as Cleveland resident Angela Deskins, who was 38. The latest Ohio case comes less than three months after three other women were found alive in Cleveland after being held captive for roughly a decade. The suspect, Ariel Castro, has pleaded not guilty in that case.