Lonnie David Franklin Jr., a serial killer who preyed on Los Angeles’s forgotten women for years before being brought to justice, died Saturday on death row in San Quentin prison.
Known by the nickname “The Grim Sleeper,” Franklin came to public attention thanks to the dogged investigative efforts of La Weekly reporter Christine Pelisek, who broke the wall of silence erected around the case by authorities.
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Prison officials confirmed the death in a statement. “Franklin was found unresponsive in his single cell on March 28 at about 7:20 p.m. Medical assistance was rendered and an ambulance was summoned. Franklin was pronounced deceased at 7:43 p.m. His cause of death is pending...
Known by the nickname “The Grim Sleeper,” Franklin came to public attention thanks to the dogged investigative efforts of La Weekly reporter Christine Pelisek, who broke the wall of silence erected around the case by authorities.
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Prison officials confirmed the death in a statement. “Franklin was found unresponsive in his single cell on March 28 at about 7:20 p.m. Medical assistance was rendered and an ambulance was summoned. Franklin was pronounced deceased at 7:43 p.m. His cause of death is pending...
- 3/29/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The Grim Sleeper: The Lost Women of South Central, tells the story of serial killer Lonnie Franklin, who haunted South Los Angeles for more than two decades, killing at least 15 women. Police believe the death count is much higher, around 30.
Franklin’s victims were young black women, many of whom had drug addictions, and perhaps relatedly, these crimes went unsolved from 1984 to 2010. In 2006, People Staff Writer Christine Pelisek broke the story of one of California’s most prolific serial killers who went unchecked for more than two decades. Two years later, in her cover story for the La Weekly,...
Franklin’s victims were young black women, many of whom had drug addictions, and perhaps relatedly, these crimes went unsolved from 1984 to 2010. In 2006, People Staff Writer Christine Pelisek broke the story of one of California’s most prolific serial killers who went unchecked for more than two decades. Two years later, in her cover story for the La Weekly,...
- 6/13/2017
- by People Staff
- PEOPLE.com
In January 1976, Karen Klaas, the 32-year-old ex-wife of Righteous Brothers singer Bill Medley, was found beaten, raped and strangled with her pantyhose in her home in Hermosa Beach, California.
She was in a coma for five days and then died, and her rape and killing remained unsolved for nearly 41 years.
On Monday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department identified Klaas’ killer as Kenneth Troyer — thus closing the book, as Medley said, on a decades-old investigation.
Here are five things you need to know about the cold case and its dramatic developments.
1. Klaas’ Killer Was Caught Using DNA
To solve the case,...
She was in a coma for five days and then died, and her rape and killing remained unsolved for nearly 41 years.
On Monday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department identified Klaas’ killer as Kenneth Troyer — thus closing the book, as Medley said, on a decades-old investigation.
Here are five things you need to know about the cold case and its dramatic developments.
1. Klaas’ Killer Was Caught Using DNA
To solve the case,...
- 1/31/2017
- by Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
Kenneth Troyer was identified Monday as the killer of Karen Klaas, the ex-wife of Righteous Brothers singer Bill Medley whose rape and murder went unsolved for nearly 41 years.
Troyer was named by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on the anniversary of Klaas’ death. Investigators said last week they had identified the suspected killer but declined to release his name until a Monday news conference.
Troyer was killed in a shoot-out with police in March 1982, after escaping from a California prison, L.A. County Sheriff Jim McDonnell said. At the time, Troyer was a suspect in multiple sexual assaults...
Troyer was named by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on the anniversary of Klaas’ death. Investigators said last week they had identified the suspected killer but declined to release his name until a Monday news conference.
Troyer was killed in a shoot-out with police in March 1982, after escaping from a California prison, L.A. County Sheriff Jim McDonnell said. At the time, Troyer was a suspect in multiple sexual assaults...
- 1/30/2017
- by Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
This case was featured on Monday night’s People Magazine Investigates. Now learn more with People’s complete digital coverage.
The victims were all young vulnerable black women who lived in south Los Angeles and struggled with drug addiction. Their naked or partially clothed bodies were all dumped in the filthy neighborhood alleyways, left to rot under garbage and debris. They were shot at close range with a .25-caliber pistol, or strangled, or both.
For years, their cases lacked justice — or even an arrest.
But in May, following three months of testimony in Los Angeles Superior Court, Lonnie Franklin Jr.
The victims were all young vulnerable black women who lived in south Los Angeles and struggled with drug addiction. Their naked or partially clothed bodies were all dumped in the filthy neighborhood alleyways, left to rot under garbage and debris. They were shot at close range with a .25-caliber pistol, or strangled, or both.
For years, their cases lacked justice — or even an arrest.
But in May, following three months of testimony in Los Angeles Superior Court, Lonnie Franklin Jr.
- 12/27/2016
- by cpelisektimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
Ten years ago, People Senior Writer Christine Pelisek began work on what would become the hunt for serial killer Lonnie Franklin Jr. The case will be featured on Monday night’s episode of People Magazine Investigates on Investigation Discovery. In a People story earlier this year, Pelisek recounted how she first learned of Franklin’s crimes. Her piece is republished below.
For all of its celebrity allure as the next-to-last resting place for pop star Michael Jackson, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office is located along a rundown row of auto body shops. As a crime reporter for the L.
For all of its celebrity allure as the next-to-last resting place for pop star Michael Jackson, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office is located along a rundown row of auto body shops. As a crime reporter for the L.
- 12/26/2016
- by cpelisektimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
The Los Angeles Police Department is still trying to identify 35 women who may have been killed by “Grim Sleeper” serial killer Lonnie Franklin, who was convicted and sentenced to death for 10 murders earlier this year.
Detectives found more than 1,000 photos and videotapes of women and teenage girls in the former sanitation worker’s garage and backyard camper days after he was arrested in South Los Angeles in 2010.
(Franklin’s case is the focus of the upcoming People Magazine Investigates episode “The Grim Sleeper,” which airs Monday night at 10 p.m. Et on Investigation Discovery.)
Of those, police could not identify...
Detectives found more than 1,000 photos and videotapes of women and teenage girls in the former sanitation worker’s garage and backyard camper days after he was arrested in South Los Angeles in 2010.
(Franklin’s case is the focus of the upcoming People Magazine Investigates episode “The Grim Sleeper,” which airs Monday night at 10 p.m. Et on Investigation Discovery.)
Of those, police could not identify...
- 12/23/2016
- by cpelisektimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
He terrorized the streets of South Los Angeles over a 22-year period, killing at least 10 women from 1985 until 2007.
He was nicknamed the “Grim Sleeper” serial killer because of an apparent gap in the killings from 1988 until 2002, but for years his identity remained unknown as police made little progress in their investigation.
Finally, in 2010, familial DNA testing of an arrested man revealed the killer to be Lonnie Franklin, a married father-of-two and a former Lapd mechanic and sanitation worker for the city of Los Angeles.
Earlier this year, Franklin, 64, was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the murders. The case...
He was nicknamed the “Grim Sleeper” serial killer because of an apparent gap in the killings from 1988 until 2002, but for years his identity remained unknown as police made little progress in their investigation.
Finally, in 2010, familial DNA testing of an arrested man revealed the killer to be Lonnie Franklin, a married father-of-two and a former Lapd mechanic and sanitation worker for the city of Los Angeles.
Earlier this year, Franklin, 64, was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the murders. The case...
- 12/23/2016
- by greghanlontimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
Convicted serial killer Lonnie Franklin’s death sentence Wednesday was welcome news to the families of his murder victims looking for closure, but for Nick Broomfield, director of the HBO documentary about Franklin “Tales of the Grim Sleeper,” the story is far from over. Though Franklin has been brought to justice for a series of murders dating back to 1985, the systemic problems that prevented him from being caught for 25 years remain today, according to Broomfield.
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“Somebody could probably do exactly what Lonnie Franklin did again today, because nothing significant has changed in terms of the police’s attitude,” Broomfield said. “I feel the story is really just beginning.” During the year and a half of shooting for his 2014 documentary, Broomfield encountered a police force in South Central Los Angeles that he...
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“Somebody could probably do exactly what Lonnie Franklin did again today, because nothing significant has changed in terms of the police’s attitude,” Broomfield said. “I feel the story is really just beginning.” During the year and a half of shooting for his 2014 documentary, Broomfield encountered a police force in South Central Los Angeles that he...
- 8/11/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Lonnie David Franklin Jr., better known as the “Grim Sleeper,” has been sentenced to death. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy announced the decision on Wednesday, August 10.
In May, a jury convicted Franklin of 10 counts of murder: nine women and one teenage girl between 1985 and 2007. During the trial, prosecutors also connected him to several other murders, with detectives believing he may have been responsible for the deaths of at least 25 women.
“This is not a sentence of vengeance,” said the judge, who denied the defense’s motion for a new trial, as the Los Angeles Times notes. “It’s justice.”
Franklin, 63, was also convicted of attempted murder in connection with an attack on Enietra Washington, who survived and went on to testifying against him, calling Franklin a “piece of evil.” “You’re Satan representative,” she said. “You’re right up there with Manson.”
Read More: ‘Tales From the...
In May, a jury convicted Franklin of 10 counts of murder: nine women and one teenage girl between 1985 and 2007. During the trial, prosecutors also connected him to several other murders, with detectives believing he may have been responsible for the deaths of at least 25 women.
“This is not a sentence of vengeance,” said the judge, who denied the defense’s motion for a new trial, as the Los Angeles Times notes. “It’s justice.”
Franklin, 63, was also convicted of attempted murder in connection with an attack on Enietra Washington, who survived and went on to testifying against him, calling Franklin a “piece of evil.” “You’re Satan representative,” she said. “You’re right up there with Manson.”
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- 8/11/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
On Wednesday, a Los Angeles judge sentenced Grim Sleeper serial killer Lonnie Franklin Jr. to death for the murders of 10 women during a 23-year killing spree. "It is obvious you have a deep-seeded hatred for women that started long ago," said Los Angeles superior court judge Kathleen Kennedy when she imposed the sentence of death. "Why? I don't know." A bespectacled Franklin, wearing orange jail scrubs, stared straight ahead and showed no emotion when the judge handed down the sentence. The audience, filled with victims' family members, cheered and clapped when Franklin was soon escorted out of the courtroom. In May,...
- 8/10/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
On Wednesday, a Los Angeles judge sentenced Grim Sleeper serial killer Lonnie Franklin Jr. to death for the murders of 10 women during a 23-year killing spree. "It is obvious you have a deep-seeded hatred for women that started long ago," said Los Angeles superior court judge Kathleen Kennedy when she imposed the sentence of death. "Why? I don't know." A bespectacled Franklin, wearing orange jail scrubs, stared straight ahead and showed no emotion when the judge handed down the sentence. The audience, filled with victims' family members, cheered and clapped when Franklin was soon escorted out of the courtroom. In May,...
- 8/10/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
This is the debut of a new regular column about the industry and related matters by Stephen Galloway, THR's Executive Editor, Features. It’s a Thursday morning in late May and I’m sitting in a claustrophobic courtroom in downtown Los Angeles, about 20 feet from one of the most notorious serial killers in recent history. In just a few days on June 6, Lonnie David Franklin Jr. — better known as the Grim Sleeper — will be sentenced to death for the murder of 10 women, many of them black prostitutes, most addicted to crack cocaine. He is widely believed to
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- 6/8/2016
- by Stephen Galloway
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
<em>This is the debut of a new regular column about the industry and related matters by Stephen Galloway, </em>THR<em>'s executive editor, features.</em>
It's a Thursday morning in late May and I'm sitting in a claustrophobic courtroom in downtown Los Angeles, about 20 feet from one of the most notorious serial killers in recent history.
In just a few days, on June 6, Lonnie David Franklin Jr. — better known as the Grim Sleeper — will be sentenced to death for the murder of 10 women, many of them African-American prostitutes, most addicted to crack cocaine. He is ...
It's a Thursday morning in late May and I'm sitting in a claustrophobic courtroom in downtown Los Angeles, about 20 feet from one of the most notorious serial killers in recent history.
In just a few days, on June 6, Lonnie David Franklin Jr. — better known as the Grim Sleeper — will be sentenced to death for the murder of 10 women, many of them African-American prostitutes, most addicted to crack cocaine. He is ...
More than 40 years after being gang raped by three U.S. military men in Stuttgart Germany, a woman identified only as Ingrid W. will face one of her attackers when she testifies Thursday in the penalty phase in the trial of convicted "Grim Sleeper" serial killer Lonnie Franklin Jr. in Los Angeles. Franklin, 63, was found guilty earlier this month for the murders of 10 women and the attempted murder of another in South Los Angeles during a 23-year killing spree that began in the mid-1980s. In 1974, when Franklin was a private in the U.S. Army stationed in Stuttgart, Germany,...
- 5/26/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
As Los Angeles prosecutors seek the death penalty against convicted "Grim Sleeper" serial killer Lonnie Franklin, the mother of one of his victims told a jury Thursday she has never escaped the pain of her daughter's brutal murder more than two decades ago. "The hurt is still there, the pain is still there," Mary Alexander testified in Los Angeles Superior Court. Her daughter, Monique Alexander, was just 18 when she was found shot and strangled to death under a mattress in a South Los Angeles alley in 1988. On May 5, a Los Angeles jury found Franklin, 63, guilty of the murders of ten...
- 5/13/2016
- by K.C. Baker, @KCBaker77777
- PEOPLE.com
As Los Angeles prosecutors seek the death penalty against convicted "Grim Sleeper" serial killer Lonnie Franklin, the mother of one of his victims told a jury Thursday she has never escaped the pain of her daughter's brutal murder more than two decades ago. "The hurt is still there, the pain is still there," Mary Alexander testified in Los Angeles Superior Court. Her daughter, Monique Alexander, was just 18 when she was found shot and strangled to death under a mattress in a South Los Angeles alley in 1988. On May 5, a Los Angeles jury found Franklin, 63, guilty of the murders of ten...
- 5/13/2016
- by K.C. Baker, @KCBaker77777
- PEOPLE.com
My heart began to race as soon as I heard the jury had come to a decision. The verdict in the Grim Sleeper murder case would be read at 1:30 p.m. Thursday and I had one hour to get to the Los Angeles Superior Court. With every step my heart seemed to beat faster. I had lived and breathed this case for almost 10 years. Nearing Los Angeles Superior Court judge Kathleen Kennedy's courtroom on the 9th floor, I could almost touch the tension that filled the air. Dozens of reporters stood outside the courtroom waiting. More than twenty...
- 5/6/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
My heart began to race as soon as I heard the jury had come to a decision. The verdict in the Grim Sleeper murder case would be read at 1:30 p.m. Thursday and I had one hour to get to the Los Angeles Superior Court. With every step my heart seemed to beat faster. I had lived and breathed this case for almost 10 years. Nearing Los Angeles Superior Court judge Kathleen Kennedy's courtroom on the 9th floor, I could almost touch the tension that filled the air. Dozens of reporters stood outside the courtroom waiting. More than twenty...
- 5/6/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
After a day and a half of deliberations, a Los Angeles jury has found Lonnie Franklin, the so-called Grim Sleeper serial killer, guilty of the murder of 10 women and the attempted murder of another in South Los Angeles during a 23-year killing spree. The verdict brings to an end a nearly three-month trial featuring the testimony of more than 50 witnesses, including Grim Sleeper survivor Enietra Washington, who testified that Franklin shot her, sexually assaulted her, and took a Polaroid picture of her before pushing her out of his car 27 years ago. The penalty phase of the trial will begin May 12. Franklin,...
- 5/5/2016
- by Chrstine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
After a day and a half of deliberations, a Los Angeles jury has found Lonnie Franklin, the so-called Grim Sleeper serial killer, guilty of the murder of 10 women and the attempted murder of another in South Los Angeles during a 23-year killing spree. The verdict brings to an end a nearly three-month trial featuring the testimony of more than 50 witnesses, including Grim Sleeper survivor Enietra Washington, who testified that Franklin shot her, sexually assaulted her, and took a Polaroid picture of her before pushing her out of his car 27 years ago. The penalty phase of the trial will begin Monday.
- 5/5/2016
- by Chrstine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The victims were all young vulnerable black women who lived in South Los Angeles and struggled with drug addiction. Their naked or partially clothed bodies were all dumped in the filthy neighborhood alleyways, left to rot under garbage and debris. They were shot at close range with a .25-caliber pistol, or strangled, or both. After three months of testimony in Los Angeles Superior Court, closing arguments have wrapped up in the trial of Lonnie Franklin Jr., the alleged "Grim Sleeper" serial killer who prosecutors say stalked South Los Angeles for more than 20 years. Franklin is charged with the murder of...
- 5/4/2016
- by Chrstine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The victims were all young vulnerable black women who lived in South Los Angeles and struggled with drug addiction. Their naked or partially clothed bodies were all dumped in the filthy neighborhood alleyways, left to rot under garbage and debris. They were shot at close range with a .25-caliber pistol, or strangled, or both. After three months of testimony in Los Angeles Superior Court, closing arguments have wrapped up in the trial of Lonnie Franklin Jr., the alleged "Grim Sleeper" serial killer who prosecutors say stalked South Los Angeles for more than 20 years. Franklin is charged with the murder of...
- 5/4/2016
- by Chrstine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The attorney for alleged 'Grim Sleeper' serial killer Lonnie Franklin said in his closing arguments Tuesday that a "mystery man" was the real culprit behind the murders of 10 women and the attempted murder of another in South Los Angeles. "Each and every murder in this case could have been done by a mystery man with a mystery gun with mystery DNA," attorney Seymour Amster told jurors during closing arguments. Amster portrayed the mystery man as an unnamed relative, or someone who referred to Franklin - who is accused in a killing spree spanning 1984 to 2007 - as his "uncle." He implied...
- 5/4/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The attorney for alleged 'Grim Sleeper' serial killer Lonnie Franklin said in his closing arguments Tuesday that a "mystery man" was the real culprit behind the murders of 10 women and the attempted murder of another in South Los Angeles. "Each and every murder in this case could have been done by a mystery man with a mystery gun with mystery DNA," attorney Seymour Amster told jurors during closing arguments. Amster portrayed the mystery man as an unnamed relative, or someone who referred to Franklin - who is accused in a killing spree spanning 1984 to 2007 - as his "uncle." He implied...
- 5/4/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The victims were all young vulnerable black women who lived in South Los Angeles and struggled with drug addiction. Their naked or partially clothed bodies were all dumped in the filthy neighborhood alleyways, left to rot under garbage and debris. They were shot at close range with a .25-caliber pistol, or strangled, or both. None were found with identification, but prosecutors say the alleged killer left his mark on the dead women in the form of saliva found on their breasts. After three months of testimony in Los Angeles Superior Court, prosecutors wrapped up their closing arguments Monday in the trial of Lonnie Franklin Jr.
- 5/3/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The victims were all young vulnerable black women who lived in South Los Angeles and struggled with drug addiction. Their naked or partially clothed bodies were all dumped in the filthy neighborhood alleyways, left to rot under garbage and debris. They were shot at close range with a .25-caliber pistol, or strangled, or both. None were found with identification, but prosecutors say the alleged killer left his mark on the dead women in the form of saliva found on their breasts. After three months of testimony in Los Angeles Superior Court, prosecutors wrapped up their closing arguments Monday in the trial of Lonnie Franklin Jr.
- 5/3/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
On Monday, the defense in the trial of Lonnie Franklin Jr., the alleged Grim Sleeper serial killer accused of murdering ten women in Los Angeles over a 23-year beginning in 1984, began opening statements. Defense attorney Seymour Amster tried to debunk the prosecution's evidence, telling the jury that many of the victims had DNA from other males on their bodies and clothing. One of the victims, Princess Berthomieux, had DNA from a "minimum of three contributors" under her fingernails, Amster said. "At least two of the contributors were male and Lonnie Franklin was excluded as a source found underneath her fingernails,...
- 3/22/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
On Monday, the defense in the trial of Lonnie Franklin Jr., the alleged Grim Sleeper serial killer accused of murdering ten women in Los Angeles over a 23-year beginning in 1984, began opening statements. Defense attorney Seymour Amster tried to debunk the prosecution's evidence, telling the jury that many of the victims had DNA from other males on their bodies and clothing. One of the victims, Princess Berthomieux, had DNA from a "minimum of three contributors" under her fingernails, Amster said. "At least two of the contributors were male and Lonnie Franklin was excluded as a source found underneath her fingernails,...
- 3/22/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The prosecution rested its case in the Los Angeles trial of Lonnie Franklin, the alleged "Grim Sleeper" serial killer, after calling more than 40 witnesses. Franklin, a 63-year-old married father of two and former Lapd mechanic and city sanitation worker, is accused of murdering 10 women and attempting to murder another. He faces the death penalty for his alleged 23-year murder spree. He has pleaded not guilty. His trial began February 16. Prosecutors Beth Silverman and Marguerite Rizzo have painted Franklin as an opportunistic killer who preyed on vulnerable young women with drug addictions. His alleged victims were discovered in alleyways in South...
- 3/16/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The prosecution rested its case in the Los Angeles trial of Lonnie Franklin, the alleged "Grim Sleeper" serial killer, after calling more than 40 witnesses. Franklin, a 63-year-old married father of two and former Lapd mechanic and city sanitation worker, is accused of murdering 10 women and attempting to murder another. He faces the death penalty for his alleged 23-year murder spree. He has pleaded not guilty. His trial began February 16. Prosecutors Beth Silverman and Marguerite Rizzo have painted Franklin as an opportunistic killer who preyed on vulnerable young women with drug addictions. His alleged victims were discovered in alleyways in South...
- 3/16/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
Jurors in the trial for Lonnie Franklin, the so-called "Grim Sleeper" who is accused of murdering ten women in Los Angeles, watched an intense 40-minute interrogation video taken hours after Franklin was arrested in 2010. In the video, a detectives tells Franklin, "You need to man up and start talking to us and tell us what in God's name caused you to do this." Franklin is a 63-year-old married father of two and former Lapd mechanic and city sanitation worker who authorities say murdered the alleged victims between 1984 and 2007. Most of Franklin's alleged victims were shot with a .25-caliber pistol while others were strangled.
- 3/16/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
Jurors in the trial for Lonnie Franklin, the so-called "Grim Sleeper" who is accused of murdering ten women in Los Angeles, watched an intense 40-minute interrogation video taken hours after Franklin was arrested in 2010. In the video, a detectives tells Franklin, "You need to man up and start talking to us and tell us what in God's name caused you to do this." Franklin is a 63-year-old married father of two and former Lapd mechanic and city sanitation worker who authorities say murdered the alleged victims between 1984 and 2007. Most of Franklin's alleged victims were shot with a .25-caliber pistol while others were strangled.
- 3/16/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
Enietra Washington, a then 30-year-old mother of two, was walking to her friend's house when a stranger pulled up next to her and politely offered her a ride in his orange Pinto. She initially declined the offer, but he continued to press, at one point saying, "That's what's wrong with you black women. People can't be nice to you." She changed her mind because she felt sorry for the man she described as short, in his early 30s, and dressed neatly in khakis and a button-up shirt. "I guess I appeared stand-offish and when he said it, I thought he...
- 2/26/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
Enietra Washington, a then 30-year-old mother of two, was walking to her friend's house when a stranger pulled up next to her and politely offered her a ride in his orange Pinto. She initially declined the offer, but he continued to press, at one point saying, "That's what's wrong with you black women. People can't be nice to you." She changed her mind because she felt sorry for the man she described as short, in his early 30s, and dressed neatly in khakis and a button-up shirt. "I guess I appeared stand-offish and when he said it, I thought he...
- 2/26/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
For the next two months, Donnell Alexander plans to make the drive from South Los Angeles to the criminal courts building in Downtown Los Angeles. He is attending the trial of Grim Sleeper serial killer suspect Lonnie Franklin Jr., who is accused of the murder of 10 women and the attempted murder of another. Included among the dead are Alexander's sister, who was found dead at 18 on Sept. 11, 1988, in a South Los Angeles alley. "This is a process we have to go through," Alexander tells People. "We know my sister is not coming back. She is in a better place." Alexander and his family,...
- 2/25/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The Grim Sleeper’s earliest known victim was found in 1985: Debra Jackson, a cocktail waitress, shot three times in the chest in South Los Angeles. The killer’s most recent victim was in 2007: Janecia Peters, discovered in a dumpster, strangled, shot and stuffed into a trash bag. In between, there are eight other known victims. DNA […]
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- 2/17/2016
- by Jenny C Lu
- Uinterview
The first body was found in an alley in South Los Angeles in August of 1985. Debra Jackson, a cocktail waitress, had been shot three times in the chest. The last known victim, 25-year-old Janecia Peters, was discovered in a dumpster on January 1, 2007. She was strangled and shot in the back and placed in a fetal position inside a trash bag. There were eight more victims in between. "The evidence in the case will tell you a story about a serial killer who stalked the streets of South Los Angeles," said Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman during opening...
- 2/17/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The first body was found in an alley in South Los Angeles in August of 1985. Debra Jackson, a cocktail waitress, had been shot three times in the chest. The last known victim, 25-year-old Janecia Peters, was discovered in a dumpster on January 1, 2007. She was strangled and shot in the back and placed in a fetal position inside a trash bag. There were eight more victims in between. "The evidence in the case will tell you a story about a serial killer who stalked the streets of South Los Angeles," said Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman during opening...
- 2/17/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
In his latest documentary, Nick Broomfield examines the grim evidence surrounding a series of killings that still haunts the city after 25 years
Nick Broomfield’s documentary picks over the grisly bones of a serial-killer case that continues to haunt La. In 2010, Lonnie Franklin Jr was charged with murdering 10 women over the previous quarter-century; he’d gained the nickname “Grim Sleeper” from the theory he had rested 14 years between killings, but Polaroids scattered around Franklin’s pad suggest other victims may simply have vanished into this impoverished, crack-scarred, deeply misogynist landscape.
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Nick Broomfield’s documentary picks over the grisly bones of a serial-killer case that continues to haunt La. In 2010, Lonnie Franklin Jr was charged with murdering 10 women over the previous quarter-century; he’d gained the nickname “Grim Sleeper” from the theory he had rested 14 years between killings, but Polaroids scattered around Franklin’s pad suggest other victims may simply have vanished into this impoverished, crack-scarred, deeply misogynist landscape.
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- 1/29/2015
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
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