The Grim Sleeper Serial Killer

About this episode

This episode covers the case of Lonnie David Franklin Jr., the Grim Sleeper, a serial killer active in Los Angeles for over two decades.

Welcome back to Mer & Murder, where we put the Mer in Murder! This week we are covering the case of Lonnie David Franklin Jr., better known as the Grim Sleeper. A serial killer who tormented the streets of LA for over 2 decades, but gaining his nickname from his apparent 14 year dormant period, before he inevitably returned to the streets to wreak havoc. If you enjoyed this week's episode, please don't forget to leave a show rating and a comment with your opinion about the case! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the podcast on all platforms! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@MerAndMurder⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@merandmur⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/merandmurder/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you all for tuning in and supporting the show! I hope to see you all next week as we put the Mer in Murder!

People in this episode

Host: Mercedes Rose

Topics covered

• serial killer
• true crime
• Los Angeles
• Grim Sleeper
• murder case

Keywords

• Grim Sleeper
• Lonnie David Franklin Jr.
• serial killer
• true crime
• Los Angeles murders

Mentioned in this episode

Places: LA

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