After a day and a half of deliberations, a Los Angeles jury has found Lonnie Franklin, the so-called Grim Sleeper serial killer, guilty of the murder of 10 women and the attempted murder of another in South Los Angeles during a 23-year killing spree. The verdict brings to an end a nearly three-month trial featuring the testimony of more than 50 witnesses, including Grim Sleeper survivor Enietra Washington, who testified that Franklin shot her, sexually assaulted her, and took a Polaroid picture of her before pushing her out of his car 27 years ago. The penalty phase of the trial will begin May 12. Franklin,...
- 5/5/2016
- by Chrstine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
After a day and a half of deliberations, a Los Angeles jury has found Lonnie Franklin, the so-called Grim Sleeper serial killer, guilty of the murder of 10 women and the attempted murder of another in South Los Angeles during a 23-year killing spree. The verdict brings to an end a nearly three-month trial featuring the testimony of more than 50 witnesses, including Grim Sleeper survivor Enietra Washington, who testified that Franklin shot her, sexually assaulted her, and took a Polaroid picture of her before pushing her out of his car 27 years ago. The penalty phase of the trial will begin Monday.
- 5/5/2016
- by Chrstine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The attorney for alleged 'Grim Sleeper' serial killer Lonnie Franklin said in his closing arguments Tuesday that a "mystery man" was the real culprit behind the murders of 10 women and the attempted murder of another in South Los Angeles. "Each and every murder in this case could have been done by a mystery man with a mystery gun with mystery DNA," attorney Seymour Amster told jurors during closing arguments. Amster portrayed the mystery man as an unnamed relative, or someone who referred to Franklin - who is accused in a killing spree spanning 1984 to 2007 - as his "uncle." He implied...
- 5/4/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The attorney for alleged 'Grim Sleeper' serial killer Lonnie Franklin said in his closing arguments Tuesday that a "mystery man" was the real culprit behind the murders of 10 women and the attempted murder of another in South Los Angeles. "Each and every murder in this case could have been done by a mystery man with a mystery gun with mystery DNA," attorney Seymour Amster told jurors during closing arguments. Amster portrayed the mystery man as an unnamed relative, or someone who referred to Franklin - who is accused in a killing spree spanning 1984 to 2007 - as his "uncle." He implied...
- 5/4/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The victims were all young vulnerable black women who lived in South Los Angeles and struggled with drug addiction. Their naked or partially clothed bodies were all dumped in the filthy neighborhood alleyways, left to rot under garbage and debris. They were shot at close range with a .25-caliber pistol, or strangled, or both. None were found with identification, but prosecutors say the alleged killer left his mark on the dead women in the form of saliva found on their breasts. After three months of testimony in Los Angeles Superior Court, prosecutors wrapped up their closing arguments Monday in the trial of Lonnie Franklin Jr.
- 5/3/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The victims were all young vulnerable black women who lived in South Los Angeles and struggled with drug addiction. Their naked or partially clothed bodies were all dumped in the filthy neighborhood alleyways, left to rot under garbage and debris. They were shot at close range with a .25-caliber pistol, or strangled, or both. None were found with identification, but prosecutors say the alleged killer left his mark on the dead women in the form of saliva found on their breasts. After three months of testimony in Los Angeles Superior Court, prosecutors wrapped up their closing arguments Monday in the trial of Lonnie Franklin Jr.
- 5/3/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
On Monday, the defense in the trial of Lonnie Franklin Jr., the alleged Grim Sleeper serial killer accused of murdering ten women in Los Angeles over a 23-year beginning in 1984, began opening statements. Defense attorney Seymour Amster tried to debunk the prosecution's evidence, telling the jury that many of the victims had DNA from other males on their bodies and clothing. One of the victims, Princess Berthomieux, had DNA from a "minimum of three contributors" under her fingernails, Amster said. "At least two of the contributors were male and Lonnie Franklin was excluded as a source found underneath her fingernails,...
- 3/22/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
On Monday, the defense in the trial of Lonnie Franklin Jr., the alleged Grim Sleeper serial killer accused of murdering ten women in Los Angeles over a 23-year beginning in 1984, began opening statements. Defense attorney Seymour Amster tried to debunk the prosecution's evidence, telling the jury that many of the victims had DNA from other males on their bodies and clothing. One of the victims, Princess Berthomieux, had DNA from a "minimum of three contributors" under her fingernails, Amster said. "At least two of the contributors were male and Lonnie Franklin was excluded as a source found underneath her fingernails,...
- 3/22/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
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