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|hobby = Killing people<br>Drawing pictures of his victims}}'''Samuel Little''' (born June 7, 1940) is an African American serial killer who was convicted of the [[murder]]s of three women in California between 1987 and 1989 and one woman in Texas in 1994. He claims to have killed as many as 93 people, and investigators have linked him to over 60 murders. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed his involvement in at least 50 murders, which makes Little the most prolific serial killer in United States history; he allegedly murdered women across 19 states over a quarter of a century ending around 2005.
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'''Samuel Little''' (June 7<sup>th</sup>, 1940 - ) is an African American serial killer who was convicted of the [[murder]]s of three women in California between 1987 and 1989 and one woman in Texas in 1994. He claims to have killed as many as 93 people, and investigators have linked him to over 60 murders. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed his involvement in at least 50 murders, which makes Little the most prolific serial killer in United States history; he allegedly murdered women across 19 states over a quarter of a century ending around 2005.
 
==Biography==
==Biography==
Samuel Little was born on June 7, 1940, in Reynolds, Georgia, to a mother he claimed was a prostitute. Soon after his birth, Little's family moved to Lorain, Ohio, where he was brought up mainly by his grandmother. He attended Hawthorne Junior High School, where he had problems with discipline and achievement. In 1956, after being convicted for breaking and entering into property in Omaha, Nebraska, Little was held in an institution for juvenile offenders.
Samuel Little was born on June 7<sup>th</sup>, 1940, in Reynolds, Georgia, to a mother he claimed was a prostitute. Soon after his birth, Little's family moved to Lorain, Ohio, where he was brought up mainly by his grandmother. He attended Hawthorne Junior High School, where he had problems with discipline and achievement. In 1956, after being convicted for breaking and entering into property in Omaha, Nebraska, Little was held in an institution for juvenile offenders.


Little moved to Florida to live with his mother in his late 20s, working at various times as a cemetery worker, and an ambulance attendant (by his own account). As Tami Abdollah reported in the ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser'' (based on a 75-minute interview with Los Angeles detectives), Little has said he then "began traveling more widely and had more run-ins with the law”; Abdollah said he had been arrested in eight states for crimes that included driving under the influence, fraud, shoplifting, solicitation, armed robbery, aggravated assault, and rape. By Little's description to these interviewers, he took up boxing during his stints in prison, referring to himself as a former prizefighter.
Little moved to Florida to live with his mother in his late 20s, working at various times as a cemetery worker, and an ambulance attendant (by his own account). As Tami Abdollah reported in the ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser'' (based on a 75-minute interview with Los Angeles detectives), Little has said he then "began traveling more widely and had more run-ins with the law”; Abdollah said he had been arrested in eight states for crimes that included driving under the influence, fraud, shoplifting, solicitation, armed robbery, aggravated assault, and rape. By Little's description to these interviewers, he took up boxing during his stints in prison, referring to himself as a former prizefighter.
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Little moved to California, where he stayed in the vicinity of San Diego. In October 1984, he was arrested for kidnapping, beating and strangling Laurie Barros, 22 years old, who survived. One month later, he was found by police in the backseat of his car with an unconscious woman, also beaten and strangled, in the same location as the attempted murder of Barros. Little served ​2 1⁄2 years in prison for both crimes. Upon his release in February 1987, he immediately moved to Los Angeles and committed more than ten additional murders.
Little moved to California, where he stayed in the vicinity of San Diego. In October 1984, he was arrested for kidnapping, beating and strangling Laurie Barros, 22 years old, who survived. One month later, he was found by police in the backseat of his car with an unconscious woman, also beaten and strangled, in the same location as the attempted murder of Barros. Little served ​2 1⁄2 years in prison for both crimes. Upon his release in February 1987, he immediately moved to Los Angeles and committed more than ten additional murders.


Little was arrested on September 5, 2012, at a homeless shelter in Louisville, Kentucky, after authorities used DNA testing to establish that he was involved in the murder of Carol Elford, killed on July 13, 1987; Guadalupe Apodaca, killed on September 3, 1987; and Audrey Nelson, killed on August 14, 1989. All three women were killed and later found on the streets of Los Angeles. He was extradited to Los Angeles, where he was charged on January 7, 2013. A few months later, the police said that Little was being investigated for involvement in dozens of murders committed in the 1980s, which until then had been undisclosed. In connection with the new circumstances in Mississippi, the LaPree murder case was reopened. In total, Little was tested for involvement in 60 murders of women committed in the territory of many US states.
Little was arrested on September 5<sup>th</sup>, 2012, at a homeless shelter in Louisville, Kentucky, after authorities used DNA testing to establish that he was involved in the murder of Carol Elford, killed on July 13<sup>th</sup>, 1987; Guadalupe Apodaca, killed on September 3<sup>rd</sup>, 1987; and Audrey Nelson, killed on August 14<sup>th</sup>, 1989. All three women were killed and later found on the streets of Los Angeles. He was extradited to Los Angeles, where he was charged on January 7<sup>th</sup>, 2013. A few months later, the police said that Little was being investigated for involvement in dozens of murders committed in the 1980s, which until then had been undisclosed. In connection with the new circumstances in Mississippi, the LaPree murder case was reopened. In total, Little was tested for involvement in 60 murders of women committed in the territory of many US states.
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