Inside the hunt for a serial killer who murdered homeless men as they slept
Four killings in four days. Three of them were homeless men. Hunted and shot to death as they slept on the streets of Los Angeles, a city facing a glaring homelessness crisis.
The suspected serial killer was finally identified as 33-year-old Jerrid Joseph Powell – after police discovered he was already in custody for another murder that happened during his alleged killing spree the same week.
Mr Powell was arrested on Wednesday for a botched robbery that left Nicholas Simbolon dead at his home in San Dimas, 28 miles east of Los Angeles.
By Saturday, investigators connected him to the murders of the three homeless men using his car and the murder weapon, a gun, that they found inside, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore announced at a press conference.
“I am grateful that this suspect in this case is in custody and no
