EP161: The Grim Sleeper

Crimes and Consequences

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 859 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

South Central Los Angeles in the late 1980s was a terrible place to be. The area was rampant with crime, drugs, and a struggle to survive. Many women turned to sex work to either help feed their addiction or to feed their families. As many of you know, police tended to turn a blind eye when dead sex workers were found, and they had an attitude like the victims were disposable. Because of this attitude, serial killers often made South Central L.A. their hunting grounds, and Lonnie Franklin, Jr. was one of them. Nicknamed "The Grim Sleeper" due to the extended supposed break he took in killing--Lonnie's true victim count will never be known.

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Sources:
1) Murderpedia
2) Documentary: Tales of a Grim Sleeper
3: Movie: The Grim Sleeper—The Mind of a Monster
4) TV Show: World’s Most Evil Killers (Season 5, Episode 1: Lonnie Franklin)
5) CNN--https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/30/us/grim-sleeper-dies-death-row
6) Rolling Stone--https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/grim-sleeper-serial-killer-everything-you-need-to-know-252246/
7) LA Times--https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-29/grim-sleeper-serial-killer-lonnie-franklin-dies-death-row-san-quentin
8) All That is Interesting--https://allthatsinteresting.com/grim-sleeper
9) Youtube: The Case of Lonnie David Franklin: The Grim Sleeper (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNzPvoZzSq8&t=409s)
10) Youtube: The Infamous Case of Lonnie Franklin Jr. (JCS Inspired) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcf_9Nfva_E)
11) LAPD Online--https://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/serial-murder-case-update-grim-sleeper-responsible-for-12-victims-between-1985-and-2007/
12) LA Times--https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-03-me-26306-story.html
13) History Daily--https://historydaily.org/grim-sleeper-facts-stories-trivia/6
14) Oxygen--https://www.oxygen.com/mark-of-a-serial-killer/crime-news/who-was-grim-sleeper-serial-killer-lonnie-franklin

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0:00.0	This episode may contain content of a graphic nature, including descriptions of physical and sexual violence against adults, children, and animals.
0:09.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:12.0	Hi everyone, I'm Tanya. And I'm Tlaia. advised.
0:12.8	Hi everyone, I'm Tanya.
0:14.3	And I'm T Leah.
0:15.4	And we are Crimes and Consequences, a true crime podcast. Hey to leave. Hey Talya, hi Tanya, how are you today?
0:37.0	Today's a great day.
0:38.0	How are you?
0:39.0	Well, as you can probably tell, I'm sick.
0:41.2	Yes.
0:41.9	I'm getting over something, please excuse my voice everyone. I would like to
0:46.3	welcome everyone back to another exciting episode. Another exciting episode.
0:50.4	And today I'm going to tell you about a serial killer.
0:53.0	Oh, I love the serial killers.
0:55.0	But before I start the story, I would just like to remind everyone to hit the
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1:02.0	And so our story takes place in South
1:04.8	Los Angeles, California during the 1980s when there was a full-scale crack epidemic going on.
1:11.8	Gang warfare was at an all-time high, there was constant violence that
1:16.0	consumed the community. This was a really bad time for struggling and
1:21.0	vulnerable women.
1:23.0	A lot of them ended up being collateral damage.
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