California serial killer in prison for murders of 12 women confesses to another killing
A serial killer sentenced to death for a dozen murders in Southern California more than three decades ago confessed to another killing after his DNA was linked to the victim, authorities said Tuesday.
A serial killer sentenced to death for a dozen murders in Southern California more than three decades ago confessed to another killing after his DNA was linked to the victim, authorities said Tuesday.
Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials identified the victim as Cathy Small, 19. She was found unresponsive on a South Pasadena street on Feb. 22, 1986, and was later determined to have died from stab wounds and strangulation, Sheriff’s Lt. Patricia Thomas told reporters.
The confessed killer, William Lester Suff, 73, is incarcerated at a substance abuse treatment facility north of Los Angeles, state prison records show. His trial lawyers did not immediately respond to emailed requests for comment Wednesday night.
Cathy Small.Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via FacebookSmall’s killing remained unsolved until a coroner’s official investigating the natural death of a 63-year-old man in South Pasadena five years ago found disturbing images and a newspaper article about Small’s killing at the man’s home, Thomas said.
The coroner’s investigator alerted the sheriff’s office, and authorities initially believed the 63-year-old man was most likely responsible for Small’s killing, Louie Aguilera, the lead detective on the case, told reporters.
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