Grim Sleeper
Los Angeles Jury Says 'Grim Sleeper' Serial Killer Deserves the Death Penalty
The sentencing comes one month after Lonnie Franklin Jr. was found guilty last month of shooting seven women to death in the 1980s, then strangling a 15-year-old girl and strangling or shooting two other women in a second round of killings in the 2000s.
LA's 'Grim Sleeper' Serial Killer Convicted of 10 Murders — But He Likely Killed More
Lonnie David Franklin Jr. has been linked to at least six more unsolved slayings, and police are trying to identify women in 180 photos found in his possession.
The 'Grim Sleeper' Serial Killer Trial Is a Trip Back to Crack-Era LA
Prosecutors say Lonnie Franklin, Jr. murdered ten black women and tried to kill one more. If convicted, he would be the longest-active serial killer in Los Angeles history.
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How a Slice of Pizza May Have Helped Catch California's Longest-Active Serial Killer
Lonnie David Franklin, Jr. was arrested in 2010 for allegedly murdering ten black women in South LA over a period of two decades. Now he's finally going on trial.
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