And I had never heard of him.

Am I the only one? Samuel Little. Proven 60 killed, confessed to 93.

https://www.washingtonpost.com.../samuel-little-dies/

I hadn't.

A disturbing story.

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Originally posted by Steve Miller:
A disturbing story.

The most disturbing aspect of it for me, is that he recalled almost all details of his victims - appearance including clothing, make and year of car (hers/his), dates, height and weight, where he disposed of the body...

He even drew a colored portrait of each one, according to which some were recognized. Sick, sick, sick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UsNEy5bK50

FTR I discovered researching this story, that a British family doctor was found to have killed around 250 of his patients. (He got his degree explicitly to have access to lethal drugs)

Harold SHipman

Not a category in which I would have expected the US to have come in second.

Was recently reading about the decline in serial killers, (and the possible reasons why). Technology (easier to call for help, more likely to know when somebody is missing) and forensics. Catching them earlier. Kind of fascinating.

I think it's interesting how unknown he was. I suspect it's because he was caught and prosecuted as an 'everyday' murderer and the other murders only become known over time.


The most known are those who cause fear before they're caught. Like Ted Bundy and his college girls. Or the DC snipers.

Also important to note who his "prey" was. The poor and down-and-out, who are far less likely to draw public attention when they disappear, and who are far less likely to receive full police attention (for long) when their disappearance is actually reported.

60 Minutes did an interview with him a while back, so I had heard of him. What was spooky were his drawings of his victims.



https://www.cbsnews.com/news/6...93-women-2019-10-04/

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Originally posted by wtg:
60 Minutes did an interview with him a while back, so I had heard of him. What was spooky were his drawings of his victims.



https://www.cbsnews.com/news/6...93-women-2019-10-04/

Interview including this (and many other factoids ) right above in my first post.

I find his memory of every single detail of the victims (NOT just name and portrait!) horribly fascinating. Clearly these murders were the highlights of his life. Somehow I doubt he could remember the name of a single elementary or high school teacher or fellow student.

Example: the first victim he describes in the interview ("Her height?" 5' 7, maybe 5' ' 6". "Her weight?" "135, maybe 140") Every detail he was asked, was answered without hesitation:

Her person, her clothing, her life details, the exact setting where the murder and body disposal occurred, precisely when it happened ("1972")

Remember, this particular questioning occurred almost 50 years later- when he was almost 80! He never faltered. Clearly, a man born with this unique and terrible genius. He must have been looking forward to this confession his whole life. (I've read that many unsolved murders are uncovered because the murderer simply can't resist bragging about them.)

Makes me wonder with horrified speculation, when he began his murders and what his childhood was like,

If it’s the same guy, I remember reading an interview with a detective who coaxed Little into sharing details and portraits of his victims even though doing so would not benefit Little in the least since he was already sentenced to life without a chance at parole.

I’ll have to see if I can find that again.