R.Brian Burkhardt

Authorities said Wednesday they have arrested a suspect in the Grim Sleeper serial killer case and will charge him with 10 counts of murder.

Lonnie David Franklin Jr., 57, faces an additional count of attempted murder, officials said.

Nicknamed for taking long breaks between attacks, the killer is believed responsible for at least 11 deaths since 1985 in south Los Angeles. The killer targeted black women, some working as prostitutes, using the same small caliber weapon.

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This week, Delia picked up Tom’s ashes and took them back to the factory, where Anthony Santore, Jr. began packing them into shells Tuesday night.

The company has helped other families scatter their loved ones’ ashes with pyrotechnics, Delia said. The practice isn’t new, he said, but is growing more popular.

Delia owns his own business, “Out With A Bang,” which caters to bikers wishing to scatter their ashes in the sky. “It’s not for everyone,” said Delia, but that’s how he plans to go.

Tom’s favorite firework was a large wooden pinwheel that would spin on a post in Lake Disston and emit showers of sparks, but Ann said the company no longer builds those.

Delia said Santore planned to use a variety of shells to distribute Tom’s ashes, including mines, which provide ground-to-air color similar to a flower pot, and bombettes.

Santore & Sons plans to return to the Moores’ home on Lake Disston on Sunday evening for the pyrotechnic tribute to Tom, which is expected to be attended by more than 100 family friends.

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