Details - Unsolved Homicide

Texas Rangers Cold Case Investigation Details

Denise Brothers

REFERENCE NUMBER: 240 - Solved
COMPANY: B
RACE: White
SEX: Female
CITY:
COUNTY: Ector
RELATED YEAR: 1994
SUSPECTS: Samuel Little

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DETAILS:

On January 1, 1994, 38-year-old Denise Brothers was reported missing. Her body was found a month later, the victim of a homicide by strangulation. In May 2018, Texas Rangers initiated a series of interviews with Samuel Little, 78, a convicted killer incarcerated in California. Little confessed to the murder, and the subsequent investigation led to an indictment in Ector County for murder. This homicide is one of the scores of homicides that Little has confessed to. On December 13, 2018, Little pled guilty and was sentenced to life in prison.

Texas Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $3,000 to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of the person/persons responsible for this crime. To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters MUST call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477). All tips are anonymous. Tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name.

Information on this case may also be submitted in the following manner:

Submit a Tip Online through the Texas Rangers’ Cold Case website.
Contact us by telephone at 1-800-346-3243. Your information will be forwarded to the Texas Ranger assigned to this case.

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