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- Based on a true story, the Lifetime® Original Movie The Grim Sleeper is the story of a reporter who exposes a serial killer and reveals a secret the police kept for over 20 years while a community was repeatedly terrorized.
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Feb 17, 2023 · Here are the facts behind the story of the infamous Grim Sleeper — who he was, what authorities can confirm based on evidence, and why it may never be known the true extent of his horrendous activities.
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.
Apr 23, 2021 · LAPD knew that it was impossible for Christopher Franklin to have been the Grim Sleeper — he was too young to have been murdering women in the 1980s. His father, however, soon became the prime suspect in the string of murders.
- Jesse Gormley
Jan 2, 2023 · The Grim Sleeper was a serial killer who evaded capture for 22 years. But some believe he had inside knowledge of the police investigation or was being protected by someone in law enforcement.
- Matt Lillywhite
Sep 26, 2019 · Lonnie Franklin Jr., the serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, murdered women and evaded capture again and again in 1980s Los Angeles. But when one of his victims survived, he was startled into a 14-year hiatus from killing. Or so authorities initially believed.
May 23, 2023 · His DNA was a match for the samples found at The Grim Sleeper crime scenes. On July 7, police arrived at Franklin’s South Los Angeles home to take the 57-year-old serial killer into custody.
Jul 6, 2017 · At its best, “The Grim Sleeper” is an informal ethnography that describes how African American families came to Los Angeles from the South and Midwest, what they found there, what they didn’t.
