father: Charles Raymond Little Sr.
mother: Judith Ann Graham
On the morning of December 3, 1983, Michael John Rammel found the body of Marilyn Peter in her home. He and Pat Faulkner arrived to install her clothes dryer. After installing the dryer, Rammel went to the front door where he found blood on the doorjamb. Rammel knocked on the door and entered after he heard a baby crying. He found Peter's small son crying on top of the kitchen counter. There was blood all over the kitchen and living room areas. The body of Marilyn Peter was lying in the living room, with numerous stab wounds on virtually all areas of her body. Robert Dunn, the police investigator also described the scene of the murder in like manner, although in greater detail.
[Little] was arrested at his place of residence on another, unrelated charge during the early morning hours of December 6, 1983. During interrogation at the police station following his arrest, [Little] gave a written statement which later was introduced at his trial. The State introduced an edited version of the confession, and [Little] introduced the balance under the rule of completeness.
In the statement [Little] admitted he went to the home of Marilyn Peter on the night of her murder, that he had sexual intercourse with her, and that he killed Peter with a butcher knife which was in her apartment. [Little] claimed in the portion of the statement he introduced that the sexual intercourse with Peter was consensual. He further claimed that he killed her only after she attacked him with the knife, which he took away from her, and after she repeatedly attacked him while he kept her away by stabbing her.
Glenn Wesley Harwell testified as to the events which took place in the company of [Little] on the night of December 2, 1983, hours before the murder of Peter. He was in the company of [Little] while at "The Game Room," a recreation facility located in the Old Snake River Subdivision in which both [Little] and Peter lived.
During this night at "The Game Room," [Little] consumed beer and marihuana, and Harwell was of the opinion that [Little] became intoxicated over the course of the evening. Harwell related that [Little] was "talking crazy" during the evening, and that [Little] had claimed to have scalped people and cut them up when he lived in New York. According to Harwell, [Little] was carrying a knife that night, and had tried to start fights with both strangers and friends.
In the part of the statement offered by [Little] he stated that he had gone to the deceased's home on the night or morning of the date of the alleged offense; that she had invited him into the house and offered to smoke a joint of marijuana with him, that they had engaged in sexual intercourse with her consent; that later they argued about the deceased's refusal to "turn me onto some weed;" that the deceased came at him with a butcher knife; and that he took the knife away from her and used it to repel her repeated attacks upon him. On the way home he threw the knife off a bridge into the water.
There was evidence offered as to the condition of the deceased's house which clearly indicated quite a struggle took place. There was blood all over the living room and kitchen and on a space heater and on a high chair which was broken. Other evidence indicated this was not the condition of the house an hour or so before the alleged offense. Dr. Espinola, who conducted the autopsy on the deceased, testified she died from five stab wounds in the chest, that she had been choked, that there were other lacerations, wounds, and bruises, and that a mark on the deceased's neck could have been from contact with the high chair.∼Convicted in the stabbing death of 23-year-old Marilyn Peters at her Cleveland, Texas home. Peters was raped, stabbed more than 19 times with a kitchen knife, and then raped again after her death. Her body was found on the living room floor of her home. Robbery was not a motive in the murder since Peters was still wearing her jewelry and nearly $500.00 dollars was found on her bedroom dresser. Authorities also found nearly two pounds of marijuana inside the residence. Little claimed he had became acquainted with the victim through her sale of marijuana to him. Blood-stained blue jeans and towels were found at Little’s residence. He was arrested on December 12, 1983.
Last Statement:
This offender declined to make a last statement.
Cause of Death: Executed by Lethal Injection in the State of Texas.
mother: Judith Ann Graham
On the morning of December 3, 1983, Michael John Rammel found the body of Marilyn Peter in her home. He and Pat Faulkner arrived to install her clothes dryer. After installing the dryer, Rammel went to the front door where he found blood on the doorjamb. Rammel knocked on the door and entered after he heard a baby crying. He found Peter's small son crying on top of the kitchen counter. There was blood all over the kitchen and living room areas. The body of Marilyn Peter was lying in the living room, with numerous stab wounds on virtually all areas of her body. Robert Dunn, the police investigator also described the scene of the murder in like manner, although in greater detail.
[Little] was arrested at his place of residence on another, unrelated charge during the early morning hours of December 6, 1983. During interrogation at the police station following his arrest, [Little] gave a written statement which later was introduced at his trial. The State introduced an edited version of the confession, and [Little] introduced the balance under the rule of completeness.
In the statement [Little] admitted he went to the home of Marilyn Peter on the night of her murder, that he had sexual intercourse with her, and that he killed Peter with a butcher knife which was in her apartment. [Little] claimed in the portion of the statement he introduced that the sexual intercourse with Peter was consensual. He further claimed that he killed her only after she attacked him with the knife, which he took away from her, and after she repeatedly attacked him while he kept her away by stabbing her.
Glenn Wesley Harwell testified as to the events which took place in the company of [Little] on the night of December 2, 1983, hours before the murder of Peter. He was in the company of [Little] while at "The Game Room," a recreation facility located in the Old Snake River Subdivision in which both [Little] and Peter lived.
During this night at "The Game Room," [Little] consumed beer and marihuana, and Harwell was of the opinion that [Little] became intoxicated over the course of the evening. Harwell related that [Little] was "talking crazy" during the evening, and that [Little] had claimed to have scalped people and cut them up when he lived in New York. According to Harwell, [Little] was carrying a knife that night, and had tried to start fights with both strangers and friends.
In the part of the statement offered by [Little] he stated that he had gone to the deceased's home on the night or morning of the date of the alleged offense; that she had invited him into the house and offered to smoke a joint of marijuana with him, that they had engaged in sexual intercourse with her consent; that later they argued about the deceased's refusal to "turn me onto some weed;" that the deceased came at him with a butcher knife; and that he took the knife away from her and used it to repel her repeated attacks upon him. On the way home he threw the knife off a bridge into the water.
There was evidence offered as to the condition of the deceased's house which clearly indicated quite a struggle took place. There was blood all over the living room and kitchen and on a space heater and on a high chair which was broken. Other evidence indicated this was not the condition of the house an hour or so before the alleged offense. Dr. Espinola, who conducted the autopsy on the deceased, testified she died from five stab wounds in the chest, that she had been choked, that there were other lacerations, wounds, and bruises, and that a mark on the deceased's neck could have been from contact with the high chair.∼Convicted in the stabbing death of 23-year-old Marilyn Peters at her Cleveland, Texas home. Peters was raped, stabbed more than 19 times with a kitchen knife, and then raped again after her death. Her body was found on the living room floor of her home. Robbery was not a motive in the murder since Peters was still wearing her jewelry and nearly $500.00 dollars was found on her bedroom dresser. Authorities also found nearly two pounds of marijuana inside the residence. Little claimed he had became acquainted with the victim through her sale of marijuana to him. Blood-stained blue jeans and towels were found at Little’s residence. He was arrested on December 12, 1983.
Last Statement:
This offender declined to make a last statement.
Cause of Death: Executed by Lethal Injection in the State of Texas.
father: Charles Raymond Little Sr.
mother: Judith Ann Graham
On the morning of December 3, 1983, Michael John Rammel found the body of Marilyn Peter in her home. He and Pat Faulkner arrived to install her clothes dryer. After installing the dryer, Rammel went to the front door where he found blood on the doorjamb. Rammel knocked on the door and entered after he heard a baby crying. He found Peter's small son crying on top of the kitchen counter. There was blood all over the kitchen and living room areas. The body of Marilyn Peter was lying in the living room, with numerous stab wounds on virtually all areas of her body. Robert Dunn, the police investigator also described the scene of the murder in like manner, although in greater detail.
[Little] was arrested at his place of residence on another, unrelated charge during the early morning hours of December 6, 1983. During interrogation at the police station following his arrest, [Little] gave a written statement which later was introduced at his trial. The State introduced an edited version of the confession, and [Little] introduced the balance under the rule of completeness.
In the statement [Little] admitted he went to the home of Marilyn Peter on the night of her murder, that he had sexual intercourse with her, and that he killed Peter with a butcher knife which was in her apartment. [Little] claimed in the portion of the statement he introduced that the sexual intercourse with Peter was consensual. He further claimed that he killed her only after she attacked him with the knife, which he took away from her, and after she repeatedly attacked him while he kept her away by stabbing her.
Glenn Wesley Harwell testified as to the events which took place in the company of [Little] on the night of December 2, 1983, hours before the murder of Peter. He was in the company of [Little] while at "The Game Room," a recreation facility located in the Old Snake River Subdivision in which both [Little] and Peter lived.
During this night at "The Game Room," [Little] consumed beer and marihuana, and Harwell was of the opinion that [Little] became intoxicated over the course of the evening. Harwell related that [Little] was "talking crazy" during the evening, and that [Little] had claimed to have scalped people and cut them up when he lived in New York. According to Harwell, [Little] was carrying a knife that night, and had tried to start fights with both strangers and friends.
In the part of the statement offered by [Little] he stated that he had gone to the deceased's home on the night or morning of the date of the alleged offense; that she had invited him into the house and offered to smoke a joint of marijuana with him, that they had engaged in sexual intercourse with her consent; that later they argued about the deceased's refusal to "turn me onto some weed;" that the deceased came at him with a butcher knife; and that he took the knife away from her and used it to repel her repeated attacks upon him. On the way home he threw the knife off a bridge into the water.
There was evidence offered as to the condition of the deceased's house which clearly indicated quite a struggle took place. There was blood all over the living room and kitchen and on a space heater and on a high chair which was broken. Other evidence indicated this was not the condition of the house an hour or so before the alleged offense. Dr. Espinola, who conducted the autopsy on the deceased, testified she died from five stab wounds in the chest, that she had been choked, that there were other lacerations, wounds, and bruises, and that a mark on the deceased's neck could have been from contact with the high chair.∼Convicted in the stabbing death of 23-year-old Marilyn Peters at her Cleveland, Texas home. Peters was raped, stabbed more than 19 times with a kitchen knife, and then raped again after her death. Her body was found on the living room floor of her home. Robbery was not a motive in the murder since Peters was still wearing her jewelry and nearly $500.00 dollars was found on her bedroom dresser. Authorities also found nearly two pounds of marijuana inside the residence. Little claimed he had became acquainted with the victim through her sale of marijuana to him. Blood-stained blue jeans and towels were found at Little’s residence. He was arrested on December 12, 1983.
Last Statement:
This offender declined to make a last statement.
Cause of Death: Executed by Lethal Injection in the State of Texas.
mother: Judith Ann Graham
On the morning of December 3, 1983, Michael John Rammel found the body of Marilyn Peter in her home. He and Pat Faulkner arrived to install her clothes dryer. After installing the dryer, Rammel went to the front door where he found blood on the doorjamb. Rammel knocked on the door and entered after he heard a baby crying. He found Peter's small son crying on top of the kitchen counter. There was blood all over the kitchen and living room areas. The body of Marilyn Peter was lying in the living room, with numerous stab wounds on virtually all areas of her body. Robert Dunn, the police investigator also described the scene of the murder in like manner, although in greater detail.
[Little] was arrested at his place of residence on another, unrelated charge during the early morning hours of December 6, 1983. During interrogation at the police station following his arrest, [Little] gave a written statement which later was introduced at his trial. The State introduced an edited version of the confession, and [Little] introduced the balance under the rule of completeness.
In the statement [Little] admitted he went to the home of Marilyn Peter on the night of her murder, that he had sexual intercourse with her, and that he killed Peter with a butcher knife which was in her apartment. [Little] claimed in the portion of the statement he introduced that the sexual intercourse with Peter was consensual. He further claimed that he killed her only after she attacked him with the knife, which he took away from her, and after she repeatedly attacked him while he kept her away by stabbing her.
Glenn Wesley Harwell testified as to the events which took place in the company of [Little] on the night of December 2, 1983, hours before the murder of Peter. He was in the company of [Little] while at "The Game Room," a recreation facility located in the Old Snake River Subdivision in which both [Little] and Peter lived.
During this night at "The Game Room," [Little] consumed beer and marihuana, and Harwell was of the opinion that [Little] became intoxicated over the course of the evening. Harwell related that [Little] was "talking crazy" during the evening, and that [Little] had claimed to have scalped people and cut them up when he lived in New York. According to Harwell, [Little] was carrying a knife that night, and had tried to start fights with both strangers and friends.
In the part of the statement offered by [Little] he stated that he had gone to the deceased's home on the night or morning of the date of the alleged offense; that she had invited him into the house and offered to smoke a joint of marijuana with him, that they had engaged in sexual intercourse with her consent; that later they argued about the deceased's refusal to "turn me onto some weed;" that the deceased came at him with a butcher knife; and that he took the knife away from her and used it to repel her repeated attacks upon him. On the way home he threw the knife off a bridge into the water.
There was evidence offered as to the condition of the deceased's house which clearly indicated quite a struggle took place. There was blood all over the living room and kitchen and on a space heater and on a high chair which was broken. Other evidence indicated this was not the condition of the house an hour or so before the alleged offense. Dr. Espinola, who conducted the autopsy on the deceased, testified she died from five stab wounds in the chest, that she had been choked, that there were other lacerations, wounds, and bruises, and that a mark on the deceased's neck could have been from contact with the high chair.∼Convicted in the stabbing death of 23-year-old Marilyn Peters at her Cleveland, Texas home. Peters was raped, stabbed more than 19 times with a kitchen knife, and then raped again after her death. Her body was found on the living room floor of her home. Robbery was not a motive in the murder since Peters was still wearing her jewelry and nearly $500.00 dollars was found on her bedroom dresser. Authorities also found nearly two pounds of marijuana inside the residence. Little claimed he had became acquainted with the victim through her sale of marijuana to him. Blood-stained blue jeans and towels were found at Little’s residence. He was arrested on December 12, 1983.
Last Statement:
This offender declined to make a last statement.
Cause of Death: Executed by Lethal Injection in the State of Texas.
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