TV-MA
2014    1h 45mCrime, Documentary
6.9100%76%6.3
When Lonnie Franklin Jr. was arrested in South Central Los Angeles in 2010 as the suspected murderer of a string of young black women, police hailed it as the culmination of 20 years of investigations. Four years later documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield took his camera to the alleged killer’s neighborhood for another view.
Directed by Nick Broomfield

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  • Lonnie Franklin Jr.Self
  • Nick BroomfieldDirector
  • Marc HoeferlinProducer / Editor
  • Erin LiCo-Producer
  • Sophia LoukaidesAssociate Producer
  • Barney BroomfieldDirector Of Photography
  • Joe BiniEditor
  • H. Scott SalinasMusic
  • Mark A. RozettSound Re-Recording Mixer
  • James HonakerColor Designer
  • StationManagerDaveNelsonDecember 19, 2025
    LA looks ROUGH! Glad WNYX is located in NYC!

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