Linda Bennett was a woman who was murdered in Kentucky in 1988. Her body was left in a field, along Highway 330. She is a suspected victim of Samuel Little.
She was identified by Othram Inc in December 2022.
Case[]
Little described the woman who was possibly Bennett as a "hippie" woman that he met at a strip bar in Columbus, Ohio. He mentioned that she was white and had short, dishwater blonde hair. He thought she was 25 years old and about 5'7. Little said she asked him to drive her to Miami. They stopped in Cincinnati before continuing on to Covington, Kentucky. She wanted to get out and listen to music, but instead, Little kept driving. He drove up a winding hill on a rural path, where he killed the woman and left her body partially concealed by vegetation.
The body was found by a couple walking in a field along Highway 330, initially mistaking the body for an animal. Bennett was not facially recognizable and her left arm was missing. She is thought to have been sexually assaulted, based on the fact she was found wearing only men's socks and the position of her body.
After police released information about her discovery, a witness came forward to state that she might have seen the victim walking on a freeway, which was in close proximity to a restaurant often attended by truckers. This could never be confirmed, however.
Parabon NanoLabs offered their services in early 2019. They have yet to release the results of their testing. Bennett was buried in an unmarked grave; the exact location of her body is unknown. DNA was recovered via hair clippings kept in her evidence file.
Bennett's family had limited contact with her but filed a missing persons report in June 1988, a month after her body was found.
Characteristics[]
- Graying dark brown hair, cut in a bobbed style.
- Homemade tattoo of the name "STEVE" on her upper arm, in poor quality.
- Likely given birth in the past.
- Healed injuries to her facial bones and her L-2 rib.
- The fractures were estimated to be healed for 1-2 years before death.
- No teeth.
Clothing[]
- Dark brown or black men's socks with green toes.
- Brown nylon blouse (near the body).
- Winner's choice men's tennis shoes size 5 1/2 (near the body).
- Faded blue jeans (near the body).
- Blue bra (near the body).
Gallery[]
Sources[]
- Linda Bennett at the Doe Network POSTMORTEM WARNING
- DNASolves
- Kentucky.com
- Times Union
- WHAS11 (YouTube)
- Samuel Little on Wikipedia
- WHAS11:
- Sun Sentinel
- NBC 4
- Samuel Little: Confessions of a Killer