Lonnie Franklin
| American serial killer Date of Birth: Country: USA |
Content:
- Lonnie David Franklin Jr.
- Civilian Life and Employment
- Accusations and Imprisonment
- Auto Repair Business and Neighborly Image
- The Crimes
- First Known Murder and Eyewitness Account
- DNA Analysis and Breakthrough
- Discovery of "Grim Sleeper" Body
- Arrest, Trial, and Conviction
- Trial and Verdict
- Sentencing and Death Penalty
- Death
Lonnie David Franklin Jr.
Early Life and Military ServiceLonnie David Franklin Jr. was born on August 30, , in Los Angeles, California. He served in the U.S. Army in West Germany and was discharged on July 24,
Civilian Life and Employment
Franklin married and had two children. He worked for the Los Angeles Police Department for several years, followed by stints as a mail carrier and then a garbage truck driver.
Accusations and Imprisonment
In , Franklin was accused of assaulting a prostitute but was released due to insufficient evidence. He served a brief prison sentence for theft or possession of stolen property in
Auto Repair Business and Neighborly Image
In recent years, Franklin ran an auto repair shop in his backyard and earned extra in
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Grim Sleeper is the nickname for an alleged serial killer in Los Angeles, California, believed to be responsible for at least ten murders, one suspected and one attempted murder in Los Angeles since The attacker was dubbed the "Grim Sleeper" because he took a year hiatus from his crimes, from to
On July 7, , a suspect, Lonnie David Franklin Jr., 57, was arrested. Los Angeles County District Attorney, Steve Cooley, charged him with ten counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, and special circumstance allegations of multiple murders in the case.
Investigation
After police discovered several dead women in alleyways and dumpsters in South Los Angeles, California during the mids, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and police began investigating the murders setting up the "Southside Slayer" task force. At the time, the police thought that the murders were committed by one person labelled the "Southside Slayer".
These crimes were announced to the public on September 23, Eventually, the LAPD and the Sheriff's detectives realized that several serial killers were murdering women and it was a difficult task for the detectives to
The Los Angeles Grim Sleeper: Lonnie Franklin Jr
In , Lonnie Franklin Jr, nicknamed the Grim Sleeper, was convicted of serial murder in Los Angeles, California. With murders committed between to the true number of his victims remains unknown.
Arrested in July , it took six years to build a case against Franklin. When he finally got to trial, he was unanimously found guilty of ten murders and one attempted murder with death penalty verdicts following. The Grim Sleeper’s reign of terror has come to an end and Lonnie Franklin faces spending the rest of his natural life on death row.
- Well-known community member Lonnie Franklin Jr lived in a low-income rundown suburb of Los Angeles and shocked friends and neighbors when arrested as the Grim Sleeper.
- Convicted of nine murders and one attempted murder, this is a killer who has been operating for over 25 years and is suspected of many more killings.
- How did one man get away with a series of brutal murders on his own doorstep for so long?
Background
Lonnie Franklin Jr is known to have grown up in South Central Los Angeles. He served a number of years in the US Army, leaving the service in Since then Frank
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