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Jury Gives 'Grim Sleeper' Serial Killer A Death Sentence

June 6, 2016 • The death penalty will be official if upheld by a judge at a sentencing hearing. Sixty-three-year-old Lonnie David Franklin Jr. was convicted in the murders of nine women and a teenage girl.

'Grim Sleeper' Trial: Jury Finds Los Angeles Man Guilty On 10 Counts Of Murder

On Thursday, a Los Angeles jury found Lonnie Franklin Jr. guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder. Mark Boster/AP hide caption

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'Grim Sleeper' Trial: Jury Finds Los Angeles Man Guilty On 10 Counts Of Murder

May 5, 2016 • Lonnie Franklin Jr. "sat silently, staring straight ahead," as the clerk read the guilty verdicts, NPR's Kirk Siegler reports.

Families Of LA Serial Killer's Victims Still Await Closure

Defendant Lonnie Franklin Jr. listens during opening statements of his trial. Franklin is accused of serial murders that terrorized South LA. Al Seib/LA Times via Getty Images hide caption

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Families Of LA Serial Killer's Victims Still Await Closure

May 2, 2016 • Police allege Lonnie Franklin Jr. terrorized LA for decades, targeting mostly young black women. As his trial wraps up, critics wonder if racial bias caused the investigation to take so long.

Families Of LA Serial Killer's Victims Still Await Closure

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