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| LA's 'Grim Sleeper' serial killer convicted after 20 years | LA's 'Grim Sleeper' serial killer convicted after 20 years |
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| A former Los Angeles rubbish collector has been found guilty of the "Grim Sleeper" serial murders that spanned more than 20 years and left 10 dead. | A former Los Angeles rubbish collector has been found guilty of the "Grim Sleeper" serial murders that spanned more than 20 years and left 10 dead. |
| Lonnie David Franklin Jr killed nine women and a 15-year-old girl between 1985 and 2007, before dumping their bodies, often in alleyways. | Lonnie David Franklin Jr killed nine women and a 15-year-old girl between 1985 and 2007, before dumping their bodies, often in alleyways. |
| Prosecutors said Franklin Jr, 63, stalked vulnerable young black women before shooting or strangling them. | Prosecutors said Franklin Jr, 63, stalked vulnerable young black women before shooting or strangling them. |
| He began by targeting drug addicts during LA's crack cocaine epidemic. | He began by targeting drug addicts during LA's crack cocaine epidemic. |
| Franklin Jr was convicted after a two-month trial at LA County Superior Court and could face the death penalty. | Franklin Jr was convicted after a two-month trial at LA County Superior Court and could face the death penalty. |
| He was also convicted of the attempted murder of an 11th victim who survived being shot, raped, and pushed out of a car in 1988. | |
| He was nicknamed the Grim Sleeper because of an apparent 14-year gap in attacks after that incident. | |
| The killer showed no emotion as the verdict was read out, court reports said. | The killer showed no emotion as the verdict was read out, court reports said. |