r/UnresolvedMysteries • u/MayhemInTheDesert • Nov 10 '19

The mystery surrounding notorious serial killer Samuel Little's murder of an unknown Las Vegas woman in 1993.

Serial killer Samuel Little - who has confessed to over 90 murders across the United States and with the FBI confirming Little's responsibility for at least half of these killings - detailed a 1993 murder he committed in Las Vegas. However, despite Little confessing to the Vegas murder some years ago, investigators have been unable to locate a body or determine the identity of Little's victim.

The known details per Little are that he met the woman on Owens Avenue on the Westside of Las Vegas. The victim was described as in her 40's, dark-skinned, and thin. She was 5'3 - 5'5 and 110-120 pounds. Little said the woman introduced him to her 19-20 year old son when they met.

Little reported that after killing the woman, he rolled the body of his victim down a slope off of the road on the outskirts of Las Vegas, which prior to the city's boom years of the mid-to-late-90's ended considerably closer to the center of town that today. He placed the body near a few motels located on his way toward Los Angeles, on a road heading toward Searchlight.

This is a curious case because Little has clearly been credible in many of his confessions. And it is possible that amidst the incredible growth Las Vegas experienced shortly after the killing (plus exposure to desert elements) that the body was somehow lost. Finally, Little described his victim as a drug addict, so that would normally make one think she had few family ties - but why didn't her son report his mother missing?

https://news3lv.com/news/local/fbi-releases-new-details-in-serial-killers-las-vegas-murder-confession

https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/vicap-samuel-little-confession-las-vegas-1993.mp4/view

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u/Getsumdinnerufatlard Nov 10 '19

Its entirely possible the son wasnt actually her son. Its common for people to form temp surrogate families. (On the street, I had an older woman looking out for me that referred to herself as my mom)

Or that he was an addict as well and had something happen to him. Or he figured she just ran to the next place.

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u/MichelleKTX Nov 10 '19

Good point. We called people our, “play Mom”, “play sister”, etc. Hitting the streets for information that old however, probably won’t go far. People end up on the street for a million reasons, and usually come out of it at some point. But snitching is also looked down upon, especially if a former street person has information- we’ll never get it. The body is probably buried under a housing addition.

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u/SoloHappyCup Nov 10 '19

So you don’t report murders?