Most likely you hadn't heard about this freak unless you live in Ca. considering as well, that the NY Lib with an (R) next to his name was sucking up the airwaves.
This guy is one sick SOB.....
He could very well be the worst serial killer in history....



A Los Angeles jury has convicted a 63-year-old man in landmark, monthslong trial in which he was accused of being the "Grim Sleeper," a serial killer who prosecutors said raped his victims before shooting or strangling them and dumping their bodies.

Lonnie Franklin Jr. enters the courtroom before the verdict is read in his murder trial on May 5, 2016. (Credit: pool)
Lonnie Franklin Jr. enters the courtroom before the verdict is read in his murder trial on May 5, 2016. (Credit: pool)
Lonnie Franklin Jr. was charged with 10 counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in the deaths of nine woman and a 15-year-old girl over more than two decades.

A verdict from the jury was read in a courtroom at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown L.A. shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

Franklin was found guilty on all counts.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy said there were "legal matters" that would delay the sentencing portion of the trial, in addition to the scheduling of upcoming witnesses. She asked jurors to return on May 12, telling them to continue not to discuss the case publicly.

The first killing in the court case occurred in 1985, followed by six more through 1988. The remaining victims were killed in 2002, 2003 and 2007, according to a 2011 grand jury indictment of Franklin.

The gap between the killings prompted the criminal nickname, the "Grim Sleeper."

"Once he saw he could get away with murder, literally, he just kept doing it,"  Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman told the jury during closing arguments.

Franklin shot or choked his victims to death, Silverman alleged.

Here is a look at some of the suspected victims of the "Grim Sleeper." (Credit: LAPD via Los Angeles Times)
Here is a look at some of the suspected victims of the "Grim Sleeper." (Credit: LAPD via Los Angeles Times)
"He watched as they struggled to breathe. ... He watched as they each died," she said. "The defendant is a sexual predator. Sexual gratification was his clear motive here."

Silverman is seeking the death penalty in the case.

After jury selection started in late January, opening statements began Feb. 16. Closing arguments finished Tuesday afternoon, and jury deliberations began Wednesday morning.

Franklin did not take the stand in his own defense.

He was arrested in 2010 after a DNA search of an inmate database led to a partial match for his son. Los Angeles Police Department investigators with a special task force then followed the elder Franklin until he tossed out his trash after eating pizza in Buena Park, leaving crucial genetic material on pizza crust.

He was soon arrested at his home in South L.A. and has been held without bail since then. Police found photos more than 100 women in his home, some of whom remained unidentified.

Enietra Washington, the only known survivor of the serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, addresses Lonnie Franklin Jr., the man accused of attacking her, in February 2015. (Credit: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Enietra Washington, the only known survivor of the serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, addresses Lonnie Franklin Jr., the man accused of attacking her, in February 2015. (Credit: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Testimony during trial showed his DNA was found on the bodies of seven victims, the Los Angeles Times reported.
http://ktla.com/2016/05/05/grim-sleeper-case-jury-reaches-verdict-in-trial-of-suspected-serial-killer-lonnie-franklin-jr/



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Why so long between the GJ indictment and the trial? 5 years seems like a very long time, or did I miss something in the article? Does CA have a death penalty?

Quote from: tac on May 05, 2016, 02:37:10 PM
Why so long between the GJ indictment and the trial? 5 years seems like a very long time, or did I miss something in the article? Does CA have a death penalty?

I think it had something to do with DNA evidence being absent in the 1980s.
We had a death penalty, key word being "HAD"...

Quote from: Solar on May 05, 2016, 03:52:53 PM
I think it had something to do with DNA evidence being absent in the 1980s.
We had a death penalty, key word being "HAD"...

So it doesn't any longer? Sorry but I'm confused because they're seeking it for this guy according to the article.

Quote from: Solar on May 05, 2016, 02:05:43 PM
Most likely you hadn't heard about this freak unless you live in Ca. considering as well, that the NY Lib with an (R) next to his name was sucking up the airwaves.
This guy is one sick SOB.....
He could very well be the worst serial killer in history....



A Los Angeles jury has convicted a 63-year-old man in landmark, monthslong trial in which he was accused of being the "Grim Sleeper," a serial killer who prosecutors said raped his victims before shooting or strangling them and dumping their bodies.

Lonnie Franklin Jr. enters the courtroom before the verdict is read in his murder trial on May 5, 2016. (Credit: pool)
Lonnie Franklin Jr. enters the courtroom before the verdict is read in his murder trial on May 5, 2016. (Credit: pool)
Lonnie Franklin Jr. was charged with 10 counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in the deaths of nine woman and a 15-year-old girl over more than two decades.

A verdict from the jury was read in a courtroom at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown L.A. shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

Franklin was found guilty on all counts.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy said there were "legal matters" that would delay the sentencing portion of the trial, in addition to the scheduling of upcoming witnesses. She asked jurors to return on May 12, telling them to continue not to discuss the case publicly.

The first killing in the court case occurred in 1985, followed by six more through 1988. The remaining victims were killed in 2002, 2003 and 2007, according to a 2011 grand jury indictment of Franklin.

The gap between the killings prompted the criminal nickname, the "Grim Sleeper."

"Once he saw he could get away with murder, literally, he just kept doing it,"  Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman told the jury during closing arguments.

Franklin shot or choked his victims to death, Silverman alleged.

Here is a look at some of the suspected victims of the "Grim Sleeper." (Credit: LAPD via Los Angeles Times)
Here is a look at some of the suspected victims of the "Grim Sleeper." (Credit: LAPD via Los Angeles Times)
"He watched as they struggled to breathe. ... He watched as they each died," she said. "The defendant is a sexual predator. Sexual gratification was his clear motive here."

Silverman is seeking the death penalty in the case.

After jury selection started in late January, opening statements began Feb. 16. Closing arguments finished Tuesday afternoon, and jury deliberations began Wednesday morning.

Franklin did not take the stand in his own defense.

He was arrested in 2010 after a DNA search of an inmate database led to a partial match for his son. Los Angeles Police Department investigators with a special task force then followed the elder Franklin until he tossed out his trash after eating pizza in Buena Park, leaving crucial genetic material on pizza crust.

He was soon arrested at his home in South L.A. and has been held without bail since then. Police found photos more than 100 women in his home, some of whom remained unidentified.

Enietra Washington, the only known survivor of the serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, addresses Lonnie Franklin Jr., the man accused of attacking her, in February 2015. (Credit: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Enietra Washington, the only known survivor of the serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, addresses Lonnie Franklin Jr., the man accused of attacking her, in February 2015. (Credit: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Testimony during trial showed his DNA was found on the bodies of seven victims, the Los Angeles Times reported.
http://ktla.com/2016/05/05/grim-sleeper-case-jury-reaches-verdict-in-trial-of-suspected-serial-killer-lonnie-franklin-jr/



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