54. The Grim Sleeper Part 1 - Tastes Like A Monster Hidden In Plain Sight

Just The Tip-Sters: True Crime Podcast · Nov 12, 2018 · 47m

Lonnie Franklin, Jr. was everybody's friend. Gregarious. Friendly to a fault/. Had good jobs, first at the City Sanitation Department and then as a mechanic for the LAPD. Lovely house on a corner lot. Lovely and devoted wife. Two kids. Kinda guy that would give you the shirt off his back - or perform sometimes complex repairs to your car for just 20 bucks. The epitome of a great neighbor. Problem is, Lonnie Franklin, Jr. had a side gig that wasn't so friendly. Turns out he was also one of the most prolific serial killers in the annals of crime. And he was good at it - eventually becoming…