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Central l.a. for victims. there were many. it is believed deborah jackson was the first to die, the 29-year-old cocktail waitress left a friends home on august 10th, 1985. her body was found days later. jackson was shot to death. over the next two decades, he would take many more lives, all but one were black women. some, working as prostitutes, most were shot to death. >> he would spot them and does spot them, victimize them and then just discards their body in alleys, like theyre trash. he is ...

Do. lonnie david franklin jr., the 57-year-old, was arrested wednesday in front of his home in south l.a. >> we made an arrest here in the 1700 block of 81st street of the suspect that has been known to many as the grim sleeper. >> reporter: he is suspected of killing at least 11 women. but for now, police will only charge him with ten murders. he doesnt have a lawyer and theres been no plea. but police say he is the killer they call the grim sleeper, a name coined because of the long gaps betwe...

To be of value. >> along those lines, casey, most of the grim sleepers victims were black, many were procestitut prostitutes. and what about margarets point? >> the most common denominator in almost all of these is the vulnerability. not really the race, but the occupation of being a streetwalker, drug addict is the number one variable we see in these victims. in other words, margaret is absolutely right. theyre very often considered the sort of population that society doesnt care about. and we ...

Matter of time. >> weve got this beautiful dna profile, all these dashes and dots and this and that. theres no name, address or face to go with it. >> reporter: now they say they do. lonnie david franklin jr., the 57-year-old, was arrested wednesday in front of his home in south l.a. >> we made an arrest here in the 1700 block of 81st street of the suspect that has been known to many as the grim sleeper. >> reporter: he is suspected of killing at least 11 women. but for now, police will only cha...

Most of the grim sleepers victims were black, many were prostitutes. do serial killers tend to murder victims that are alike in some way? and what about margarets point? >> the most common denominator in almost all of these is the vulnerability. not really the race, but the occupation of being a streetwalker, drug addict is the number one variable we see in these victims. in other words, margaret is absolutely right. theyre very often considered the sort of population that society doesnt care ab...

Other than that, its relatively rare to have a gap of a year or two. the 14-year gap for franklin is what led the trail to grow cold and not a very famous case to people outside of los angeles. >> thats right. i dont think a lot of people had heard of it outside of los angeles. margaret, are you pleased with the way the lapd has been handling the investigation into these murders? anything they should have done differently? >> well, lets hope that theyve caught the guy. but that cant whitewash wh...

Had about a 15-year hiatus. other than that, its relatively repairi to have a gap of a year or two. the 14-year gap to franklin is what led the trail to grow cold and not a very famous case to people outside of los angeles. >> thats right. i dont think a lot of people had heard of it outside of los angeles. margaret, are you pleased with the way the lapd has been handling the investigation into these murders? anything they should have done differently? >> well, lets hope that theyve caught the g...

Of connecticut, you know, wealthy part of manhattan that this not only would have been local news, but it would have been national and international news. and we think that every life has to be of value. >> along those lines, casey, most of the grim sleepers victims were black, many were prostitutes. and what about margarets point? >> the most common denominator in almost all of these is the vulnerability. not really the race, but the occupation of being a streetwalker, drug addict is the number...

>> that was my baby sister. and we would always grow up to protect your little sister, you know what im saying. and we werent there. and we couldnt. so we felt defenseless. so its a shame to go with it, its been hard. >> every nim i pray for her, every night for since 1988. so its definitely going to bring some closure. >> and that was the family of alisha alexander, she was murdered back in 1988, her body dumped in a back alley. what we do know, don, is that police will hold a news conference i...

Collisions at u.s. airports. is anything going wrong in the control tower? he will well take a lows -- closer look at what could be a dangerous trend. in los angeles police say they have nabbed a serial killer they nicknamed the grim sleeper. dna helped them close in on their suspect. jon: jon: with aarp we can fly out to see family.