PAFF 2015 Review: ‘Tales of the Grim Sleeper’ Digs into Notorious South Central LA Serial Killer Case

Nick Broomfield’s “Tales of the Grim Sleeper” screens at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, which kicked off on February 5, and will run through February 16th. Upcoming screenings: Saturday, February 14 at 2:10pm & Sunday, February 15 at 4:45pm

There’s the myth of serial killing, the myth that it’s a “white thing”, the myth that black people may kill, yes, but never from sadistic pleasure. And then there’s reality. The names – Jake Bird, Wayne Williams, Chester Turner, Lorenzo Gilyard, and Andre Crawford – historical proof that whatever compulsion it is that moves the Ted Bundy’s and John Wayne Gacy’s of the world to murder, can be found in…

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