This is right out of a crime novel, yesterday authorities released the 1987, 911 call regarding the Los Angeles Serial killer dubbed “Grim Sleeper”. Why would the police wait 21 years to release this call? I am guessing it’s because they now have DNA evidence to help the case along. They are offering a $500k reward. Anyone with information is urged to call the LAPD at 1-877-ASK-LAPD (1-877-275-5273) or visit LAPDonline.
(From CNN) — Los Angeles police are searching for a serial killer dubbed the “Grim Sleeper,” who is thought to have killed 11 people. Alicia Alexander was one of the Grim Sleeper’s victims in the 1980s.
The killer, who police say murdered from 1985 to 2007, was nicknamed the Grim Sleeper because he seemed to take a break between homicides, police said.
Authorities this week released a 9-1-1 tape recorded shortly after a killing in 1987, in the hope of producing clues.
“Yes … I’d like to report a murder,” an anonymous caller says on the tape. “The guy that dropped her off was driving a white and blue Dodge van. He threw her out. … He threw a gas tank on top of her. All that you can see sticking out is her feet.” Video Watch the hunt for a serial killer »
Police found the scene just as the caller described and found the van. But they are still searching for the caller and members of the now-defunct church that owned the van.
The killer is wanted in 11 deaths and another homicide attempt, police say.
Detectives say they have the Grim Sleeper’s DNA, and a $500,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest and prosecution. The killer shot his victims, police said.
