First victim of America’s most prolific serial killer Samuel Little is finally identified after 46 years

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first confirmed victim of America’s most prolific serial killer Samuel Little has finally been identified after almost five decades. Bibb County Captain Shermaine Jones and CJCC’s Sexual Assault, Child Abuse and Human Trafficking Unit program director Amy Hutsell visited Little in prison in Texas the following year to interview him about his claims. open image in gallery Samuel Little in multiple booking photos from 1966 to 1995 Pless’s family did not even know she was dead, according to a heartfelt statement they shared with Channel 2 Action News. Despite his countless arrests for attempted rape and assault across multiple states, he was arrested and acquitted of murder twice in Florida and Mississippi in 1982. open image in gallery Some of Samuel Little's drawings of his victims released by the FBI In 2014, he was finally convicted of murder for the killings of Linda Alford, Guadalupe Duarte Apodaca and Audrey Nelson Everett in California.