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Case Description
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In 1982, the life of 55-year-old Dorothy Richards was tragically cut short in Houma, Louisiana. For years, the circumstances surrounding her death remained a painful mystery. It was not until the fall of 2018 that a grim resolution began to emerge, casting a dark shadow from the past. The truth came from an unlikely source: a man already imprisoned for other heinous crimes, who began to confess to a staggering number of unsolved murders across the United States.

The suspect was Samuel Lit ...Read More
Victim Details

Dorothy Richards:

Female

Black / African American

Houma

LA

1982-09-14

55

Dorothy

Richards:

02/21/2026