Notorious Los Angeles Serial Killer ‘The Grim Sleeper’ Dies On Death Row In San Quentin

[Disir]

Lonnie David Franklin Jr., a serial killer who preyed on Los Angeles’s forgotten women for years before being brought to justice, died Saturday on death row in San Quentin prison.

Known by the nickname “The Grim Sleeper,” Franklin came to public attention thanks to the dogged investigative efforts of LA Weekly reporter Christine Pelisek, who broke the wall of silence erected around the case by authorities.

Prison officials confirmed the death in a statement. “Franklin was found unresponsive in his single cell on March 28 at about 7:20 p.m. Medical assistance was rendered and an ambulance was summoned. Franklin was pronounced deceased at 7:43 p.m. His cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy; however, there were no signs of trauma.”

Notorious Los Angeles Serial Killer ‘The Grim Sleeper’ Dies On Death Row In San Quentin

Notorious Los Angeles Serial Killer 'The Grim Sleeper' Dies On Death Row In San Quentin

deadline.com

I don't think he was in prison near long enough before death.

 

[Blackrook]

The irony is that convicted murderers on death row in California are more likely to die of old age than execution.