Who Was the Hollywood Ripper?
The Hollywood Ripper is an informal nickname for serial killer Lonnie David Franklin Jr. He was a former Los Angeles sanitation worker and military veteran who committed multiple murders over several decades.
Crimes and Victims
Franklin was convicted of killing at least ten people, many of them women, in the Los Angeles area between the 1980s and early 2000s. Some victims had connections to the entertainment industry, which contributed to the nickname.
Investigation and Capture
Authorities linked Franklin to the crimes through DNA evidence and a decades-long investigation. He was arrested in 2010 and later convicted on multiple counts of murder and attempted murder. The case is documented on the Los Angeles Police Department website.
