‘Grim Sleeper’ serial killer to get death penalty

A serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper should be sentenced to death for murdering nine women and a teenage girl over more than two decades in south Los Angeles, a jury decided.

Lonnie Franklin Jr, 63, a former city rubbish collector and garage attendant for Los Angeles police, was convicted of 10 counts of first-degree murder for crimes dating back more than 30 years.

A prosecutor had asked jurors to show Franklin the same compassion he showed his victims and give him the “ultimate penalty”.