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.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
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Tales of the Grim Sleeper
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Aug 29, 2014
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Crime, Documentary
User Score
64%
Original Title
Tales of the Grim Sleeper
Production Companies
South Central Films, HBO Documentary Films
Director
Nick Broomfield
Description
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.