Serial Killer Confesses to 1986 Murder of California Teen After DNA Evidence Surfaces
William Lester Suff, already on death row for 12 murders, admits to killing Cathy Small following new forensic analysis.
- Cathy Small, 19, was found stabbed and strangled on a South Pasadena street in 1986.
- The case remained unsolved for decades until DNA testing linked Suff to the crime.
- Suff, known as the Riverside Prostitute Killer, confessed during a 2022 interview.
- Small's murder was re-examined after disturbing items were found in a deceased man's home.
- Authorities decided not to prosecute Suff for Small's murder due to his existing death sentence.