Convicted Serial Killer Tied To 2 Cleveland Killings

Samuel Little told the FBI he killed 93 women in 2018. In the days since that confession, agents have been combing the nation, trying to tie Little's claim to cold cases and missing persons reports. On Friday, Little was indicted for two Cleveland cold cases.

The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office announced they were charging Little for the murders and kidnappings of two women in Cleveland. The killings happened in 1984 and 1991.

“There are no words to describe the pure evil that exists within Samuel Little,” said Prosecutor Michael O’Malley. “His heinous disregard for human life is incomprehensible.”

Little — hailing from Lorain County in Ohio — has confessed to 93 murders. His proclaimed killing spree lasted for decades, beginning in the 1970s and continuing through 2005, the FBI said. Investigators have confirmed about half of Little's claimed murders.

While being held in Texas State Prison, Little told the FBI he had killed five women in Ohio, including three in Cleveland. The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office were able to identify two of the three women and is working to identify the third.

In 1984, Little walked into a bar near E. 105th Street and Euclid Avenue. He met a 21-year-old woman there, named Mary Jo Peyton. The two were seen leaving the bar together that night. It was the last time Peyton was seen alive.

The Prosecutor's Office said Little drove Peyton to an abandoned factory in Cleveland and strangled her to death. He then dragged her out of the car and threw her down a stairwell, into the basement of the factory.

On July 3, 1984, two employees from a nearby business found Peyton's body.

Seven years later, in 1991, Little was driving around Cleveland. He was cruising near E. 55th Street and Central Avenue when he met Rose Evans, 32. He offered Evans a ride, which she accepted.

Little drove her to a vacant lot near E. 39th Street and strangled her to death, prosecutors said. He then stacked two tires atop her body, to conceal it.

Evans' body was found the next morning by a person walking by the lot.

Little is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole in California State Prison, but is being held at Texas State Prison.

For more information on Little, one of the most prolific serial killers in American history, read Patch's dive into his history.