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He Terrorized Poor Black Women for Decades. Now, California's 'Grim Sleeper' Is Dead
Lonnie Franklin Jr., the convicted serial killer nicknamed “The Grim Sleeper,” was found dead in his cell this weekend in California’s San Quentin Prison. The 67-year-old, who is believed to have killed at least 10 women over the span of 30 years, was found unresponsive in his cell on Saturday night, reports CNN. According to…
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Michael Jefferson Mysteriously Died in Jail; His Family Wants to Know Why
The family of an Illinois man is searching for answers after he was found unresponsive in an Illinois jail cell. Michael Jefferson was serving time in Menard Maximum Security Correctional Facility for a parole violation of a gun charge, according to the Randolph Herald Tribune. Carlos Barbour—the Randolph County coroner—says that Jefferson was found unresponsive…