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The Many Crimes of Samuel Little

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Named as one of the most prolific serial killers, Samuel Little has become a common American house hold name for all the wrong reasons. This week, Alex & Christie go over the many arrests and victims of Sam Little, while trying not to throw the computer against a wall over the  numerous injustices. Need a distraction? We got you. Listener discretion is advised.

As mentioned, some of the cases mentioned in this episode are unsolved – if you or anyone you know has information, please contact the FBI at: www.fbi.gov or at 1-800-225-5324 (or your closest FBI office). Please also considering donation to: http://www.endthebacklog.org/. 

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Resources:

  • Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Little
  • Sky News article - "Samuel Little: Who were the victims of America's worst killer?" - by Tom Gillespie - October 8th, 2019 - https://news.sky.com/story/samuel-little-who-were-the-victims-of-americas-worst-serial-killer-11830628
  • FBI website - October 6th, 2019 - https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/samuel-little-most-prolific-serial-killer-in-us-history-100619
  • Oxygen article - "What Murder Did Serial Killer Sam Little Go To Trial For, Years Before Finally Facing Justice?" - by Courtney Brogle - April 12th, 2020
  • Oxygen special, “Catching a Serial Killer: Sam Little” - https://www.nbc.com/catching-a-serial-killer-sam-little/video/catching-a-serial-killer-sam-little/4148660
  • Biography.com - Sam Little - By Eudie Pak - December 5th, 2019 - https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/samuel-little
  • Sinisterhood Podcast - Episode 78: Samuel Little - https://www.sinisterhood.com/shownotes/episode-78-samuel-little
  • Wink News article – Psychologist describes Samuel Little as ‘serial sexual’ killer
  • - reported by Sydney Persing and written by Jack Lowenstein - October 14th, 2019 - https://www.winknews.com/2019/10/14/psychologist-describes-samuel-little-as-serial-sexual-killer/
  • Los Angeles Times article - L.A. serial killer gets 3 life terms, screams, ‘I didn’t do it!’
  • - by Marisa Gerber - September 25th, 2014 - https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-la-serial-killer-sentenced-life-terms-20140925-story.html
  • The Cut article - How Serial Killer Samuel Little Was Caught - by Jillian Lauren - December 20th, 2018 - https://www.thecut.com/2018/12/how-serial-killer-samuel-little-was-caught.html
  • Cleveland 19 article – ‘Tracing serial killer Samuel Little’s Northeast Ohio roots: They didn’t know who the hell was doing it”  - by Sara Goldenberg- Updated: Nov. 7, 2019 - https://www.cleveland19.com/2019/11/05/tracing-serial-killer-samuel-littles-northeast-ohio-roots-they-didnt-know-who-hell-was-doing-it/

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