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Valeria Boyd, an 18-year-old woman from Fort Wayne, Indiana, was tragically murdered on October 28, 1980. Her body was discovered on November 4, 1980, in a field in rural Allen County. Boyd had been reported missing by her family in late October, and her death remained a cold case for decades.
In 2020, Samuel Little, a notorious serial killer who had confessed to murdering more than 90 women across the United States, admitted to killing Boyd. Little, who was serving multiple life sentence ...Read More
In 2020, Samuel Little, a notorious serial killer who had confessed to murdering more than 90 women across the United States, admitted to killing Boyd. Little, who was serving multiple life sentence ...Read More
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Valeria Boyd
Female
Black / African American
Fort Wayne
IN
1980-10-28
18
Valeria
Boyd
11/20/2025






