The Grim Sleeper The Lost Women of S..., Christine Pelisek
The Grim Sleeper The Lost Women of S..., Christine Pelisek
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The Grim Sleeper: The Lost Women of South Central

Author: Christine Pelisek

Narrator: Inger Tudor

Unabridged: 10 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Novel Audio

Published: 05/30/2017


Synopsis

The definitive book on the hunt to find the most ruthless serial killer in Los Angeles' history, told by the fearless reporter who broke the story.

In 2008, Christine Pelisek broke the story of a terrifying serial killer who went unchecked in Los Angeles for decades, killing the most vulnerable women in one South Central neighborhood. In her cover article for LA Weekly, Christine dubbed him "The Grim Sleeper" for his long break between murders. The killer preyed on a community devastated by crime and drugs and left behind a trail of bodies―all women of color, all murdered in a similar fashion, and all discarded in the alleys of Los Angeles.

The case of the Grim Sleeper is unforgettably singular. But it also tells a wider story about homicide investigations in areas beset by poverty, gang violence, and despair; about how a serial killer could continue his grisly work for two decades in part due to society’s lack of concern for his chosen victims; and about the power and tenacity of those women’s families and the detectives who refused to let the case go cold.

No one knows this story better than Christine Pelisek, the reporter who followed it for over ten years, and has written the definitive book on the capture of one of America’s most ruthless serial killers. Based on extensive interviews, reportage, and information never released to the public, The Grim Sleeper captures the long, bumpy road to justice in one of the most startling true crime stories of our generation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Glen on March 04, 2018

I won this book in a goodreads drawing. This is a story about the hunt and capture of The Grim Sleeper, a serial killer preying on East LA during the height of the crack epidemic. A big problem for the police was that not only was there a crack epidemic at the time, with nearly daily killings, and g......more

Goodreads review by Johann (jobis89) on March 13, 2023

I’d never heard of these murders before which isn’t that surprising given the identities of the victims. I’m glad the author brought this case to light!......more

Goodreads review by frumpburger on June 28, 2021

This is such a terrible, devastating story. Too common, I fear. I saw one review on here, someone who didn’t finish the book because some of the words used to describe the victims were critical and “dehumanizing.” Shit like that pisses me off. This journalist broke the story of Lonnie Franklin wide o......more

Goodreads review by Stacy on August 19, 2017

At the end of the book, Pelisek laments that we don't know why the Grim Sleeper killed all the women he did--which seems to me to negate the point of writing the book. However--and this is a big however--she brings to light the murders of women who are so marginalized in our society that, without he......more

Goodreads review by Molly on July 29, 2017

I'm glad someone took the time to tell the stories of Lonnie Franklin's victims, because too many murders of poor black women go ignored. It was satisfying to see the leads come together to catch Franklin, and the story is good - the writing here left me a little cold, though, due to some odd tics o......more