DEATH FOR 'GRIM SLEEPER' SUSPECT LONNIE FRANKLIN JR

GRIM SLEEPER?

THE 'GRIM SLEEPER' serial killer suspect will face the death penalty if he is convicted of the murders, prosecutor's have revealed.
Lonnie Franklin Jr has pleaded not guilty to killing 10 women, all of whom were found in alleyways within a few miles of his home in downtown LA.
All the victims, some of whom were prostitutes, were shot, strangled or both, usually after some sort of sexual contact.
The killer was dubbed 'the grim sleeper' because of the long gaps between the deaths, which began in the 1980s and ended in this century.
Franklin, a mechanic, was arrested in July 2010 and indicted and now cops are investigating him in connection with other murders.
Prosecutors were granted the right to take a voice sample from Franklin and outside court they said they want to compare it to the voice heard on two 911 calls.
Although he agreed with prosecutor's seeking the death penalty if Franklin is convicted , speaking to a group of the victim's family Detective Dennis Kilcoynesaid the death penalty is "almost a non-issue" in California because it takes so long for convicts to be executed.
He added: "In 20 to 25 years, when it comes up, many of us won't be on this planet anymore."