The Grim Sleeper

TV Movie
2014
TV-14
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

663

YOUR RATING

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Journalist Christine Pelisek helps law enforcement investigate the alleged serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper.Journalist Christine Pelisek helps law enforcement investigate the alleged serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper.Journalist Christine Pelisek helps law enforcement investigate the alleged serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper.

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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

663

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins total

Trivia
The movie is based on the real case of "The Grim Sleeper," who is suspected in at least 10 deaths, one attempted murder and six others between 1985 and 2007 (with a 14-year gap in between. In July 2010, Lonnie Davis Franklin, Jr., was arrested and charged with 10 counts of murder and one of attempted murder. He has not been charged, as of August 2014, with six other murders police believe he might have committed during his suspected 14-year hiatus.

Goofs
While dozens of women were believed killed in the 1980s in southern Los Angeles, the Grim Sleeper has only been charged or suspected in ten of the killings.

Soundtracks
I Miss You
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Written by JaMiss
Performed by JaMiss

User reviews5

Featured review

6/10

It's a lifetime true crime movie

It's not that bad! It's a lifetime movie after all, you can't really expect a blockbuster theater quality movie. I think the story is pretty interesting. Basically a journalist breaks the case because the police aren't doing their job. I don't think the acting is that terrible either. It keeps your attention, and unless the end is truly awful(I have about 15 minutes left)I think it deserves more than the 2 stars the previous reviewer gave it. I even learned something-I had never heard of "familial DNA" before I saw this movie. Anyway I think it's not a total waste of 2 hours to watch this movie, especially if you are a fan of the true crime genre.