CA CA- LA County, BlkFem, 20s, strangled by Sam Little, left in vacant garage, likely killed Jan-Feb 1987, tho may have occured in1987, 1993, or 1995

[DS2021]

No known murder has been linked to this confession

New Details Released in Unsolved Samuel Little Murders | Department of Public Safety

www.dps.texas.gov

Little had a photographic memory and was able to describe where he met and killed the victims, where he left their bodies and what the victims looked like. Little lacked the ability to accurately judge timeframes and distance. At times, Little was proven to be off by more than 10 years and 40 miles. Therefore, years and distances provided in the linked narratives should not be considered definitive. Little stated he strangled all of his victims, with the exception of two who were drowned, and was adamant he never shot or stabbed them. Investigators say the manner in which Little killed his victims was more reminiscent to suffocation then strangulation, in that several of his victims did not have broken or fractured hyoid bones in the throat. Multiple victims' deaths were misclassified in autopsy reports and listed as drug overdoses or natural deaths.

Between January 31st and February 1st, of 1987, shortly after getting out of prison (and while on parole), Little met a black female wearing shorts near Central Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Little went to a drug dealer’s house and the drug dealer (pimp) told the female to leave with Little. Little walked down Figueroa Avenue with the woman and then turned left onto Florence Avenue. Little bought some “dope” with the female and then walked back down Figueroa Avenue to a vacant house located next to Florence Avenue. There was a gas station on the corner of Florence Avenue and Figueroa Avenue near the vacant house. There was a garage right in front of the vacant house with only a hook on the door. There was a fence around the house. The house faced Figueroa Avenue, the garage had a wooden door on rollers, and the house had a driveway. There was a brick residence next door to the garage. Little entered the garage with the female. The garage contained sawhorses, wood planks, and paint. There was a wide ledge or shelf around the interior of the garage. The ledge/shelf was approximately five feet off the ground, and made of solid 2 x 4’s. Little described the black female as having a “big” butt and being approximately 23 to 24 years old. The woman was “dark skinned,” stood approximately 5’ 0” tall, and weighed approximately 140 pounds. Little got onto the shelf/ ledge with the woman. The woman began playing with her necklace, and Little then strangled her. The woman fought and they both fell off the shelf onto a wide platform. Little then strangled the woman to death while sitting on the woman’s back. The black female was left fully clothed lying on a board/ elevated platform, laying on her stomach. Approximately two weeks later Little walked past the garage and the garage had yellow police tape on it. Little killed this woman a couple weeks after he got out of prison. Little believed he killed the woman in the middle of February. When Little walked by the garage several months later it had been torn down.

TRANSCRIPT INFO: Little walked with the black female down Figueroa from Florence Avenue. Little bought “dope” and then went into a vacant garage that was located onFigueroa. There were a lot of houses around the garage and Little thought it was located on 71st or 72nd and Figueroa. The garage was in front of a house. The black female crawled onto a ledge and then “took off her pants.” Little grabbed the woman around her neck, and the woman fell onto the floor and landed face down on a table. Little “choked her” and then left. Little described the black female as standing approximately 5’ 5” tall with “brown skin,” and weighing approximately 150 pounds. Little thought the woman was around 25 years old. The black female was wearing shorts. Little left the woman face down and choked her “down on that tabletop.” Little thought he killed the woman in either 1987, 1993, or 1995. Little did not have a car when he killed the woman.

Follow-up interviews:

Date: 1989-1991
Victim: FB/24-25, wearing short pants and a white blouse.
Heavyset
Round face
Dark skin
Big afro
Big butt
Short & wide build

 

[subaw0067]

No known murder has been linked to the confession? What about the police tape around the house?

 

[DS2021]

No known murder has been linked to the confession? What about the police tape around the house?

If Little was telling the truth, you would think there'd be documentation of the body being found. Its entirely possible theres a disconnect somewhere