Samuel Little

Samuel Little was an American serial killer who confessed to 93 murders and was convicted of killing multiple women between 1970 and 2005.

Murder of Carol Alford: Carol Alford was a woman whose 1974 murder in Los Angeles was attributed to Samuel Little. Her killing became one of Little’s California convictions.
Strangulation: Strangulation is the constriction of the neck that restricts breathing or blood flow and can cause death. Little commonly killed victims by strangulation, often leaving limited forensic evidence.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women describes the crisis of violence, disappearances, and inadequate investigations affecting Indigenous women. Little’s claimed victims included Indigenous women, whose disappearances often received limited investigative attention.
Ted Bundy: Ted Bundy was an American serial killer convicted of murdering multiple young women in the 1970s. Bundy’s public profile contrasts with Little’s long period of comparatively low visibility.
Murder of Audrey Nelson: Audrey Nelson was a woman murdered in Los Angeles in 1989; Samuel Little was convicted of her killing. Her case formed part of the 2014 California prosecution.
Interstate crime: Interstate crime is criminal activity that crosses state boundaries or affects more than one state. Little’s movements across states complicated efforts to connect killings.
Racial bias in criminal justice: Racial bias in criminal justice is unequal treatment associated with race across policing, courts, and punishment. The treatment of victims and suspects shaped which killings received sustained attention.
John Wayne Gacy: John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer convicted of murdering 33 young men and boys. Gacy’s concentrated victim count contrasts with Little’s crimes dispersed across states and decades.
Murder of Guadalupe Apodaca: Guadalupe Apodaca was a woman murdered in Los Angeles in 1987; Samuel Little was convicted of her killing. Her death was one of three killings established in Little’s Los Angeles trial.
Forensic pathology: Forensic pathology applies medical knowledge to determine causes and circumstances of death for legal investigations. Autopsies and cause-of-death assessments helped reassess deaths initially classified otherwise.

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