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Photographs of the 'Grim Sleeper' victims are displayed outside a Los Angeles church. (KTLA-TV / August 10, 2010) |
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LOS ANGELES -- Tuesday marks the 25-year anniversary of the so-called Grim Sleeper's first murder.
Photographs of ten of the serial killer's victims are being displayed along Western Avenue in front of Bethel AME Church. People, including city council members, have been writing notes of encouragement for the families aside the pictures. A memorial service was planned for the evening.
The Grim Sleeper's first victim, 29-year-old Debra Jackson, was shot to death on August, 10 1985.
The serial killer is suspected of murdering ten more people over a span of 22 years.
Lonnie Franklin Jr., 57, has been arrested and charged with ten counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
He has yet to be arraigned on the charges. He's being held without bail.
Franklin's new lawyer, Louisa Pensanti, says she will work pro bono and has experience handling multiple murder cases.
The retired auto mechanic was arrested at his South Los Angeles home July 7 after DNA evidence linked him to the 10 murders.
Investigators say they're trying to tie him to dozens more.
The Grim Sleeper earned his nickname because the suspect went on a 14-year hiatus from 1988 to 2002.
He last struck on Jan. 1, 2007.
A 12th victim escaped after she was shot and raped.
All the bodies were found outdoors, often in alleys a few miles south of downtown Los Angeles.
The victims were shot, strangled or both, usually after some kind of sexual contact.
Ten victims were women and several were prostitutes.
Police have said it's possible the male victim, Thomas Steele, who was shot in 1987, was a friend of another victim or discovered the killer's identity.
Franklin has twice been convicted of felonies, according to court records, both for receiving stolen property.
One was in 1993 and the other was 2003.
He served a year in jail for the first conviction and was sentenced to 270 days in jail in the 2003 case.
Photographs of ten of the serial killer's victims are being displayed along Western Avenue in front of Bethel AME Church. People, including city council members, have been writing notes of encouragement for the families aside the pictures. A memorial service was planned for the evening.
The Grim Sleeper's first victim, 29-year-old Debra Jackson, was shot to death on August, 10 1985.
The serial killer is suspected of murdering ten more people over a span of 22 years.
Lonnie Franklin Jr., 57, has been arrested and charged with ten counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
He has yet to be arraigned on the charges. He's being held without bail.
Franklin's new lawyer, Louisa Pensanti, says she will work pro bono and has experience handling multiple murder cases.
The retired auto mechanic was arrested at his South Los Angeles home July 7 after DNA evidence linked him to the 10 murders.
Investigators say they're trying to tie him to dozens more.
The Grim Sleeper earned his nickname because the suspect went on a 14-year hiatus from 1988 to 2002.
He last struck on Jan. 1, 2007.
A 12th victim escaped after she was shot and raped.
All the bodies were found outdoors, often in alleys a few miles south of downtown Los Angeles.
The victims were shot, strangled or both, usually after some kind of sexual contact.
Ten victims were women and several were prostitutes.
Police have said it's possible the male victim, Thomas Steele, who was shot in 1987, was a friend of another victim or discovered the killer's identity.
Franklin has twice been convicted of felonies, according to court records, both for receiving stolen property.
One was in 1993 and the other was 2003.
He served a year in jail for the first conviction and was sentenced to 270 days in jail in the 2003 case.
