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Deaths of 3 escorts could be linked to lone Detroit killer

By Jay Scott Smith

12:49 PM on 12/27/2011

theGRIO REPORT - In the last 10 days, four black women in their mid to late 20s have been violently murdered in Detroit. Three of them have been linked to an online escort service and the fear is that the killings could be related...
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50 Cent signs on to Alaska serial murderer film

By theGrio

2:21 PM on 09/20/2011

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Rap star 50 Cent has signed on to play a pimp in a movie detailing Alaska's infamous serial killer, Robert Hansen...
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Defense to seek new trial for Ohio serial killer

By theGrio

6:17 PM on 08/15/2011

CLEVELAND (AP) - The new trial request was filed Friday morning, just hours before Anthony Sowell, 51, was sentenced to death by Judge Dick Ambrose...
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Jury recommends execution for Ohio serial killer

By theGrio

4:50 PM on 08/10/2011

CLEVELAND (AP) - A serial killer who hid the remains of 11 women in his Cleveland home and yard should be put to death, a jury recommended Wednesday...
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Detectives expand 'Grim Sleeper' case

By theGrio

9:35 AM on 08/10/2011

LOS ANGELES - Police detectives have nearly quadrupled the amount of reviewable cases with potential ties to the Grim Sleeper serial killer case...
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Cleveland serial killer apologizes in deaths of 11

By theGrio

5:17 PM on 08/08/2011

CLEVELAND (AP) - "I'm sorry," Anthony Sowell, 51, said in a hushed courtroom as he leaned forward during a 30-minute unsworn statement...
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Niece says Ohio serial killer sexually abused her

By theGrio

11:33 AM on 08/02/2011

CLEVELAND (AP) - The woman, now 50, remained composed as she spoke in a hushed courtroom about what she said was years of almost daily sexual abuse at the hands of Anthony Sowell...
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Prosecutors to seek death in 'Grim Sleeper' trial

By theGrio

1:39 PM on 08/01/2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman told a court her office will ask a jury for the state's harshest sentence if 58-year-old Lonnie Franklin Jr. is convicted...
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Alleged Cleveland serial killer tried as 11 bodies found

By theGrio

3:03 PM on 06/07/2011

(AP) - Jury selection formally began Monday in the trial of a convicted sex offender who is charged with killing 11 women and hiding their remains in his Cleveland home and backyard...
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Grim Sleeper serial killer may have 8 more victims

By theGrio

10:48 AM on 04/05/2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles police investigators say eight more women may be linked to the "Grim Sleeper" serial killings of women and girls since 1985...
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Wisconsin man gets life in slayings of 7 women

By theGrio

2:50 PM on 02/25/2011

MILWAUKEE (AP) - A few relatives lamented the fact that Wisconsin does not have the death penalty. However, the sister of victim Irene Smith said it wasn't for humankind to pass such judgment...
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LA cops eye 2 more deaths in 'Grim Sleeper' case

By theGrio

2:02 PM on 01/27/2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police on Thursday were investigating two additional homicides that could be tied to Lonnie Franklin Jr....
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'Grim Sleeper' suspect's attorney criticizes LAPD

By theGrio

3:15 PM on 12/18/2010

LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a statement to ABC News, Louisa Pensanti said the photos include family and friends of suspect Lonnie Franklin Jr. who are now under intense public and police scrutiny...
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Police release pics in 'Grim Sleeper' killer case

By theGrio

11:22 AM on 12/17/2010

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Detectives sought the public's help Thursday when they released images of about 160 women and asked anyone who recognized them to come forward...
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2 more murder charges in serial stabbing case

By theGrio

2:31 PM on 10/21/2010

FLINT, Michigan (AP) - Most victims were black, but authorities have said there's no evidence that race was the key motive...
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Murder charge expected in Mich. serial stabbings

By theGrio

6:15 PM on 09/17/2010

DETROIT (AP) - The victims in Michigan, Ohio and Virginia were males, ages 15 to 67. Most were black, but investigators don't know whether race was a motive...
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Serial stabber to face extradition to Michigan

By theGrio

11:22 AM on 08/26/2010

ATLANTA (AP) - The attacks started in late spring, and a pattern emerged after a dozen more men were stabbed between late June and early August...
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Serial stabber victims seek answers from authorities

By Mandisa Washington

1:04 PM on 08/24/2010

VIDEO - Exchanges got personal and more accusatory as audience members voiced frustration with the answers given by the panel of community leaders and police...
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Suspect in 'Grim Sleeper' killings to enter plea

By theGrio

10:24 AM on 08/23/2010

LOS ANGELES (AP) - An attorney for Lonnie Franklin Jr. has said he will plead not guilty Monday to 10 charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder...
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Serial stabber suspect also implicated in Israel attack

By theGrio

4:10 PM on 08/13/2010

RAMLE, Israel (AP) - A senior police commander said Elias Abuelazam was believed to have stabbed a close acquaintance during an argument in a parked car in Israel about six months ago...
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