LOS ANGELES — One of the most savage serial killers in American history was convicted Thursday of multiple murders spanning 30 years.

Lonnie Franklin, a 63-year-old former sanitation worker and mechanic, was convicted on 10 counts of murder by a Los Angeles County jury.

Franklin’s first official murder happened in 1985 before he was said to have stopped in 1988. Franklin apparently began killing again in 2002 and the apparent halt earned him the “Grim Sleeper” moniker.

Franklin preyed exclusively on young, struggling black women—raping them before strangling, shooting them and disposing of their bodies in dumpsters or shrubs along Western Avenue, almost always within walking distance to Franklin’s home.

Franklin now will be trying to avoid the death penalty once sentencing gets underway. During that time he will likely be confronted by families his bereaved victims who are ready to unload verbal bullets of their own. (Source: dailybeast)

Story Date: May 8, 2016