Described as the “Epitome of Evil,” This Serial Murder Celebrated His “Trophies” with Art
Few have so rightly deserved the title of the “Epitome of Evil” than Samuel Little.
A recent article from the Daily Beast describes this monster and his bizarre story:
“The serial killer’s recent portraits of women are markedly more expressionistic than his rendering of a smiling Betsy Ross in a jailhouse mural set around the time of our nation’s Bicentennial.
“But the most marked difference in the 1974 portrait is that Ross’ throat is hidden by her lowered chin and the collar of her top. The throats of the women in the later portraits are prominently presented.
“Which only makes sense, because Samuel Little had no opportunity to strangle the woman credited with stitching the first American flag. Little says he did take the lives of his 16 other subjects with the very hand that later sketched their throats, the strokes of the pastels guided by his memory of each particular murder.
“Investigators believe they have matched three of the drawings to specific cases. He has been convicted of three other killings.
“In all, Little has confessed to killing more than 90 murders. Police say they have linked him to more than 60. He may take his own place in American history as our most prolific serial killer.
“Back at the time of the Betsy Ross painting, the guards of Dade County Jail only knew Little as a 35-year-old habitual criminal from Ohio who had been behind bars 16 times…” READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE
IN THIS IMPORTANT VIDEO, ONE CAN SEE IN DEPTH THE STORY OF THIS KILLER, AS WELL AS HIS PERSONAL ART THAT “CELEBRATES” HIS VICTIMS:
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