The Grim Sleeper Murders
Did the Grim Sleeper ever stop?
4.7 (27)
45 mins
Explore the story of the Grim Sleeper, and the decades-long murder spree that terrorized South Central Los Angeles. Discover how overlooked victims, missed warning signs, DNA breakthroughs, and one determined investigation finally exposed the man hiding behind the face of a trusted neighbor. Learn about the victims whose stories remain unresolved and the disturbing question of whether the Grim Sleeper ever truly stopped.
Ep 1:
The City That Made a Monster
Before he was the Grim Sleeper, Lonnie Franklin Jr. was Uncle Lonnie—a beloved mechanic hiding a violent past in Germany and a city too broken to notice him.
Ep 2:
The First Reign of Terror
In South Central's alleys, a hidden killer stalks women society had already written off—until one survivor's escape and a mysterious silence leave police with nothing but questions.
Ep 3:
The Sleeper Wakes
After thirteen quiet years, murders resume, a reporter breaks the story wide open, and a controversial DNA breakthrough finally puts a name to the ghost stalking South Central.
Ep 4:
The Silence He Took to His Grave
Cornered by evidence but never by conscience, Lonnie Franklin faces trial, conviction, and death row—taking his darkest secrets, and countless unanswered questions, to the grave.
Discussions (5)
Ennis
Level 3 · 1 week agoThe 'sleep' framing bugs me. Calling him dormant for 13 years when Georgia Thomas was killed in 2000 lets the city off the hook too easily.
Kevin
Level 3 · 1 week agoThe sleep was no break he kept killing
Alonzo
Level 8 · 1 week ago800+ murders a year confirmed
