Families weep at ‘Grim Sleeper’ serial-killer trial in Los Angeles

Their bodies were dumped in alleys and rubbish bins in South Los Angeles, some naked, some covered with mattresses and trash. Most had been shot in the chest after sexual contact, others strangled.

As the prosecutor, Beth Silverman, showed photo after photo of the 10 victims to a packed courtroom, family members of the dead young women wept. Some covered their faces, others walked out.

It was an emotional beginning to the long-awaited ‘Grim Sleeper’ trial, more than 30 years after the first killing.