In the spring of 1984, a man approached Laura Moore at the bus stop and warned: you should not be here alone.
\"The bad guys will pick you up,\" he told her . \".
\"I will take you where you have to go.
Moore, 21, reluctantly agreed.
He told her to fasten her seat belt, just like the man.
She said that when she refused, he sat under his seat and grabbed a gun and fired six shots at her.
She was injured and managed to escape, but looked back at his face.
The man, Moore said, was little Lonnie David Franklin. , now better-
Known as the \"terrible Sleeper\" serial killer.
On Wednesday, she told a court hearing about Franklin\'s death sentence, a long legal legend surrounding the horrific killing of more than a dozen women in South Los Angeles. A.
\"This is not a verdict of revenge,\" said Catherine Kennedy, a High Court judge, looking at the relatives of the victims, some of whom burst into tears. \"It\'s justice.
Earlier this year, 63-year-old Franklin was convicted of killing nine women and a girl between 1985 and 2007.
At the stage of punishment for his trial, the prosecutor linked him to several other killings.
Investigators believe he killed at least 25 women.
The names of the 10 victims were found guilty.
Kennedy told him that in every case you will be sentenced to death.
While she spoke, some relatives of the victims cried, while others cried.
One person repeated: \"Amen, Amen, Amen.
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Signing up for the free California basic newsletter> This sentence was said at the end of an emotional hearing where the victim\'s family and friends read the statement, many of them repeatedly asked Franklin why he chose to attack members of his own community.
\"The defendant took my daughter away, murdered her, and put her in a plastic bag --a trash bag —
It\'s like she\'s rubbish, \"said Laverne Peters, 25. year-
In 2007, the old daughter was found in the bin before Franklin was sentenced.
\"My hope is that he spent the rest of his life in his cell, which will be his garbage bag.
Other members of the family in the audience said, \"Amen . \".
Five jurors convicted of Franklin nodded occasionally.
Before the hearing, a sister of the victim thanked the juror and said, \"God bless you.
The juror blinked at her.
At the hearing, a woman said she lost her best friend, but said she still heard her voice in her dream.
Unclesaid of a victim he remembers how loud she used to cry when he looked after her as a child --
This reminds us, he said, how she does everything in her life with enthusiasm.
On 1986, the nephew of Henrietta Wright was found under a mattress in an alley and he said directly to Franklin, \"you have a cold --hearted dude.
Franklin nodded slightly.
When Moore, the surviving victim, spoke to Franklin, her body began to shake. \"Why, why, why? \" she asked. \"Really, why?
Instead of being included in the criminal proceedings against Franklin, Moore was included in the Los Angeles Police Department. Daryn Dupree —
The last detective working on a task force investigating the horrific sleep killings --
She was one of his victims, he said, and he was \"very confident \".
Franklin sat there and accepted Kennedy\'s verdict with perseverance.
Like he did throughout the trial.
But earlier in the morning, he responded to statements from relatives of some of the victims.
Mary Alexander, 18year-
The old daughter was murdered and talked directly to Franklin.
\"I would like to ask Sir.
Franklin turned to face me, \"she said.
Franklin turned his head slowly, staring at Alexander.
\"I want to know, why?
Asked Alexander, grasping the platform.
Franklin responded.
She repeated her question loudly: \"Why?
He whispered again. (
After the hearing, Dupree told reporters that he saw Franklin mutt, \"I didn\'t do that. \")
\"I know she didn\'t do anything that hurt you,\" Alexander told Franklin . \".
Franklin\'s face softened and nodded.
Alexander told Franklin that she thought a lot about forgiveness, but she said she found the concept very difficult.
\"I\'m still fighting for it,\" Alexander said . \"
Franklin nodded again and went back to the judge.
When the sister of another victim told Franklin that she recognized him, he got angry and shouted, \"That\'s bald --faced lie.
In sentencing, Kennedy said she had been trying to understand Franklin\'s motives throughout the case.
\"Why is it not important,\" she said . \".
\"There will never be any reason for what you do.
\"The killer is one of the most prolific victims in California, and the target population is generally young, vulnerable and sometimes overlooked.
The attack did not alert like other well-known serial killers, like \"hillside killers\" or \"night walkers.
Death in the middle-
By the end of 80 s, slaying associated with the popularity of crack cocaine surged.
In addition, several other serial killers have been active in the same area over the years.
Michael Hughes was convicted of killing seven women.
14 women and Chester Turner of a fetus.
Both of them are on death row in California.
But it turns out that terrible sleep is the most lasting.
His goal is for women who take drugs or prostitution, who often pour their nudity on the side of the road or in trash cans.
Many women were initially listed as Jane.
These deaths have hardly attracted the attention of the media.
Despite suspected serial killers following black women, police remain silent-
This led to the anger and condemnation of many who thought Franklin\'s longevity was the killer of police indifference.
The authorities were able to link the killings through bullet channels and genetic evidence at the crime scene pointing to a killer.
But the identification of DNA is difficult.
In 2010, when research records of state criminals showed that it was a local competition, the case finally broke through.
This man is not a serial killer, but a close relative of him.
Soon investigators began to pay attention to Franklin, the criminal\'s father.
In the summer of 2010, after following him to apizza jointin Buena Park in Buena Park, police collected a slice of pizza partially eaten.
They tested it for DNA and finally matched it.
Search for franklinsham on stStreet 81-
Not far from South Los Angeles. A.
Corridor where many victims were foundturned up a. 25-
Semi-automatic pistol caliber.
Two criminals confirmed at trial that the same weapon was the one who killed a victim.
Franklin\'s lawyer, Semour Amster, told jurors that DNA from other people was found at some crime scenes --
This is a sign, he said, that others may have played a role in the killing.
In May, a jury found Franklin guilty of 10 counts of murder.
In the order of death, his victim was Debra Jackson, 29;
Henrietta Wright, 35
Barbara will, 23
Bernita Sparks, month. Mary Lowe, 26;
Jefferson, 22 years old;
Alicia Alexander, 18
15-year-old Princess betomeyer
Valerie McCovey, 35
And Janecia Peters, month.
Most women were shot dead.
Was strangled.
Franklin was also convicted of attempted murder on suspicion of attacking Washington. he survived and testified against him.
\"You are really an evil man,\" Washington told Franklin on Wednesday . \".
\"You are the representative of Satan . . . . . . You\'re with Manson.
Franklin initially earned the nickname \"terrible Sleeper\" because the gap in killing between 1988 and 2002 indicated that he was dormant.
But detectives believe Franklin never really slept.
\"After the initial conviction, the prosecutor presented more evidence against Franklin at the penalty stage of the trial.
A woman testified that Franklin, as an AmericanS.
The soldiers stationed abroad are one of the three assailants.
Raped her in Germany in 1974The high-
Sometimes a trial of interest can get into trouble. and-
The discord between lawyers continued on Wednesday.
Before the verdict, the last two in Amsterdam
Try to keep his clients away from death row
Kennedy quickly vetoed a new trial motion based on a prosecution error charge, as well as a life imprisonment motion requiring no parole rather than death.
Hours after the verdict, Amster issued a written statement condemning the death penalty in California as meaningless waste of taxes.
\"Given that the results are usually the same, because prisoners are almost certain to die for reasons other than the death penalty,\" Amster said in a statement ,\", \"The only significant difference is that millions of dollars have been wasted in death sentences.
\"The death penalty in California has been the subject of a fierce legal struggle in recent years --
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Suspect of sexual assault boy shot dead by police in Boyle Heights was found guiltyyear-
The old boy, the coroner, said that the child was attempted to be kidnapped in Glendale. police and parents were both at alertupdate: 3: 35 p. m.
: This article updates more details of the hearing and some rewrites. 2:20 p. m.
: This article updates the statement of lawyer Franklin. 2:03 p. m.
: This article updates more details about the use of the death penalty in California and statements by Franklin lawyers. 12:55 p. m.
: This article updates more details about sentencing hearings. 12:17 p. m.
: This article updates more details of the sentencing hearing. 11:40 a. m.
: This article updates more details about the hearing. 11:15 a. m.
: This article was updated after Franklin received the death penalty. 11:00 a. m.
: This article updates more details of the victim\'s relatives speaking at the hearing. 10:20 a. m.
: This article updates the description of the victim\'s relatives speaking at the hearing.
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