Serial killer confesses to 1986 murder of teen mom in Southern California
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A 70-year-old serial killer on death row for the murders of a dozen women has confessed to the 1986 murder of a 19-year-old mother of two after his DNA was found on her clothing.
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William Lester Suff, known as the "Lake Elsinore Killer" and the "Riverside Prostitute Killer" admitted in 2022 to murdering Small after his DNA was found on her clothing, saying she "enraged" him by knocking his glasses off his face during a fight, Lt. Patricia Thomas said during Tuesday's briefing.
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