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They have a cooling off period between the victims. typically these last a few months, a few years. jeffrey dahmer had a gap, btk had about a 15-year hiatus. other than that, its relatively rare 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 handlin...

That was back in august of 2007. one survived and testified in this first trial. you know in crime and consequences right now, a big break in a case that spans a quarter-century. for years, police in leaning have searched for a serial killer who was dubbed the grim sleeper. and now, finally, an arrest in the case. 57-year-old lonnie david franklin jr. is in court today, facing ten counts of murder and an additional count of attempted murder. police suspect him of targeting black women in south...

Janeisha peters was discovered january 1st, 2007, shot in the back and dumped in a garbage bag. a quarter of a century of killing is over. and now police say they can finally put a name to the grim sleeper. randi kaye, cnn, new orleans. >> just some incredibly gruesome details there. casey jordan and margaret prescott, who worked closely with the families allegedly murdered by the grim sleeper suspect. thank you both for joining us. casey, the thing that strikes me and most people, is it normal ...

>> a lot of people need to hear whats happened to you. thank you very much. appreciate it. next on "360," known as the grim sleeper. tonight police say they have finally captured the infamous serial killer.

Body just -- such a good relief that i found that i had. >> reporter: 19 years after alicia was taken, franklin allegedly claimed his last victim. janeisha peters was discovered january 1st, 2007, shot in the back and dumped in a garbage bag. a quarter of a century of killing is over. and now police say they can finally put a name to the grim sleeper. randi kaye, cnn, new orleans. >> just some incredibly gruesome details there. casey jordan and margaret prescod, who worked closely with the famil...

Sleeper, expected to appear in court in los angeles today. lonnie david franklin faces ten counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, the one-time police mechanic earned his nickname because the murders were spread out over long periods of time. on the phone with us right now, bernard parks, former l.a.p.d. chief, and member of the los angeles city council. chief parks, i guess i can still call you that, this guy was essentially right under the noses of the police department for so long...

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 between killings. news of the arrest rea...

Back to lisa who is monitoring some of the other top stories in "the situation room" right now. what else is going on, lisa? >> reporter: hi there, wolf. we want to bring you new pictures that are just coming into cnn courtesy of our affiliate wabc. you see there a fire that has broken out at a building, east houston street and avenue "a" in downtown new york city. see the flames, quite a fire there. this is a two-alarm blaze. from all indications at this point, the information that we have is n...

>> yes. >> i dont mean to ask an obvious question, but what do you do now for the next several weeks or months? >> you try to take it day by day. you get up. you know, dont spend any of the money you have. you have to live off of that now. >> most of the money you were making was during the summertime? >> yes. that is our peak time to work is in the summer in my position, summer was the best. >> what do your colleagues think as you get together and have discussions, what do you think about next ...

In crime and punishment tonight, the arrest of a suspected serial killer. for decades police in los angeles have been trying to hunt down the grim sleeper. today they believe they finally caught him. here is randi kaye. >> reporter: he preyed at night, trolling the streets of south 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 sh...