For over three decades, serial killer Samuel Little, went undetected while he terrorized women across the country, claiming upwards of 93 victims. The serial killer targeted vulnerable women, such as sex workers and drug addicts living in high-crime areas, typically beating or rendering them unconscious before strangling them to death. In 2012, his crimes finally […] The post How Did Samuel Little Die? appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
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Little was a serial offender, that much we know. After multiple arrests, Little didn’t serve a lot of prison time, which left him free to be a serial killer. Does the Little case have implications for criminal justice reform?
“It’s hard to fathom. I mean, how does someone get away with that…?”
Most crimes are not reported, most reported crime does not end in arrest, a sizeable percentage of those arrested are not prosecuted, the overwhelming majority of those prosecuted are plea-bargained to a lesser crime, most arrests for felonies do not get prison time and most violent offenders serve less than three years.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, with nearly 60 confirmed victims, died Wednesday in California. He was 80.
Samuel Little, who had diabetes, heart trouble and other ailments, died at a California hospital, according to the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He was serving a life sentence for multiple counts of murder.
… A career criminal who had been in and out jail for decades, Little denied for years he’d ever killed anyone.
Then, in 2018, he opened up to Texas Ranger James Holland, who had been asked to question him about a killing it turned out Little didn’t commit. During approximately 700 hours of interviews, however, Little provided details of scores of slayings only the killer would know.
How many people did Samuel Little kill?
Little admitted to killing 93 women, while investigators have linked him to over 60 murders.
The FBI confirmed Little s involvement in at least 50 murders, the largest number of proven cases for any serial killer in United States history.
His alleged killing spree ended around 2005.
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Who were Samuel Little s victims?
Litter preyed on sex workers, drug users, poor and mostly Black women.
It wasn t until 2018 when he began confessing his crimes to Texas Ranger James Holland, who was question Little about a killing, which was later determined he did not commit.
Authorities across the US are continuing to search for some of the bodies of Little s victims,.