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America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer Dies The Day Before The Anniversary Of His First Kill

Leading the headlines today is the death of Samuel Little, called “America’s most prolific serial killer.” With a confirmed body count of 60, Little died in California Wednesday at the age of 80 of natural causes. The man, a career criminal, spent much of his adult life as a boxer and was in and out of prison before confessing to a Texas Ranger in 2018 that he was a serial killer. Over the years Little provided officials with dozens of paintings and drawings of his victims, sometimes including their names. years, and locations where he had dumped the bodies. In all, he confessed to 93 murders mostly occurring in Florida and Southern California between 1970 and 2005, with his first murder taking place on New Years’ Eve 1970 and his last happening in Mississippi in 2015. Almost all of his victims were women, many being prostitutes, drug addicts, and other people on the fringes of society. Little enjoyed strangling his

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Dec 31, 2020
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Interactive ‘Murder Map’ Shows Where Medieval London Murders Took Place

The Violence Research Center at the University of Cambridge has released an interactive map of London in the early 14th century but this chart shows the exact spot where a medieval citizen’s life ended by means of foul play. Meet the “London Medieval Murder Map”, here you can hover over the pins on the map to see what happened to the poor soul, if you want to learn more about the death you can click the pin and further details of the crime will appear. Some of the murders are no different than what you hear about on the news today but some were quite unique like the young man who killed a burglar with an ax, a boy who was caught shoplifting wool died after being slapped on the back of the head, and even a tale of a love triangle involving a priest! The information about the 142 deaths was based on records from the coroner in the

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Nov 30, 2018

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America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer Dies The Day Before The Anniversary Of His First Kill

Leading the headlines today is the death of Samuel Little, called “America’s most prolific serial killer.” With a confirmed body count of 60, Little died in California Wednesday at the age of 80 of natural causes. The man, a career criminal, spent much of his adult life as a boxer and was in and out of prison before confessing to a Texas Ranger in 2018 that he was a serial killer. Over the years Little provided officials with dozens of paintings and drawings of his victims, sometimes including their names. years, and locations where he had dumped the bodies. In all, he confessed to 93 murders mostly occurring in Florida and Southern California between 1970 and 2005, with his first murder taking place on New Years’ Eve 1970 and his last happening in Mississippi in 2015. Almost all of his victims were women, many being prostitutes, drug addicts, and other people on the fringes of society. Little enjoyed strangling his

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Dec 31, 2020
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Interactive ‘Murder Map’ Shows Where Medieval London Murders Took Place

The Violence Research Center at the University of Cambridge has released an interactive map of London in the early 14th century but this chart shows the exact spot where a medieval citizen’s life ended by means of foul play. Meet the “London Medieval Murder Map”, here you can hover over the pins on the map to see what happened to the poor soul, if you want to learn more about the death you can click the pin and further details of the crime will appear. Some of the murders are no different than what you hear about on the news today but some were quite unique like the young man who killed a burglar with an ax, a boy who was caught shoplifting wool died after being slapped on the back of the head, and even a tale of a love triangle involving a priest! The information about the 142 deaths was based on records from the coroner in the

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Nov 30, 2018