'Grim Sleeper' given death sentence for murdering 10 women in Los Angeles

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

A jury has decided that a serial killer known as the “Grim Sleeper” should be sentenced to death for murdering nine women and a teenage girl over more than two decades in south Los Angeles.

Lonnie Franklin Jr, 63, a former city trash collector and garage attendant for Los Angeles police, was convicted of 10 counts of first-degree murder last month for crimes dating back more than 30 years.

Family members of the victims cried Monday as the verdicts on punishment were read. Some rocked back and forth. One said: “Thank you.”

A prosecutor had asked jurors to show Franklin the same compassion he showed his victims and give him the “ultimate penalty”. An emotional defense lawyer asked jurors to sentence him to life without parole to hasten the healing process for the victims’ family members.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/06/grim-sleeper-death-sentence-women-murder-los-angeles

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Associated Press in Los Angeles
Monday 6 June 2016 22.22 BST

[onethatcares]

1. thank you cold case squad

and my deepest condolences to the victims families.

[TexasBushwhacker]

2. California hasn't executed anyone in 10 years

Richard Ramirez (Night Stalker) ended up dying of cancer after being on death row for 23 years. I think this is a largely symbolic gesture by the DA which will cost the State of California a lot of money.