Behold the Monster
Jillian Lauren
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1970s–2000s · Several U.S. states
Samuel Little
Multiple & serial murders
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Samuel Little was convicted of three Los Angeles murders before confessing to scores of killings across the country. Investigators used his accounts and drawings to identify victims whose deaths had sometimes gone unrecognized as homicides. Confessed, corroborated, and legally proven totals are different measures.
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When1970s–2000s
WhereSeveral U.S. states
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Jim Fisher True Crime: Serial Killer Samuel Little
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Behold the Monster
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The 93 Victims of Samuel Little (2020)
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Behold the Monster : Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
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Mountain Murders — Samuel Little
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The Casual Criminalist
Samuel Little: America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer
Podcast coverage of the Samuel Little case. Released July 26, 2024. About 158 minutes.
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Samuel Little - Portraits of Murder /// Part 3 /// 587
Podcast coverage of the Samuel Little case. Released June 9, 2022. About 47 minutes.
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Samuel Little - The Killer of Women /// Part 1 /// 585
Podcast coverage of the Samuel Little case. Released June 8, 2022. About 52 minutes.
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Samuel Little Part 1
Podcast coverage of the Samuel Little case. Released September 12, 2022. About 75 minutes.
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Samuel Little: America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
Podcast coverage of the Samuel Little case. Released April 15, 2025. About 48 minutes.
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I Could Murder A Podcast
Samuel Little: America’s Most Deadly
Podcast coverage of the Samuel Little case. Released September 15, 2025. About 86 minutes.
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Samuel Little - Killer on the Road /// Part 2 /// 586
Podcast coverage of the Samuel Little case. Released June 8, 2022. About 48 minutes.
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Samuel Little
Podcast coverage of the Samuel Little case. Released January 24, 2021. About 62 minutes.
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Samuel Little Part 2
Podcast coverage of the Samuel Little case. Released September 26, 2022. About 75 minutes.
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This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)
Serial Killer Sam Little- Part 1
Podcast coverage of the Samuel Little case. Released February 20, 2021. About 59 minutes.
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9/6/2020: The Ranger and the Serial Killer, Mind Reading, The Resurrection of St. Nicholas
Podcast coverage of the Samuel Little case. Released September 7, 2020. About 42 minutes. This episode covers more than one subject.
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This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)
Serial Killer Sam Little: Part 2
Podcast coverage of the Samuel Little case. Released February 27, 2021. About 78 minutes.
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Samuel Little - Serial Killer Documentary - 93 Bodies： Serial Killer Exposed The Truth
Podcast coverage of the Samuel Little case. Released December 1, 2025. About 47 minutes.
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“The Most Prolific” Pt. 1: Samuel Little
Podcast coverage of the Samuel Little case. Released April 6, 2020. About 42 minutes.
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Behold the Monster — Ebook
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Behold the Monster
Jillian Lauren. Related reading for Samuel Little. Book information and any pages made available by Google Books; this is not a promise of full-text access.
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Jillian Lauren. Related reading for Samuel Little. Check the current subscription terms and available sample; trial offers are not permanent free access.
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Reading Access Notes
Search reviewed 2026-09-16. Sources searched: Google Books, Internet Archive, Open Library, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Magazine, The Atavist Magazine, Google Books (case/title search), Scribd, Everand, OverDrive and hoopla (combined title search). Search indexing is incomplete; this is not an exhaustive list of the web. Access can change by edition, country and library membership. Library loans may require sign-in or a wait. Everand titles may need a paid subscription; a trial is not permanent free access. Scribd documents are third-party uploads, with uploader details noted where checked. We link to source pages and write our own descriptions rather than reproducing copyrighted books.
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Reporting on Samuel Little
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch · 2018-11-23 · Page A1
Investigators connect Little to cold cases
A Washington Post report describes efforts to check Little’s claimed murders against unsolved cases.
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The Miami Herald · 2021-01-01 · Page A1
Investigators continue after Little’s death
South Florida detectives describe efforts to identify victims and resolve cases after Little died.
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Internet Archive
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Internet Archive · Preserved web page
G272-6DWM: How Serial Killer Samuel Little Was Caught
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Court records & documents
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Habeas procedural orderArchive copy
Little v. Soto — order on the federal habeas petition
Procedural order dismissing two habeas grounds without prejudice and requiring an answer to the remaining grounds. It is not a final decision on every claim or a complete account of Samuel Little’s crimes.
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- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Document date
- March 28, 2018
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- CV 17-4655-AB (JEM) · Document 21
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Roads Traveled
Roads Traveled
Open case map →Several U.S. states. The map provides regional context; individually verified historical places are listed below.
Where this story happened
Several U.S. states
Highlighted states show regional context, not exact addresses. Ontario and regions outside the contiguous U.S. are listed by name.
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Location research & source notes
Map sources checked September 14, 2026. 3 individual Odd Stops location pages matched this case.
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- Location pages found · 3 location pages. Read the location summaries in our place guides; photographs appear where reuse rights are verified.
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See the full case checklist →Site of Little's childhood home
Original building gone223 East 33rd Street, Lorain, Ohio
Samuel Little lived here as a child. The original home no longer exists; the location is biographical, not an identified murder scene.
The original structure no longer exists. Present-day land or replacement buildings are not open attractions; no visitor access was verified.
Explore This Place →Wayside Christian Mission
Service facility432 East Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky
Little was arrested at this shelter in September 2012 on an outstanding warrant. This is an arrest location and a service facility, not a visitor attraction.
This is a shelter serving vulnerable people. No historical visitor access was verified; respect the facility and its clients.
Explore This Place →Denise Christie Brothers recovery site
Land access unverified2700 Van Street, Odessa, Texas
Brothers's body was recovered at this location. The case later became part of the investigation into Samuel Little.
No permission to enter the land, paths, or recovery area has been verified. Use the source for historical research.
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Murder Accountability Project · sourced case discussion
MAP’s geographic analysis of Samuel Little
In a 2018 article, MAP compared places associated with Little’s confessions with concentrations of female strangulation deaths, including California and the Atlanta area. The article explains why geographic comparisons can guide further investigation.
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- Multiple U.S. jurisdictions; California and Atlanta discussed
- Time frame
- Historical analysis published in 2018
This is a dated analysis, not a current victim count. The comparison does not attribute every death in those areas to Little; individual links require investigative evidence.
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The Casual Criminalist
Samuel Little: America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer
Video from The Casual Criminalist covering the Samuel Little case. Length: 2:33:09.
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Samuel Little: The Most Prolific Serial Killer In U.S. History - In His Own Words
Video from Law&Crime Network covering the Samuel Little case. Length: 23:01.
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Emma Kenny
America's DEADLIEST Serial Killer - Samuel Little
Video from Emma Kenny covering the Samuel Little case. Length: 1:25:02.
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Samuel Little's haunting confessions
Video from ABC13 Houston covering the Samuel Little case. Length: 14:10.
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Samuel Little The Most Prolific Serial Killer in U S History In His Own Words Part 2
Video from Law&Crime Network covering the Samuel Little case. Length: 23:01.
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Samuel Little: America’s Most Deadly
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True Crime Arizona: Serial killer Samuel Little's victims
Video from Arizona’s Family (3TV / CBS 5) covering the Samuel Little case. Length: 7:07.
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Convicted Serial Killer Samuel Little Dies At 80
Video from CBS LA covering the Samuel Little case. Length: 1:50.
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Prime Crime: The Serial Killer Who Terrorized the Country for Decades
Video from Law&Crime Network covering the Samuel Little case. Length: 41:40.
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93 Bodies: Serial Killer Exposed The Truth
Video from Absolute Crime covering the Samuel Little case. Length: 47:02.
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Discussion: Has anybody watch the documentary Confronting a Serial killer about Samuel Little? Any good?
Public community discussion connected to Samuel Little. Posts and comments are reader perspectives, not independently verified reporting.
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