The victims of samuel little

"Las Vegas Woman"

“Las Vegas Woman” is an unidentified victim, depicted here by Little. She was about 40 years old and murdered in Nevada, in or around 1993. She had a son who also met Little, shook his hand, and never saw his mother again.

Guadalupe Apodaca

Guadalupe is pictured here with her two children. Her body was found in Los Angeles in 1989.

Guadalupe Apodaca

Guadalupe was found murdered at age 46 years old, in Los Angeles, California, on September 3rd, 1989. Her son, Tony Zambrano, was only 17 when he last saw her — as she headed out for drinks one night, where she would meet Little.

Carol Alford

Carol Ann Alford; aged 41, murdered in Los Angeles, California and found on November 27th, 1987. Mother of Brenda Gordon, who was eight months pregnant when she was told by officials that her mother was murdered.

Carol Alford

Carol Ann Alford; Los Angeles, California, found on November 27th, 1987.

Audrey Nelson

Murdered in Los Angeles, California in 1989. Depicted here in a photo, as a young woman (L), and in a crude drawing by Samuel Little (R).

Audrey Nelson

Murdered in Los Angeles, California, body found on August 14th, 1989. Her sister Sherri said that her sister “was a rebel and a hardy soul who studied cosmetology before leaving home at 19.”

Mary Gertrude Brosley

Mary Gertrude Brosley left Palmer, Massachusetts for Florida at the age of 33; met Little at a bar in Miami-Dade on New Year’s Eve in 1970, and after ringing in the new year, became his first murder victim. Her body was located on January 24th, 1971, and not identified until 2017.

Fort Myers Woman

Linda

Airforce Base Girl

Marianne/Mary Ann

Plant City Girl

Mary Gertrude Brosley

Depicted here at around 18 years old.

Tampa Dope Girl

Sarah/Donna

Karen O’Donoghue

Miriam “Angela” Eileen Chapman

Rosie Hill

Patricia Ann Mount

Ruby Dean Lane

Atlanta Black

Atlanta College

Charleston Military Woman

Kat

Lee Ann Helms

Macon-Bibb County Jane Doe

Dade County Jane Doe

Martha Cunningham

Frances Campbell

Fredonia Smith

Fredonia Smith (with brother Eddie Lee)

Hannah Mae Bonner

In 2012, a 72-year-old man named Samuel Little was charged with three Los Angeles murders, dating back to the 1980s. Since then, it’s become clear: he is the most prolific serial killer the United States has ever seen.

Roughly half his victims were living in the Southeast at the time of their murders, and many of those cases still need closure--either because the victims are Jane Does, or the confessions haven’t been matched to cases.

The second in this four-part series covers Samuel Little’s Florida confessions: the resolved, the unmatched, and the unidentified. A number of the Southeastern victims are either Jane Does or are currently considered “unmatched confessions,” and the public’s help is needed in resolving their cases. Call 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit tips.fbi.gov with information.

The third episode in this four-part series covers cases in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, and Kentucky, and includes an interview with a family member of Macon-area victim Fredonia Smith. We also speak with SAKI (Sexual Assault Kit Initiative) Task Force member Amy Hutsell, who has been helping to connect Samuel Little’s Georgia confessions to the state’s cold cases. A number of the Southeastern victims discussed in this series are either Jane Does or are currently considered “unmatched confessions,” and the public’s help is needed in resolving their cases.

The final installment in this four-part series covers unresolved and closed cases in Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, and discusses the survivors who testified at Samuel Little’s Los Angeles trial. A number of the Southeastern victims discussed in this series are either Jane Does or are currently considered “unmatched confessions,” and the public’s help is needed in resolving their cases.