Serial killer dubbed Grim Sleeper dies in California prison ~ AJJ News

Monday 30 March 2020

Serial killer dubbed Grim Sleeper dies in California prison

March 30, 2020

Lonnie Franklin, the convicted serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper" who preyed on the women of South Los Angeles for more than two decades, has died in prison. California corrections officials said Franklin was found unresponsive in his cell at San Quentin State Prison on Saturday evening. An autopsy will determine the cause of death; however, there were no signs of trauma, corrections spokeswoman Terry Thornton said in a statement.