Prince George's Co. police link serial killer to 1972 cold case - WTOP Morning Headlines - Thursday, November 29, 2018

Detectives on Wednesday linked the death of a woman in a wooded area of Prince George’s County to Samuel Little, 79, who is serving multiple life sentences in Texas for strangling three women and has confessed to up to 90 murders nationwide. They’re still looking to identify the woman’s body. [Logo](#) MORNING HEADLINES - November 29, 2018 [mobile-header-ad]( [alt text here]( [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Prince George's Co. police link serial killer to 1972 cold case]( Detectives on Wednesday linked the death of a woman in a wooded area of Prince George’s County to Samuel Little, 79, who is serving multiple life sentences in Texas for strangling three women and has confessed to up to 90 murders nationwide. They’re still looking to identify the woman’s body. 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