Samuel Little: America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
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Between 1970 and 2005, Samuel Little has allegedly killed 93 people, mostly women. In his youth, Little confessed to having sexual fantasies of strangling women. He was a career criminal. He was arrested for anything from robbery to rape. In the early 70s, Little started traveling across the country, murdering unsuspected women when he pleased. He would rape and strangle his victims to death, before dumping their bodies in secluded areas. He was arrested for the final time in September 2012 on narcotics charges. DNA testing was used and established Little as the murderer of three women in Los Angeles between 1987 and 1989. While awaiting trial, Little was also being investigated for at least three dozen murders in the 80s. Samuel Little was sentenced to life imprisonment, without parole in 2014. He was given an additional life sentence in Mississippi after being tried and convicted of a murder there. Between 2018 and 2019, Little confessed to 93 murders, with 60 of them being confirmed. Samuel Little died in a Los Angeles area hospital on December 30, 202o at the age of 80.
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