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Rosie Hill

Case from Ocala, FL dated Aug 16, 1982

Victim Details

Rosie Hill

Female

Black / African American

Ocala

FL

1982-08-16

20

Rosie

Hill

07/13/2026

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Rosie Hill, a 20-year-old woman, was tragically murdered in Florida in 1982. Her body was discovered on August 16 of that year in a wooded area near a hog pen off County Road 326. Authorities determined that she had been strangled or suffocated. For decades, her family sought answers regarding her death, unaware that she had fallen victim to one of the most notorious serial killers in U.S. history.

Samuel Little, a convicted serial killer serving multiple life sentences, eventually confes ...
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