A convicted rapist from Gary, Indiana, Britt, 38, was charged with the abduction and murder of an 8-year-old girl and nine more killings. On November, 7, 1995, during an eight-hour confession following his arrest for the abduction of Sarah Lynn Paulsen, Britt told police about the other killings and where they could find the bodies. Indiana authorities say they have recovered eight corpses.
According to press reports, Britt was paroled two years before after serving 15 years of a 30-year rape sentence. A resident of a Gary shelter, Britt first revealed his role in the killings while talking to a Gary pastor after a suicide attempt. That soon touched off questioning and led to a search for the bodies by Indiana National Guard troops and law enforcement authorities.