Episode 82 - The Grim Sleeper of South Central Los Angeles

Wicked Within

Between the years 1985 and 1988, 7 young Black women in South Central Los Angeles were murdered by an unknown killer. When his 8th victim miraculously survived a harrowing attack, police doubled down their investigation and it appeared as though the killer had stopped his murder spree. But then, in 2002, 13 years after the last attack, DNA evidence found at the murder scene of 15 year old Princess Berthomieux linked her murder to the 7 other murders in the 1980s, and police realized that the unknown killer was out for blood yet again.
Sources:
‘Grim Sleeper’ Serial Killer: Everything You Need to Know from RollingStone
'Grim Sleeper': 7 Things to Know After Lonnie Franklin's Death from People Magazine
'Grim Sleeper' serial killer Lonnie Franklin Jr. found dead in prison cell from ABC News
People Magazine Investigates | Season 1 | Episode 9: The Grim Sleeper from People Magazine Investigates
World's Most Evil Killers | Season 5 | Episode 5: Lonnie David Franklin from World's Most Evil Killers
Victims of the Grim Sleeper from CNN
Grim Sleeper's victims were vulnerable, young and at times ignored from the LA Times

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