Contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Samuel Little’s USA Map
  6. Author’s Note
  7. Foreword
  8. Prologue
  9. 1. The Black Dahlia
  10. 2. The Serial Killer
  11. 3. Mary
  12. 4. Love At First Sight
  13. 5. Detective Mitzi Roberts
  14. 6. Guadalupe
  15. 7. Uncle Sasha
  16. 8. Texas Ranger James B. Holland, Company B
  17. 9. Denise
  18. 10. Dr. James Fallon
  19. 11. Mama
  20. 12. The Mcdowells
  21. 13. Boys’ Industrial School
  22. 14. The Driver
  23. 15. Hilda
  24. 16. Ohio State Reformatory
  25. 17. Jackie
  26. 18. Bessie Mae
  27. 19. Maryland State Penitentiary
  28. 20. Marianne
  29. 21. The Jewel Of The Port
  30. 22. Lucy And Jean
  31. 23. Mother Died Today
  32. 24. Ninah
  33. 25. The People Of The State Of California V. Samuel Mcdowell
  34. 26. All Sins Are Equal
  35. 27. Agatha White Buffalo
  36. 28. Everyday Sadism
  37. 29. The People Of The State Of California V. Samuel Little: Pattern Evidence
  38. 30. The Space Cowboy
  39. 31. This Is It
  40. 32. Eighter From Decatur
  41. 33. The Riots
  42. 34. Ziggity Boom
  43. 35. The People Of The State Of California V. Samuel Little: Trying To Live
  44. 36. The People Of The State Of California V. Samuel Little: Three And A Half Minutes
  45. 37. Audrey
  46. 38. The People Of The State Of California V. Samuel Little: The Verdict
  47. 39. The Rabbit Hole: The National Investigation
  48. 40. The People Of The State Of Ohio V. Samuel Little
  49. 41. For The Love Of Money
  50. 42. Debbie
  51. 43. As It Stands
  52. Epilogue
  53. Photos
  54. Victim List
  55. Reading Group Guide
  56. A Conversation with the Author
  57. Bibliography
  58. Resources
  59. Image Credits
  60. Acknowledgments
  61. About the Author
  62. Back Cover

List of Figures

  1. Map of the route possibly traveled by Little and a transgender woman possibly named “Marianne.” DOD 1971-1972, Miami, FL. Drawing by Samuel Little.
  2. Samuel Little’s birth certificate
  3. Official Fbi Timeline, Samuel Little, 1970-2005
  4. Little had a rap sheet over 100 pages long, with a criminal history spanning twenty-four states and nearly six decades
  5. Boys Industrial School
  6. Ohio State Reformatory
  7. A list of all the cars Sam claimed to have driven.
  8. The ’67 Pinto in which Sam was apprehended by Jackson County law enforcement, in 1982. Courtesy of the Pascagoula Police Department.
  9. Sam and Jean, his girlfriend.
  10. Patricia Mount
  11. Patricia Mount crime scene
  12. Sarah Brown
  13. Agatha White Buffalo
  14. A November 17, 1973 article in The Omaha World-Herald reported the murder of Agatha White Buffalo at the age of 34. The back of the abandoned tannery, where White Buffalo was found in a barrel.
  15. Map of the route traveled by Little and Mary Brosley. DOD January, 1971. Miami, FL.
  16. Map of the route possibly traveled by Little and a transgender woman possibly named “Marianne.” DOD 1971-1972, Miami, FL. Drawing by Samuel Little.
  17. Carver Village
  18. Melinda Lapree
  19. Darren Versiga
  20. The eight pack from which Leila McClain and Hilda Nelson identified Little after he was arrested for the murder of Melinda LaPree. Courtesy of the Alachua County Police Department.
  21. Denise Brothers
  22. Denise Brothers’ children
  23. Hilda Nelson, one of five known surviving victims
  24. Leila Mae (Mclain) Johnson, one of five known surviving victims
  25. Laurie Barros, one of five known surviving victims
  26. Guadalupe Apodaca
  27. Carol Alford
  28. Site of Alice Duvall’s body dump
  29. Audrey Nelson
  30. Alice Duvall
  31. Audrey Nelson pictured as a child
  32. Alice Duvall
  33. Detective Rick Jackson (aka Harry Bosch)
  34. Dr. Angela Williamson, FBI Crime Analyst Christie Palazzolo, and Texas Ranger James Holland awarded for their meticulous and groundbreaking work
  35. Robbery Homicide Division Cold Case Special Section Detective Mitzi Roberts and LAPD Detective Tim Marcia
  36. August 23, 2019. Little pleads guilty: two counts first degree murder in Cleveland, and one count of murder in Cincinnati
  37. (Left to right) Juror, Juror, Laurie Kerridge, Pearl “Unique” Nelson, Robbery Homicide Division Cold Case Special Section Detective Mitzi Roberts, Sherri “Buela” Nelson, Beth Silverman District Attorney Los Angeles County Major Crimes Division, Tony Zambrano, Diana Flores
  38. Samuel Little’s death certificate

Guide

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Author’s Note
  6. Foreword
  7. Prologue
  8. 1. The Black Dahlia
  9. Epilogue
  10. Bibliography
  11. Image Credits
  12. Acknowledgments
  13. Start to Contents

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