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By Mallory Simon, CNN (CNN) – Authorities in California said Wednesday they have arrested a suspect in the Grim Sleeper serial killer case and will charge him with 10 counts of murder. Lonnie David Franklin Jr., 57, faces an additional count of attempted murder, Capt. Kevin McClure with the Los Angeles Police Department said. Franklin [...]
DATE: July 8th, 2010 WHAT: Arrest in South LA Serial Murders case “The Grim Sleeper” FROM: Co-founder of the Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders CONTACT: Margaret Prescod 323 626 1269 While hopeful that the nightmare of serial murders of mainly Black women in South LA has finally ended, for family members as well as [...]
Earlier today, Los Angeles police made an arrest in the South Los Angeles serial murders case. There will be a press conference tomorrow morning, Thursday, July 8th at 11AM in front of the Los Angeles Police Administrative Building, 100 West 1st Street, Los Angeles 90012. See news coverage at the LA Times LA NOW blog.
Black Coalition held a forum at Amistad Plaza Housing Complex on November 21 to update the community on progress in the South LA serial murders investigation.
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After 20 years of pressure from the community, LAPD finally released this composite sketch of the South LA serial murderer suspect, known as the “Grim Sleeper.” Suspect description: Male, Black, black hair (neatly trimmed), 20-30 yrs., 5’8″ -5’10″, 160 lbs, pock-marked face, soft spoken and articulate. Please take note that this is a composite of [...]
Did you know that serial murders of Black women and one Black man have been going on in South L.A. for more than 20 years? The last known victim was found on January 1, 2007; the youngest victim was 14 years old. Come find out what has, and hasn’t, been done by city and county [...]
Concerned community members and some family members of victims of the South L.A. Serial Murderer dubbed the “Grim Sleeper” held a press conference and vigil on Thursday May 28, at 5:30 pm outside Parker Center on Los Angeles Street in downtown L.A. The event honored the victims and showed support for their loved ones, as [...]