Entries from LAist tagged with 'serialkiller'
November 3, 2008
Spotted at the intersection of 98th Street and Western Avenue, the LAPD today unveiled a billboard in hopes to spread the word about the "Grim Sleeper" serial killer who has hunted South LA streets since 1985 killing at least 11 people. Relatively few tips have come in about the killer since his existence came into the public view at the end of August.......
Continue Reading "LAPD' Billboard to Help Catch 'Grim Sleeper' Serial Killer"October 31, 2008
All has been quiet for the past month in the media regarding LA's current, but long-lasting (since 1985), serial killer, the Grim Sleeper. But not for long as America's Most Wanted will air an episode tomorrow night with the Grim Sleeper as the "featured fugitive." He's killed at least 11 people since 1985 and most recently in 2007, but one who woman escaped will be interviewed on the program along with LAPD Chief William Bratton.......
Continue Reading "America's Most Wanted to Look into LA's Serial Killer"September 17, 2008
Detail photo of reward poster by Tom Andrews/LAist (more photos here) The "Grim Sleeper" has eluded the LAPD for 23 years killing at least 11 people and leaving one survivor all in the South LA area. But investigators believe at least six of the 30 unsolved murders they are looking into right now will turn out to be victims of the serial killer. The LA Weekly, who broke the story, just found an anonymously......
Continue Reading "Grim Sleeper Victim Count to Likely Grow"September 15, 2008
In a weekend editorial about Los Angeles' serial killer, the "Grim Sleeper," the LA Times said it was about time they came public with information. Expert "profilers" say it's hard for outsiders to judge the Police Department's actions -- working a case without alerting the community means keeping the killer in the dark and giving officers an advantage. Widespread publicity has been known to work both ways in such cases: Some killers bask in the......
Continue Reading "Should the LAPD have Warned the Public Earlier?"September 12, 2008
In order to garner the public's attention, the LAPD released a poster today showing the twelve victims' faces of the serial killer dubbed the "Grim Sleeper." The man has eluded police for over 20 years, making him the "most enduring serial killer in California history and the longest-operating serial killer west of the Mississippi," as the LA Weekly put it in their story that broke this case open to the public. "He's a maniac and......
Continue Reading "Reward Poster Released for 'Grim Sleeper' Serial Killer"September 3, 2008
After the LA Weekly printed their in-depth investigation of the Grim Sleeper, a serial killer named by the paper because he stopped killing for 13 years (but now is back), the LA City Council voted today to award $200,000 (KCAL says $500K) to anyone who supplies information leading to his arrest and conviction. "In a packed press conference not far from City Council chambers this morning, Councilman Bernard Parks called for the huge reward. He......
Continue Reading "Reward Announced for LA Serial Killer, Grim Sleeper"August 28, 2008
File this under things you need to read to get that warm fuzzy feeling: "For four years, police have known that a single madman is out there, a man whose audacity and sick good luck have made him the most enduring serial killer in California history and the longest-operating serial killer west of the Mississippi. In 1988, he stopped the slaughter for more than 13 years, then killed again in 2002 and 2003. L.A. Weekly......
Continue Reading "LA Serial Killer, the 'Grim Sleeper,' is Back"