October 14, 1953 - Bobby Joe Long
Over the course of eight months in 1984, Long conducted a sustained campaign of abduction, sexual violence, and murder that claimed at least ten lives in the Tampa Bay area. The concentrated timeframe and repetitive method reflected a pattern of predatory targeting that left a lasting impact on the region. His case became a significant reference point in forensic and criminal profiling work of that era.
From Wikipedia
Bobby Joe Long (October 14, 1953 – May 23, 2019) was an American serial killer and rapist. During an eight-month period in 1984, Long abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered at least ten women in the Tampa Bay area in Florida. At trial, Long was sentenced to death for one of the murders and life for seven others. He was sentenced to death in 1986 by the state of Florida for the murder of Michelle Denise Simms. He was executed by lethal injection on May 23, 2019.
Further reading
- Bound to Die
A revised true crime account of Florida serial killer Bobby Joe Long's 1984 murder spree targeting nine women in the Tampa Bay area.
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A true crime account chronicling Bobby Joe Long's brutal 1984 killing spree across Tampa Bay, Florida, that left nine women dead.
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