Samuel Little, the most prolific serial killer in the United States, dies

Los Angeles – Samuel Little, the most prolific serial killer in the United States with nearly 60 confirmed victims, has died. He was 80 years old.

Little, who suffered from diabetes, heart problems and other illnesses, died Wednesday at a California hospital. He was serving a life sentence for multiple murder charges.

California Department of Corrections spokeswoman Vicky Waters said the cause of death will be determined by a coroner, but that there is no evidence of a criminal act.

Little, a career criminal who had been in and out of prison for decades, denied for years that he had killed anyone.

Then, in 2018, he became honest with Texas Ranger James Holland, who had been asked to question him about a murder that turned out not to have been committed by Little. During the approximately 700 hours of interviews, Little provided details of dozens of murders that only the killer would know.