Florida suspected serial killer who confessed to ‘get proper with God’ says ‘little question’ he choked sufferer in 1991

Florida assassin Michael Townson, who confessed to killing Linda Little in 1991 mentioned he fatally choked the 43-year-old girl after assembly her at a lodge bar on Atlantic Avenue greater than three many years in the past. 

Townson, a 53-year-old from Orlando, is already serving life in jail for the 2007 homicide of Sherri Carmanto, and he’s suspected of two extra chilly case murders out of Memphis, in accordance with Volusia County courtroom paperwork. 

Townson and Little left the bar referred to as the 701 Membership within the Texan Resort on the night of Oct. 10. The pair have been driving in Townson’s automobile when he instructed to Little that she take a bathe, at which level she “freaked out” and started to scream at him, Townson advised police, in accordance with an affidavit.

“Mr. Townson said that he ‘backhanded’ Linda after which choked her. … [W]hen he realized that he had killed Linda he drove North [sic] on Interstate 95 to Georgia,” the just lately launched affidavit dated Oct. 21 states. 

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He then admitted to dumping Little’s physique in a rubbish bin in a rural space earlier than fleeing.

“Little question about it. Little question,” Townson advised officers after they confirmed him an image of Little and requested if she was the identical girl he murdered in October 1991. 

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Townson additionally advised investigators that he “was sexually abused by his father and grandfather as a toddler and blames his mom and the opposite ladies in his life for not defending him as a toddler,” Daytona Seashore Police Chief Jakari Younger mentioned final month after Townson’s confession. “In consequence, he developed a hatred for ladies.”

The affidavit states that Townson confessed to killing Little as a result of he’s attempting to “get proper with God” and is aware of that he doesn’t should be out of jail.

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Little’s pal reported her lacking Oct. 14, 1991, after nobody had seen or heard from her in three days. On Oct. 26, the police division introduced {that a} grand jury voted to indict Townson on first-degree homicide for Little’s demise.

Daytona Seashore Police Division Det. David Dinardi mentioned investigators vetted Townson’s confession and at the moment are probing data he supplied them relating to the whereabouts of Little’s stays. 

Paul Hagerman, assistant district lawyer for the Shelby County, Tennessee, prosecutor’s workplace, advised Volusia County officers that Townson additionally confessed to murdering not less than two others in Memphis.

“Mr. Hagerman said that in reference to one of many homicides, the homicide of Michelle Department, Mr. Townson supplied particulars that solely the assassin would know.”

Fox Information’ Louis Casiano contributed to this report.

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