The Grim Sleeper: The Lost Women of South Central

Synopsis

An Investigative Reporter Describes How She Uncovered The Alleged Identity Of A Long-time Serial Killer Who Has Been Murdering Women In South Central Los Angeles Since The 1980s. Pelisek Also Tells A Wider Story About Homicide Investigations In Areas Beset By Poverty, Gang Violence, And Despair; About How A Serial Killer Could Continue His Grisly Work For Two Decades In Part Due To Society's Lack Of Concern For His Chosen Victims; And About The Power And Tenacity Of Those Women's Families And The Detectives Who Refused To Let The Case Go Cold. --adapted From Publisher Description.