CinemaOSMovie · 2014 · 1h 45m

Tales of the Grim Sleeper

25 years. Hundreds of victims. Justice for none.

63%(67)IMDbCrimeDocumentary

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.

Directed byNick Broomfield

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
EN
Released
August 29, 2014
Studios
HBO Documentary FilmsSouth Central Films

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Tales of the Grim Sleeper OFFICIAL TRAILER

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Lonnie Franklin Jr.

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Directed by
Nick Broomfield
Nick Broomfield
Produced by
Marc Hoeferlin

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