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Murder Book

Michael Connelly

Sam Little, the FBI’s most prolific serial killer roamed free for five decades, murdering women at will. But in 2012 he came to the attention of Detective Mitzi Roberts and everything changed. This opportunistic killer had long stayed below law enforcement’s radar because of the victims he chose: Women from the fringe — drug users and sex workers paid little attention to by society. Murder Book Season 2: The Women Who Stopped Sam Little follows this Los Angeles Police Department cold case investigator's relentless hunt for Little across the country to capture and convict him with the help of a group of equally fierce women that included a prosecutor, a writer and several women who survived brutal attacks from Little.

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  • Dec 23, 2025 · 3 min

    Michael Connelly's new podcast: Killer In The Code

    Killer In The Code: Solving The Black Dahlia & Zodiac Cases, a new podcast from bestselling author Michael Connelly. Self-styled cold case consultant Alex Baber believes he has a set of life skills that allow him to find the hidden beneath the...

  • Dec 21, 2020 · 39 min

    Q&A - Part 2

    Mitzi Roberts and others answer questions from listeners to the podcast. (Part 2)

  • Dec 21, 2020 · 43 min

    Q&A - Part 1

    Mitzi Roberts and others answer questions from listeners to the podcast. (Part 1)

  • Nov 30, 2020 · 35 min

    The Road Goes On Forever

    Chapter 10 - Final thoughts and reporting on the Sam Little case. The LAPD went on two ride alongs with Sam Little in an effort to clear the 17 additional murders he said he committed in the area. To date only one has been solidly identified. It...

  • Nov 23, 2020 · 37 min

    The Writer

    Chapter 9 - Jillian Lauren contacts Detective Roberts about the Black Dahlia case but picks up on Sam Little. An obsession begins, a relationship between a writer and killer begins. Sam Little talks to Jillian and starts confessing. She starts driving...

  • Nov 16, 2020 · 39 min

    True Confessions

    Chapter 8 - A Texas Ranger befriends Sam Little and the man who claimed innocence now starts confessing to murder after murder. Sam starts drawing detailed sketches of his victims. Ranger Jim Holland becomes the gatekeeper to Sam Little. The work of...

  • Nov 9, 2020 · 31 min

    The Trial

    Chapter 7 - A third LA murder case is added and the trial begins, presented to the jury by prosecutor Beth Silverman. Three survivors testify. The verdict is guilty. At his sentencing Little protests his innocence, calls the proceedings a lynching....

  • Nov 2, 2020 · 42 min

    Cracks in the System

    Chapter 6 - An acquittal in a Florida murder case is followed by dozens and dozens of murders. In San Diego another chance to put this man away for good slips away. Little is literally caught by police officers in the act of strangling a woman. But...

  • Oct 26, 2020 · 43 min

    The Driver

    Chapter 5 - Sam Little took a 17 year old boy off the streets and forced him to be his driver. In a textbook interview Roberts leads Danny Beckless down the path from “I don’t remember anything” to an emotional break and “Sam told me he liked to choke...

  • Oct 19, 2020 · 35 min

    Cross Country

    Chapter 4 - Roberts and partner Rick Jackson hit the road to build the case, uncovering a trail of rape and murder and a justice system that didn’t appear to care about high risk victims from the fringe. Survivors tell their harrowing tales of...

  • Oct 12, 2020 · 38 min

    The Road Map

    Chapter 3 - Two LAPD detectives conduct the first interview with Sam Little in a jail in Louisville. Before denying he had killed anyone, he unwittingly provides detectives with a road map of the cities he had spent time in and when he had been there....

  • Oct 5, 2020 · 33 min

    Killer on the Road

    Chapter 2 - Roberts tracks Sam Little to Louisville, Kentucky where he is finally arrested. By now Roberts is convinced Little is a double-digit serial killer. “What a monster this guy is.”

  • Oct 5, 2020 · 39 min

    The Killing Fields

    Chapter 1 - In 2012 LAPD Detective Mitzi Roberts draws a career case when DNA matches two sex murders from 1989 to a man named Sam Little. She has to put together the case and try to find the drifter with a criminal record in 19 states. Her research...

  • Sep 28, 2020 · 2 min

    Murder Book Season 2: The Women Who Stopped Sam Little Trailer

    Sam Little, the FBI’s most prolific serial killer roamed free for five decades - how? Killing women at will, he was eventually brought to justice by the women who were out to get him. This opportunistic killer stayed below law enforcement’s radar...

  • Sep 21, 2020 · 4 min

    Introducing Tom Brown's Body

    Murder Book Season 2 is coming soon, but in the meantime we want to introduce you to another podcast you might like - Tom Brown's Body. Acclaimed true crime writer Skip Hollandsworth digs into a question that’s been plaguing the small Texas town of...

  • Sep 2, 2019 · 1 hr 11 min

    The Long Road to Justice

    Chapter 14 - A final sentencing. A defense attorney's last attempt to save his client. A possible finale to this never-ending case. After 32 years, Pierre Romain faces his day of reckoning to determine what lies ahead for his future. His attorney Alan...

  • Jun 17, 2019 · 32 min

    The View From the Jury Box

    Chapter 13 - A juror's side of the story. A hearing further delayed. Jade Clark's murderer Pierre Romain continues to sit in the LA County Jail, awaiting his sentence. Meanwhile, a juror shares his take on the trial, including the defense's unexpected...

  • Apr 15, 2019 · 1 hr 5 min

    The Q&A

    Chapter 12 - The anonymous tip. Alibis. Unaired hours of wiretaps. The other suspect, Dwayne Dixon. In this roundtable discussion, the creators of Murder Book, along with Detectives Tim Marcia, Mitzi Roberts, and Rick Jackson answer your questions...

  • Apr 8, 2019 · 40 min

    Justice Delayed

    Chapter 11 - A new defense lawyer. A prison sentence put off. Although he was found guilty of murder, Pierre Romain is not done playing the system. He hires a more prominent attorney, causing further delays in this "never-ending" case. As the new...

  • Apr 1, 2019 · 39 min

    The Verdict

    Chapter 10 - "We the jury find the defendant Pierre Alphonse Romain..." After a month of trial and two days of deliberation, a verdict is declared. Detectives Rick Jackson and Tim Marcia, as well as attorneys Tannaz Mokayef and Winston McKesson share...

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