The Victims of Samuel Little, Part 5—The Long Shadow
The Fall Line: True Crime
The Fall Line® Podcast, LLC
4.6 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2022
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
In this ALL NEW episode, citizen Samuel Little expert Bryan Worters updates us on the open cases of Samuel Little—including unmatched confessions, Jane Doe victims, and much more. Worters discusses previously unreleased case descriptions, possible solves, Little's death, and new details in a number of Southeastern cases that may help close the remaining open cases.
The Fall Line® is an investigative true crime podcast focused on cold cases, unsolved murders, missing persons, and unidentified John and Jane Does in the United States. We deliver in-depth reporting and interviews with law enforcement and forensic experts, examining unsolved homicides, disappearances, serial crimes, and the evidence behind them. Victim-centered and research-driven, we focus on cases still seeking answers.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains discussion of violence, sexual assault, murder, crime scenes, and defensive |
| 0:08.1 | language in the context of quotes from serial killer Samuel Little. |
| 0:12.8 | Listener discretion is strongly advised. |
| 0:29.7 | This is The Fall Line. |
| 0:39.7 | Last episode, we promised to bring you a full update on the developments in the Samuel |
| 0:44.9 | Little cases. |
| 0:46.6 | What's happened since our series aired in September of 2019 and how the open cases that |
| 0:51.6 | have been tied to the now deceased killer stand today. |
| 0:55.1 | To do that, we've brought on the Fall Line senior research assistant, Brian Waters. |
| 1:00.6 | Brian's been with the show for two years now. |
| 1:03.4 | He was actually hired specifically because of his incredible knowledge of and archival |
| 1:08.0 | research on Samuel Little's crimes and on the victims, both known and unknown, that have |
| 1:14.3 | been reported on in the media since 2018. |
| 1:18.2 | Brian, who's an investigative genetic genealogist and graduate student studying criminology |
| 1:24.0 | and criminal justice, is a true Samuel Little expert. |
| 1:28.1 | We've had reporters, law enforcement, podcasters, and others come to us to tap Brian for |
| 1:33.8 | information on Little's victims, his timeline, and a host of other information. |
| 1:39.6 | I sat down with Brian in early March to talk about the developments in all of the cases. |
| 1:45.2 | We largely focused on the Southeast, but did make sure to touch on national news as well. |
| 1:51.2 | So, Brian, I actually hired you as a researcher for the Fall Line through our mutual experience |
| 1:57.4 | working with the trans-dotask force, me as a colleague and you as a volunteer. |
| 2:02.6 | I discovered through them that you had a very extensive knowledge of the victims of Samuel |
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