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Man called most prolific serial killer in US history dies
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Posted on 12/30/2020 7:23:52 PM PST by TigerClaws

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.

California corrections department spokeswoman Vicky Waters said there was no sign of foul play, and his cause of death will be determined by a coroner.

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.

A skilled artist, he even provided Holland with dozens of paintings and drawings of his victims, sometimes scribbling their names when he could remember them, as well as details such as the year and location of the murder and where he’d dumped the body. ADVERTISEMENT

By the time of his death, Little had confessed to killing 93 people between 1970 and 2005. Most of the slayings took place in Florida and Southern California.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: samuellittle; serialkiller
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To: PallMal

First, I don’t know of half your killers listed. Actually I only know Wayne Williams and the Snipers but latter are spree killers. NO ONE heard of this Sam Little until now, because he wasn’t arrested for any serial murder.

I can probably easily name 8 white, or presumed white. But then, I kind of have a hobby checking into mass and serial killers. BTW technically Snipers are spree killers.

Green River Killer, BTK Killer, Jeff Dahmer, H. H. Holmes, Zodiac, Golden State Killer....I’m sure if I think more today I’ll come up with more.

Mass killers also majority white, certainly the most famous ones. It’s only recently, last 10 years or so, that mass murders in the US got more multicultural. Kehoe of the BATH bombing, UTX tower killer, Columbine, Aurora, Newtown, Charlotte Church killing (only truly racist incident I’ve seen in my lifetime), etc.


41 posted on 12/31/2020 10:45:15 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I )
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To: TigerClaws

The biggest killer is Andrew Cuomo with the other democrat governors coming up behind him for mass murder.


42 posted on 12/31/2020 2:29:00 PM PST by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: the OlLine Rebel

“BTW technically Snipers are spree killers.”

No, they are not. No more than any military veteran is.


43 posted on 12/31/2020 2:31:16 PM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: CodeToad

????

The DC Snipers were spree killers.


44 posted on 12/31/2020 8:46:57 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I )
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