Summary of Christine Pelisek's The Grim Sleeper

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#1 Beatrice, a former U. S. Army nurse, was tired of her girlfriend Debra Jackson’s lies and denials about her fondness for drugs. She decided to end things.

#2 Debra was a strict parent who took her children to the beach and local theme parks, but she did not hesitate to punish them if they stepped out of line. She lost custody of her children when they were placed in foster care.

#3 The murder of Debra Jackson, a 29-year-old black woman, was eclipsed by the case of the Night Stalker, a serial killer who was searching for victims in middle-to-upper class L. A. neighborhoods.

#4 The investigation into Debra Jackson’s death led detectives to her sister, Michelle Jackson. She gave them a description of Debra that matched the coroner’s office body.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Aug 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350015867

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#1

Beatrice, a former U. S. Army nurse, was tired of her girlfriend Debra Jackson’s lies and denials about her fondness for drugs. She decided to end things.

#2

Debra was a strict parent who took her children to the beach and local theme parks, but she did not hesitate to punish them if they stepped out of line. She lost custody of her children when they were placed in foster care.

#3

The murder of Debra Jackson, a 29-year-old black woman, was eclipsed by the case of the Night Stalker, a serial killer who was searching for victims in middle-to-upper class L. A. neighborhoods.

#4

The investigation into Debra Jackson’s death led detectives to her sister, Michelle Jackson. She gave them a description of Debra that matched the coroner’s office body.

#5

The detectives interviewed Debra’s coworkers at the Elegant Chateau Nightclub. Manager Mark Roland said she had come to the nightclub the previous Wednesday, August 7, around 2 p. m. to pick up her paycheck. The checks were late, so she and two waitresses waited around at the bar.

#6

On August 13, detectives went to Beatrice’s house to ask her about Debra’s disappearance. They asked her if she had killed her, and she denied it. They then showed her a picture of Debra’s dead body in the alley, and she began to cry.

#7

The police took Beatrice’s fingerprints and samples from the bottoms of her shoes, and searched her car. But with scant evidence to prove Beatrice was involved, the case went stagnant.

#8

In September of 1985, John St. John was investigating the Southside Slayer cases, which involved the stabbing and strangulation murders of at least ten prostitutes, mostly African American. The string of horrors dated back to September of 1983.

#9

The LAPD announced that they believed the serial killer who attacked the three prostitutes was likely responsible for the stabbing and strangulation murders of ten other prostitutes since September 1983.

#10

In early March 1986, the city of Los Angeles offered a $25,000 reward for information on the Southside Slayer, more than doubling the previous reward.

#11

The coalition was getting a lot of pressure from the community and the police to stop protesting, but they refused. Their efforts drew the attention of the media, and the number of unsolved murders of black prostitutes in South Central and nearby communities grew to eighteen by July 1986.

#12

The police were also getting