Tales of the Grim Sleeper

"25 years. Hundreds of victims. Justice for none."

Jan 30 2015 TV-MA 1h 50m
Crime, Documentary

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.

Plot

Nick Broomfield digs into the case of the notorious serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, who terrorized South Central Los Angeles over a span of twenty-five years.

Written by

Nick Broomfield, Barney Broomfield, Marc Hoeferlin

Directed by

Nick Broomfield, Barney Broomfield, Marc Hoeferlin

Cast

Nick Broomfield, Lonnie David Franklin Jr., Donna

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, United States of America

Production Companies

South Central Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 6 nominations total

Trailers
Tales of the Grim Sleeper OFFICIAL TRAILER
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