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The Grim Sleeper
The Grim Sleeper: The Lost Women of South Central | Christine Pelisek
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"This upsetting account of a Los Angeles serial killer, written with passion by Christine Pelisek, an investigative crime reporter who spent 10 years working the case, blurts out a hard truth that no one wants to acknowledge . . . [She] tries to restore dignity to some of the victims by drawing sympathetic and carefully detailed life histories for each and every one of them." Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review In 2006, Christine Pelisek broke the story of a terrifying serial killer who went unchecked in Los Angeles for decades. Two years later, in her cover article for L.A. Weekly, Pelisek dubbed him "The Grim Sleeper" for his long break between murders. The killer preyed on a community devastated by crime and drugs and left behind a trail of bodiesall women of color, all murdered in a similar fashion, and all discarded in the alleys of Los Angeles. The case of the Grim Sleeper is unforgettably singular. But it 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 societys lack of concern for his chosen victims; and about the power and tenacity of those womens families and the detectives who refused to let the case go cold. No one knows this story better than Pelisek, the reporter who followed it for more than ten years. Based on extensive interviews, reportage, and information never released to the public, The Grim Sleeper captures the long, bumpy road to justice in one of the most startling true crime stories of our generation.
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SweetP1967
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A sad tale that shared the lives of the victims and the long fight for justice.

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Hooked_on_books
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Black women were being preyed upon in South Central LA in the 1980s, including those raped and murdered by the man who came to be called the Grim Sleeper. This book tells the story of the women, their murders, and the investigation on through the verdict. It‘s well balanced and doesn‘t overly focus on the perpetrator. I didn‘t want to put it down and would definitely recommend it to true crime fans.

squirrelbrain Sounds fascinating - stacked. 2y
Bookzombie Stacked! I didn‘t realize it when I read it but this Ivy Pochoda book is loosely based on this serial killer. 2y
Hooked_on_books @Bookzombie That‘s interesting! I may have to check that out. 2y
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paulareadsallthetime
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I had not heard of this serial killer until looking for books on serial killers. The book moved more slowly that it could have.

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Lauren_reading
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A well researched and intimate look into the story of the Grim Sleeper and his victims. Really creepy! #audiobook #nonfiction

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farre
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Very in-depth on the victims and their struggles in life before being killed.

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Matilda
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Some books are daylight reading only.

RealBooks4ever Ewww...🐀🐀🐀 7y
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