This is a comment received on the Maps section of this website but I think it warrants a post of its own. It neatly summarizes important points about the case and throws up several interesting questions regarding Grim Sleeper’s methods and lifestyle.
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Thanks to 4BC for this post
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- The killer had an accent, according to the survivor, right? I wish we knew what kind of accent, but whether it is/was a Caribbean, African, or Latin American, or even a European (British) accent, what it does indicate is that he is almost certainly an immigrant, who thus did not grow up in South Central LA.
- The 1st and 2nd killings were almost exactly a year apart +2 days: August 10th, 1985, and August 12th, 1986. 3rd killing, only male victim ever, happens 2 days later? Execution style back of head, male obviously HAD to be killed, knew something/had seen something/suspected/was an accomplice. Also seems obvious GS knew him.
- Looking at the timeline, this guy is very habitual, in the 80s at least he HAD to kill, he was like clockwork for awhile after the 1986 two kill/two days spree, after Steele he takes almost exactly 6 months off before victim #4. Then almsot exactly 3 months off before #5, then 6 1/2 months off before victim #6, then almost exactly 3 months off before #7, then 9 months before #8, then only a little over 2 months before attempted #9 (survivor). Then 13 and 1/2 years before victim #9 (Princess), and the much more sporadic new millenium murders.
- Another thing that can be drawn from the timeline and habituality, is that, frighteningly, he probably has many other victims that have not been linked to his series. Especially, he probably had several kills during the “Sleep” of the 90s. I strongly believe he in fact fled the country after the survivor, almost certainly to the area of the world he originally came from (Caribbean, Africa), probably to his native country. Victims and series in developing countries would be less thoroughly investigated, less technology, less organized/expert police. So he fled because he was sure they were going to track him down if he stayed (wrong, he probably would have been fine given LAPD NEVER TOLD the media/public there was a very legit serial on the loose, and that he was blach man in his 30s driving a customized orange Ford Pinto!!!!!), and kept a low profile outside the US for over a decade, before returning to South Central, more in control, killing less often.
- I hate to say it, but it’s obvious, he is crafty as hell, how he has not been caught is frankly beyond me. I mean he had a goddamn serial-killer-mobile! That custom Pinto alone should have got him caught a LONG time ago. Someone who knew him would remember him having it, unless he kept it hidden and only brought it out on nights he was going to hunt. I find that somehow unlikely though. It also shows he had some money, even to customize the thing, but especially if he kept it hidden and therefore had to own another vehicle.
- If that Pinto was his regular vehicle, I am frankly baffled by the lack of leads. Again, someone would remember that thing. Is it possible that this case (possibly the most prolific active, uncaught serial killer in the US) recieves so little media attention that the people who know him, and would remember the car, aren’t aware of the case at all and thus have never connected the dots?
- More on the Pinto. That car is long gone, probably painted over by hand by GS and then scrapped. He almost certainly got rid of it very soon after the survivor in 88. The survivor is also almost certainly the reason for his 13 1/2 year break. More on that later.
- Pinto again. Let’s say that he in fact didn’t keep the Pinto hidden or in storage. It’s possible, and would have been somewhat clever, but it seems extravaggant, expensive, cumbersome and highly unnecessary to keep a car. Let’s assume instead that the Pinto was his regular car. People in South Central would remember that car, and they would surely be aware of the case by now and the significance of the car, and someone would have come forward. I would like to propose that he MAY have driven in from outside LA to commit the killings, and that possibly the only reason no one has come forward with memories from the 80s of an Orange Pinto with a white racing stripe, is that they are not aware of the case. I is massively underreported in the media.
- unfortunately for my “drove in from outside LA” theory is that, due to the proximity of the body-dumps to each other, common sense dictates that GS was a resident of the area where he was killing in the 80s, and probably still is. Or at least, WAS living in South Central again from 2002 to 2007 when the final 3 known victims occured. But again, one way or another, that Pinto was not a common sight in South Central, or GS would be identified by now.
- I will post more later.
LAWeekly crime reporter Christine Pelisek tells how she tracked alleged Grim Sleeper serial killer, Lonnie David Franklin Jr.
