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Grim Sleeper is the nickname〔Christine Pelisek, (Grim Sleeper Returns: He's Murdering Angelenos, as Cops Hunt his DNA ), ''LA Weekly'', August 28, 2008〕〔(Grim Sleeper Serial Killer Hunted ), SkyNews Report〕 for a suspected and accused serial killer in Los Angeles, California, believed to be responsible for at least ten murders, one suspected and one attempted murder in Los Angeles since 1985. The attacker was dubbed the "Grim Sleeper" because he appears to have taken a 14-year slumber from his crimes, from 1988 to 2002.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arrest in 'Grim Sleeper' killings of ten women, man )〕 On July 7, 2010, Lonnie David Franklin Jr., 57, was arrested. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office charged him with ten counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, and special circumstance allegations of multiple murders in the case. A grand jury indictment was issued on March 23, 2011.〔(Grim Sleeper’s Defense Attorney Asks To Photograph Nearly 900 Pieces Of Evidence ), CBS Los Angeles (December 2, 2013).〕 Franklin has been in jail since his arrest awaiting trial; the large volume of evidence in this case, some dating back thirty years, had caused a lengthy pretrial discovery.〔 The trial was originally scheduled to begin on June 30, 2015.〔(Judge sets June trial date in 'Grim Sleeper' serial killings, Brian Melley, Daily Herald (6 February 2015) )〕 In May 2015, Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy delayed the trial until September 9 after Franklin's defense attorney requested more time to test several pieces of evidence.〔(Trial delayed in 'Grim Sleeper' serial killings case, Marisa Gerber, ''Los Angeles Times'' (22 May 2015) )〕 In August 2015 Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy delayed the trial until October 14.〔(Judge Postpones Trial Date In Grim Sleeper Killings ), CBS Los Angeles (17 August 2015).〕〔(Grim Sleeper Trial Delayed Yet Again as Antics Continue ), LA WEEKLY (17 August 2015).〕〔(Grim Sleeper serial killings: Repeatedly delayed trial is set for Oct. 14 ), Los Angeles Times (17 August 2015).〕 In September 2015, Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy once again delayed the trial, this time until December 15.〔('Grim Sleeper' serial killings trial delayed again ), Los Angeles Times (18 September 2015).〕 ==Investigation== In the 1980s, following the deaths of several women in South Los Angeles, California, community members formed the Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders. The group pressured police into setting up a task force and to acknowledge the deaths as serial killings. The Coalition launched a media campaign and set a monetary award aiming to capture the killer. The joint Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department-LAPD investigation determined that the murders were committed by a single person labelled the "Southside Slayer". Their results were announced to the public on September 23, 1985. According to investigators, evidence was found suggesting that several serial killers were murdering women in South Los Angeles. Louis Craine committed at least two of the "Southside Slayer" murders, and Michael Hughes, Daniel Lee Siebert, and Ivan Hill at least one each. A separate series of killings commenced with the murder of Debra Jackson and a different MO involving a firearm.〔 These became known, misleadingly, as the "Strawberry murders". Sheriff's Detective Ricky Ross was wrongfully arrested due to a ballistics error. Two decades later, the perpetrator of these crimes was named "Grim Sleeper" due to a long period of apparent inactivity between murders. In May 2007, the murder of Janecia Peters, 25, was linked through DNA analysis to at least eleven unsolved murders in Los Angeles, the first of which occurred in 1985. The "800 Task Force" was formed in secret, consisting of seven detectives. After a four-month investigation, the ''LA Weekly'' investigative reporter Christine Pelisek broke the news of the task force's existence, the linking of Peters' killing to the earlier murders, and the silence of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Police Chief William J. Bratton regarding the killer's existence. The mayor and police chief never issued a press release nor warned the community. In some cases, ''LA Weekly'' was the first to inform the families that their daughters had long been confirmed as victims of a serial killer.〔 In early September 2008, Los Angeles officials announced that they were offering a $500,000 reward to help catch the killer.〔 On November 1, the case was detailed on the Fox program ''America's Most Wanted''. On February 25, 2009, Chief Bratton addressed the press for the first time regarding the case, at which time the police formally gave the killer the "Grim Sleeper" nickname chosen by ''L.A. Weekly''. Bratton also released a 911 call from the 1980s in which a man reported seeing a body being dumped by the Grim Sleeper, giving a detailed description and license plate number of a van connected with the now-closed Cosmopolitan Church. In March 2009, Pelisek did an extensive interview with Enietra Washington, the sole survivor of the Grim Sleeper's attacks. She described him as "a black man in his early 30s () He looked neat. Tidy. Kind of geeky. He wore a black polo shirt tucked into khaki trousers." She also described the interior and exterior of his vehicle. After the ''Weekly'' published the story on Washington, an aide to Police Chief William Bratton said he was too busy to comment on the case.〔 In December 2009, following pressure by community leaders, the LAPD re-released the 1988 police sketch of the Grim Sleeper, based on Washington's description. The department also released three age-enhanced composite drawings showing the markedly different faces of three middle aged black males. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grim Sleeper」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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