America’s deadliest serial killer

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🗓️ 4 December 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Reporter Hannah Knowles reveals a portrait of a fragmented and indifferent criminal justice system that for decades allowed the country’s deadliest serial killer to target those on the margins of society.

America’s deadliest serial killer went undetected for decades. Between 1970 and 2005, he claims to have killed at least 93 people — nearly all women, many who remain unidentified.

For months, a team of reporters at The Post has been investigating Samuel Little’s killings —of people who lived on the margins of society, whose murders police failed to connect and solve.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post, this is Post Reports.
0:06.0	I'm routine powers.
0:08.0	It's Friday, December 4.
0:16.1	For months, a team of reporters at the post has been looking into a series of crimes committed
0:21.3	over the course of more than three decades.
0:24.2	Many of them have never been fully solved.
0:26.8	The scope of these crimes tell us a lot about our justice system and in shortcomings.
0:31.2	They tell us about who we believe and whose lives and deaths we think matter.
0:37.2	We're hearing the story from reporter Hannah Knowles.
0:41.0	Derek Prince and Damien Christie are two half brothers who grew up in the 80s and 90s
0:46.0	spending at least part of their time in Odessa, Texas.
0:54.9	Derek was raised by his aunt.
0:57.0	Damien ended up eventually living with his grandparents, but both of them were able to
1:01.0	still see and have a relationship with their mom, Denise Christie brothers.
1:05.5	Derek remembers living in San Angelo, but coming out to Odessa over the summers and on holidays.
1:11.0	It was always great memories.
1:13.0	It was always the best experience that I had of my life.
1:17.0	To hang out with his brothers and his other family members.
1:20.0	We would all sleep in the same bed.
1:22.2	Of course I would because I wanted to be my mom.
1:25.0	I was like, Mom, I want to sleep with you.
1:27.3	And he has all these fond memories of his mom.
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