![]() Thank you for choosing me instead of another 17-year-old little girl. Speaking to reporters following the execution, McVey said: "Bobby Joe Long, people ask me what I would say to you if you were standing in front of me and here's my answer. “I wanted to be the first person he saw,” she said. McVey, sat in the front row to watch his demise. Long was given the death penalty in 1985 and was executed by lethal injection on May 23, 2019, more than 30 years after his conviction. He was charged with Lisa's kidnapping, and later confessed to the abduction, as well as 10 murders. His reign of terror lasted eight months until he was eventually caught and arrested on Novemoutside a movie theatre. ![]() He became known as the "Classified Ad Rapist" as he found his victims through adverts for small appliances in the newspapers. ![]() His known victims were Artiss Ann Wick, 20, Nguen Thi Long, 19, Michelle Denise Simms, 22, Elizabeth Loudenback, 22, Vicky Marie Elliot, 21, Chanel Devounn Williams, 18, Karen Beth Dinsfriend, 28, Kimberly Kyle Hopps, 22, Virginia Lee Johnson, 18 and 21-year-old Kim Marie Swann.īefore turning to murder, he is believed to have committed at least 50 rapes in Fort Lauderdale, Ocala, Miami, and Dade County. They checked ATM transactions in the same time frame and area, which ultimately clinched the killer.īobby Joe Long (Image: Florida Department of Corrections)īobby Joe Long was a notorious American serial killer and rapist from Kenova, West Virginia who had been terrorising the Tampa Bay area of Florida since March 1984. Cashpoints were rare in the 80s so police were able to trace that too. McVey was also able to recall the amount of time she spent in Long’s car after being abducted, and gave the police details of an ATM that he had used during the journey. ![]() Despite the blindfold Lisa noted a rare feature in his car, which became a crucial piece of evidence when police investigated the case. Long made the decision to free her and drove her home blindfolded. I could take care of you, and no one ever has to know.’” She recalled: "I said, 'Listen, its unfortunate how we met, but I can be your girlfriend. Lisa later said her experience of child sexual abuse helped her talk Long out of killing her. She told him that she was an only child and she needed to care for her sick father. She employed reverse psychology to convince him to let her go.
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