Samuel Little named America's deadliest serial killer

FBI says it has verified more than half of his 93 murder confessions

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Samuel Little targeted ‘marginalised and vulnerable women’
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The FBI says the inmate who claims to have killed close to 100 women across the United States is now considered to be the most prolific serial killer in country’s history.

The crime agency says that it believes that Samuel Little, who told investigators last year that he was responsible for 93 killings nationwide between 1970 and 2005, is telling the truth. It says its officials have been able to verify 50 of his confessions so far.

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