I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Grim Sleeper

About this episode

Enietra Margette shares her harrowing experience of surviving an encounter with serial killer Lonnie Franklin.

In November of 1988, 27-year-old Enietra Margette is walking to a party in South Los Angeles, when a neatly dressed man in a souped-up orange pinto offers her a ride. Soon after getting into the car, the driver, Lonnie Franklin, shoots the young passenger point blank in the chest. By this time, he had already committed a string of grisly murders in the city. Enietra recounts in her own words her resilience and keen insights that helped her outwit the would-be murderer. Apartments.com - To find whatever you’re searching for and more visit apartments.com the place to find a place. Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at Shopify.com/survived and take your retail business to the next level today! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Enietra Margette

Topics covered

• survival
• true crime
• serial killer
• resilience
• murder

Keywords

• serial killer
• survival story
• true crime
• Los Angeles
• murder

Sponsors

Apartments.com, Shopify

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: A&E, PodcastOne

Places: South Los Angeles

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