Tales of the Grim Sleeper
“25 years. Hundreds of victims. Justice for none.”
Synopsis
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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Edited by Joe BiniShot by Barney BroomfieldScored by H Scott Salinas
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14 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Laverne Peters
as Self - Mother of Murder Victim Janecia Peters
Margaret Prescod
as Self - Founder of Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders
Pam Brooks
as Self
Nick Broomfield
as Self - Presenter and Narrator
Lonnie David Franklin Jr
as Self - 'Grim Sleeper'
Donna
as Self - Lonnie Franklin's Neighbour
Steve
as Self - Lonnie Franklin's Friend
Gary
as Self - Lonnie Franklin's Friend
Richard
as Self - Lonnie Franklin's Friend
Seymour Amster
as Self - Lonnie Franklin's Defense Attorney
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