‘Grim Sleeper’ is sentenced to death

From left, Kenneitha Lowe, Cameron Wright and Tracy Williams, all relatives of slaying victim Mary Lowe, offer up statements to “Grim Slepper” serial killer Lonnie David Franklin Jr., who was sentenced to death Wednesday.

Lonnie David Franklin Jr., 63, is sentenced to death Wednesday, capping a lengthy case that centered on the gruesome deaths of nine women and a teenage girl in South Los Angeles.

Defense attorney Seymour Amster speaks with the judge as Lonnie David Franklin Jr., right, listens. Franklin, known as the “Grim Sleeper” serial killer, was sentenced to death Wednesday.

Deputy Dist. Atty. Beth Silverman speaks during the sentencing of “Grim Sleeper” serial killer Lonnie David Franklin on Wednesday.

Lonnie David Franklin Jr., 63, turns toward the gallery before his sentencing Wednesday. Franklin was convicted earlier this year of killing nine women and a teenage girl between 1985 and 2007, but detectives believe he may have killed at least 25 women.

Samara Herard, left, and Kenneitha Lowe, relatives of slaying victims, hug after the sentencing of Lonnie David Franklin Jr. on Wednesday. Franklin was sentenced to death.

Deputy Dist. Atty. Beth Silverman, right, talks with Diana Ware, mother of “Grim Sleeper” slaying victim Barbara Ware, after Lonnie David Franklin Jr. was sentenced to death Wednesday.