That leaves about 140 women who the LAPD would still like to identify and locate to see if they are OK and survived their contact with Grim Sleeper suspect Lonnie Franklin Jr. One woman whose photo was originally included in the LAPD release has been identified as a victim that investigators already knew about. At the Daily Beast, Christine Pelisek has a story on what police found inside suspect Franklin's home, including photographs, video and jewelry police suspect came from Grim Sleeper victims.
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