Tales of the Grim Sleeper
When Lonnie Franklin Jr. was arrested in South Central Los Angeles in 2010 as the suspected murderer of a string of young black women, police hailed it as the culmination of 20 years of investigations. Four years later documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield took his camera to the alleged killer’s neighborhood for another view.
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25 years. Hundreds of victims. Justice for none. When Lonnie Franklin Jr. was arrested in South Central Los Angeles in 2010 as the suspected murderer of a string of young black women, police hailed it as the culmination of 20 years of investigations. Four years later documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield took his camera to the alleged killer’s neighborhood for another view.
Details
Directors
Nick Broomfield
Writers
Nick Broomfield, Barney Broomfield, Marc Hoeferlin
Cast
Lonnie Franklin Jr.
Production
South Central Films, HBO Documentary Films
Languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
