The ranger says Little was a cunning killer who sized up his victims and his surroundings. Prostitutes, drug addicts, women he believed the police wouldn't work too hard to find. The drifter from Ohio preyed upon the fringes of society. You know, 'How did you get away with it, Sammy?' Did the crime, left town. James Holland: He was so good at what he did. Sharyn Alfonsi: So how did he skip by so long? Samuel Little: Los Angeles, approximately 20. James Holland: And how many did you kill in Los Angeles. James Holland: What city did you kill the most in? Samuel Little: Oh that's easy, Florida and California. James Holland: Where did you kill the most? Now, near the end of his own life and out of appeals, Little has been spilling his secrets to Ranger Holland over the course of several interviews since May of 2018. Ninety-three murders in 19 states, from 1970 to 2005. Samuel Little: I got away with numerous murders, of women, in my life over the span of 50 years… Samuel Little speaks with Texas Ranger James Hollandĭon't be fooled by his grandfatherly appearance. He was escorted to the interview room for another round with Samuel Little, the killer who went undetected for nearly half a century. With a swagger that would make John Wayne envious, Texas Ranger James Holland arrived last summer at the California State Prison. How viewers can help identify Samuel Little's victims.It's why the Texas Ranger is telling us the story of how he got America's deadliest serial killer to confess. The confessions have enabled investigators across the country to solve dozens of cold cases, but Holland needs help to match up the rest.

Little had never confessed to anyone about anything, but over the course of 700 hours of interviews, Ranger James Holland coaxed the 80-year-old into revealing his life's work. No one would have known the scale of Little's crimes if not for a Texas Ranger, who had a hunch. That's more than were committed by Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer combined. As we first reported last October, his name is Samuel Little and over the course of a year and a half he confessed to 93 murders. Tonight you're going to hear about the man the FBI is calling the most prolific serial killer in the history of the United States.

Confessions of a serial killer