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Christopher traffic lynns father. 57-year-old lonnie david franklin who lived in los angeles, within walking distance to one of the victims, 18-year-old alisha alexander. at one time, the man described as a polite neighbor, even worked as a grarj attendant for the los angeles police. before detectives could close in, they would need a sample of his dna. they picked up a piece of pizza crust, along with eating utensils. police sent it to the lab and they said they had a match, between franklin an...

Policing is done in the united states. >> reporter: franklin has not yet entered a plea. he will be arraigned august 9th. george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. a suspected killer leads police in ohio on a very dangerous chase there. the drivinger sped down this street, ran through an intersection and watch as he hits another car and flips that on to its roof. then the driver runs over the median and right into a mini bus. police arrested jeffrey bedinger for the murder of his 22-year-old step s...

Gregory peck won for his portrayal of adedy cuss fitch. it is a on ominous nickname and police say it fits the crimes. the killer known as the grim sleeper has been on the loose for decades but this past week police say they finally arrested a suspect. nbcs george lewis reports. >> reporter: people who know him say its hard to believe lonnie franklin is the guy police suspect of being the grim reaper serial killer. >> talkative, sweet, he was funny. >> reporter: he was the man who made a livin...

Of what was done over the last several years in this unique arena of forensic science, specifically dna. >> reporter: at first police couldnt match dna at the murder scenes to any suspects. franklin had been arrested 15 times in 40 years, but his crimes were never considered serious enough to send him to state pris wherein he would have had to give dna samples. >> were trying to think outside the box. hes outsmarted us for 24 years. >> reporter: one of those other avenues turned out to be a bran...

Shouldnt he comment on this? >> i think it would be good for the attorney general to talk about this. >> thanks very much. robert hoops, ron, good to see you. >> s that. >> programming note, tomorrow night, sunday geraldo rivera will interview malik zula shabazz on at large, right here on the fox news challenge. >> that ought to be interesting. new developments in the disappearance of that little oregon boy. local media reports out of portland saying police are tracing the timeline of kyrons ste...

>> juliet: a new twist on californias grim sleeper murder case. the man they believe is serial killer slipped through the legal system while his murders went on for more than 20 years. as chris reports, police say they finally got their man. >> reporter: for more than two decades, police say he was the unknown architect of what a city police commissioner calls a rein of terror, murder and rape. they are hundred percent sure that this man is grim sleeper. his name is ronnie franklin, jr. lapd chi...

Convicts son that led to franklin. during seven days under surveillance, investigators matched dna from a discarded piece of pizza. >> we narrowed our sights quite quickly on mr. franklin. >> detectives say his job as a sanitation worker made him familiar with the alleys where most of the bodies were dumped. he is charged with ten counts of murder. debra jackson, barbara ware, mary lowe, patricia jefferson, alicia alexander and others were the victims. questions looms as to why at one point he s...

Without bail. >> juliet: police now say they are taking a look over 30 cold cases dating back to 1984 that could be connected to franklin. >> gregg: young man dead putting a transit officer behind bars and a city rocked by protests over this verdict in the shooting death of cost os car grant. coming up next, legal panel on where you draw the line between murder and manslaughter and might the feds step in? now they might prosecute again. well-being. were all striving for it. purina cat chow helps...

Loni david franklin, jr. was arrested last week charged with killing 10 women in los angeles. he allegedly murdered his victims between 1985 and 1988, he stopped for 13 years and went back to killing, allegedly, 2002 and 2007. he has a long criminal history over four decades but was never sent to prison. he served short stints in jail or placed on probation. his dna was never entered into the california database. now investigators suspect franklin may be linked to many more murders. weve told ...

I wouldware shoes. >> juliet: i think authorities are looking at computer and probably are flying information. >> reporter: they say he must really be good with computers. because he doesnt have any formal flight training or licenses but they are all computerized. >> juliet: and its like hes got an i.q. like einstein. >> reporter: my mom said the same thing about me. >> juliet: good job. okay. serious stuff now. more than 30 unsolved murders, getting new attention this weekend. investigators bel...