Hinkle was particularly moved by the case of convicted serial killer Lonnie D. Franklin Jr., a former sanitation department mechanic, dubbed the «Grim Sleeper,» who was convicted of murdering nine black adult women and a teenager over the course of two decades in South Central Los Angeles. (naimajkeith.com)
Norm Pattis, new to Crime & Federalism, thinks U.S. District Judge Robert Chatigny has overstepped his bounds by accusing the attorney for convicted serial killer Michael Ross of «not adequately investigating claims that Ross was mentally incompetent to make the decision to die» (story here). (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)
Although serial killings had been documented throughout history, it was not until the late 1970s that agents from the FBI began a formal process to learn more about the individuals committing these crimes by conducting interviews of convicted serial killers. (abajournal.com)