Facility Details
Occupant: Samuel Little (1940-2020)
Type: Unclaimed/Pauper's Grave
GPS: Unknown (Los Angeles)
Rating: ⭐
Why It's a "Must-Go"
Samuel Little, the most prolific serial killer in US history, died in a hospital bed and was likely buried in a pauper's grave or cremated by the state. For a man who drew portraits of his victims, he left no picture of his own final resting place.
His anonymity in death is a fitting end. He wanted to be remembered for his "art" and his crimes, but he ended up as just another unclaimed body in the system.
The "Experience"
Generic and bureaucratic. He is likely a number in a ledger somewhere. It's the ultimate erasure of a man who spent his life erasing others.
Why This Listing Exists
Samuel Little was an American serial killer who confessed to murdering 93 women between 1970 and 2005. The FBI has confirmed his involvement in at least 60 murders, making him the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history.
Little targeted marginalized women, often sex workers or drug addicts, strangling them and leaving their bodies in alleyways or abandoned garages. For decades, many of his crimes were attributed to overdoses or accidents.
He was finally caught in 2012 on a drug charge, which led to DNA matches for unsolved murders. In prison, he began drawing portraits of his victims to help the FBI identify them.
Little died in a Los Angeles area hospital on December 30, 2020. His body went unclaimed, a silent end to a life of horrific violence.