A composite drawing of a suspect wanted in the Grim Sleeper murders which occurred between 1985 and 2007 in the Los Angeles, Inglewood and unincorporated Lennox area was re-released Monday by the Los Angeles Police Department.   

The suspect's identity has not been determined, but a surviving victim provided the information that was used for the composite drawing, initially released early this year, Officer Norma Eisenman said.   

The suspect in at least 11 killings was described as being black with neatly trimmed hair, in his 20s, with  a pocked-marked face, and he is soft spoken and articulate. He is 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds.   

He was driving a 1970s two-door orange with white striped hatchback Pinto with tinted windows, a green interior and tan seat covers.   

At the beginning of the year, the City Council renewed a $500,000 reward for information leading to the killer's conviction.   

DNA and ballistics evidence has connected the serial killer to the killings of 10 women and one man between 1985 and 2007. After 1988, the killer did not commit any known homicides until 2002. He last struck on Jan. 1, 2007.   

The victims were all black and most were apparent prostitutes or drug addicts, who were sexually assaulted.   

A 12th victim escaped after being shot and raped.   

In February, the LAPD released a 911 tape made by an eyewitness more than 20 years ago after he saw the killer dispose of a woman's body in South Los Angeles.   

About 12:19 a.m. on Jan. 10, 1987, the witness called police from a pay phone to report that he had seen a man remove a woman's body from a blue and white 1976 Dodge van.   

The man told the dispatcher the van's license plate was 1PZP746, and police found it about 30 minutes later at the now-defunct Cosmopolitan Church at 6075 S. Normandie Ave.   

Anyone with information on the case was asked to call detectives at (213) 473-0346 or (877) 527-3247 evenings and weekends.   

The nickname "Grim Sleeper'' was coined by LA Weekly reporter Christine Pelisek in August 2008 and publicly adopted by the Los Angeles Police Department in February.   

The nickname is intended to convey the fact that a purported serial killer stopped murdering for 13 years and then became active again in 2002.