LA ’Grim Sleeper’ probe to check unsolved killings

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck says investigators will examine more than 30 cold case files for possible links to a suspect in the “Grim Sleeper” serial killings.

Beck said Friday that the cases, dating back to 1984, will be reviewed with new information gleaned from the investigation into Lonnie Franklin Jr., who was arrested Wednesday and accused of murdering 10 people.

The name “Grim Sleeper” came about because of a 14-year gap in slayings linked to the same killer. The most recent case was in 2007, and Beck says it appears he has not been active since then.

Police say DNA evidence ties the 57-year-old Franklin to the killings. His full DNA profile will be uploaded into a federal database to check for matches.