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On Wednesday, July 7, they were issued a search warrant, by Thursday morning, the green house at 1728 West 81st Street in Los Angeles, had been turned into a crime scene and media circus. One Lonnie David Franklin Jr. was arrested and charged with ten counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. But for years—even just last week—it ...
The victims. The murders linked to the killer first began in 1985, at the height of the crack epidemic in Los Angeles. The first known victim was Deborah Jackson. She was 29 when she was found with three bullet wounds to the chest. She was a cocktail waitress, who, according to America's Most Wanted, had left her friend's apartment and was ...
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He was fired, and later sued the department for $400 million. The case was settled out of court. The 1980s crack epidemic in South Central Los Angeles masked the work of more than one serial killer. One of them, The Grim Sleeper, stopped killing for 14 years before resuming his brutal activities.
Date apprehended. July 7, 2010. Lonnie David Franklin Jr. (August 30, 1952 – March 28, 2020), [1] better known by the nickname Grim Sleeper, was an American serial killer who was responsible for at least ten murders and one attempted murder in Los Angeles, California from 1984 to 2007. [2] He was also convicted for rape and sexual violence.
- Deceased
- 10–25+ victims, 1 known survivor
- Grim Sleeper, 25 Auto Killer
- Death
May 2, 2016 · 1 p.m. A Los Angeles prosecutor says the evidence pointing to Lonnie Franklin Jr. as the serial killer known as the “Grim Sleeper” speaks for the 10 victims he silenced. Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman said in closing arguments Monday that overwhelming DNA and firearms evidence shows Franklin is guilty of murder.
Dec 5, 2011 · December 5, 2011 12:00 AM EST. A t 9:20 a.m. on July 7, 2010, undercover officers from the Los Angeles Police Department stepped out of an unmarked car and arrested 57-year-old Lonnie Franklin Jr ...
May 6, 2016. Statement of the Los Angeles Police Department on the Guilty Verdict in the Grim Sleeper Trial. Los Angeles: Earlier today a Los Angeles jury found Lonnie David Franklin Jr. guilty on ten criminal charges of first degree murder. The charges stemmed from a string of murders committed in South Los Angeles between 1985 and 2007.
