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Little moved to California, where he settled near San Diego. In October 1984 he was arrested for kidnapping, beating and strangling 22-year-old Lori Barros, who survived. A month later, he was found by police in the back seat of his car with an unconscious woman, also beaten and strangled, in the same spot where Barros had been attempted murdered.

Little served two and a half years in prison for both crimes. After his release in February 1987, he immediately moved to Los Angeles and committed at least ten more murders

Samuel Little murdered 15-year-old Laurie Ann Stallings of San Pablo, California, in 1987. He kidnapped, raped and murdered the girl. This was the beginning of a series of murders that continued until his arrest in 2012.

According to Little’s story, he saw the girl and decided to take her for a walk and then bring her home. However, once they were in the woods, Little forcibly knocked Lori down, raped her, and then strangled her. The girl’s body was found the next day.

But unfortunately, Samuel Little escaped punishment for the murder of Laurie Ann Stallings as a result of insufficient evidence, witnesses, and physical evidence. Even then, Little had a reputation as a drug addict and criminal, and his word was not trusted because he often lied and twisted the facts.

Little was saved by the fact that he lived with a woman who provided him with an alibi for when the crime was committed. As a result,

the case remained unsolved for more than 20 years until Little was caught and pleaded guilty to this and other murders.

Photo: FBI

In this case, as in the other case of Laurie Ann Stallings’ murder of another victim, and in some other cases, witnesses to the crime who saw, for example, Little raping and murdering the girl were afraid to report it because they feared for their lives and the lives of their loved ones.

In another case, a witness, for example, did not report his observations for fear of being arrested for drugs. The general silence and fear unleashed Samuel Little and he begins to kill more and more often.

Another high-profile murder involving Samuel Little occurred in 1985 in Gadsden, Alabama. The victim was 31-year-old Tiffany Harley.

Little confessed to the murder in 2018 and was charged in 2019. According to the investigation, Harley was one of Little’s first victims, whom he killed back in 1985, but the case remained unsolved for years.

Little kidnapped her and raped her before strangling her to death. Witnesses noted that they saw Little and Tiffany together, but refused to testify because they were afraid of him.

Tiffany Harley’s murder, like many of Samuel Little’s other crimes, was described in great detail by witnesses. Some witnesses, including Harley’s neighbors, reported hearing screams outside on the night of her murder. One witness reported seeing a man running from Harley’s house that same day.

However, none of the witnesses could accurately identify Samuel Little as Harley’s killer, and many of them refused to testify for years after the crime was committed. As a result, Little was not punished for this murder and continued his crimes for many years. As in other cases, Little managed to escape punishment for this murder until his arrest in 2012

Portraits of Samuel Little’s victims he painted / Photo: fbi.gov

There are many instances in which witnesses did not testify incriminatingly and thereby helped Samuel Little escape punishment for his crimes.

Here is a prime example of such indifference. Samuel Little killed Rosemund Gehring in 1998 in San Francisco, California. «it was an elderly woman who lived next door to Little. However, a witness who saw Samuel Little on the day of the murder did not report it to police. Little escaped punishment for the murder until his arrest in 2012.

According to the evidence, Goring was the heiress to a fortune and had a rather large sum of money in her bank account. Little learned of this and decided to rob her, but when he tried to do so, she began to scream and he strangled her to shut her up.

A witness, who lived in the same building as Goering, stated that he had heard shouting that night, but had not paid attention to it, because he thought it was an ordinary conflict between neighbors. However, after the murder the witness gave the police a description of the man he had seen that evening in the stairwell of the building. This description helped police get on Little’s trail and find his DNA at the crime scene.

Portraits of Samuel Little’s victims he painted / Photo: fbi.gov

In 1993 Little kidnapped and raped a 13-year-old girl in Oakland, California. She managed to get away from him and report the incident to the police, but at the time there was not enough evidence to charge Little. One witness saw Little take the girl away, but did not report it to the police. Little was able to get away with this crime until his arrest in 2012

In 1998, Samuel Little killed 15-year-old Angelica Jenoff in Daly City, California. A witness who saw Little take her away did not report it to police. Little escaped punishment for the murder until his arrest in 2012.

One witness who saw Little take Nicole did not report it to police. Little escaped punishment for that murder before his arrest. only in 2012 for another crime, and confessed to killing Angelica Jenoff during an interrogation in 2018.

Judging by his confession to the murders, Little had no compassion or any other positive feelings toward his victims. He chose his victims based on vulnerability and ease of access, and showed no concern or consideration for them after the murders were committed. Little described his crimes as a way to gain pleasure and control over others

Portraits of Samuel Little’s victims he painted / Photo: fbi. go

Samuel Little chose his victims based on vulnerability and ease of access. Most of his victims were women, often living in public accommodations and street workers. They were often poor, lonely and helpless, without strong social ties or family support.

Little’s victims ranged in age from 15 to 65, but most were middle-aged (about 40 years old). The figure and clothing of the victims did not matter much to Little, since he killed women from a variety of social backgrounds and social groups. However, he often chose victims who could be easily identified as prostitutes or women with alternative lifestyles.