Posted on 05/25/2019 9:55:13 AM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
Edited on 05/25/2019 2:31:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A serial killer who terrorized Florida with a murderous spree that claimed 10 women in 1984 was put to death Thursday, his execution witnessed by a woman who survived one of his attacks and aided in his capture. Bobby Joe Long, 65, was pronounced dead... following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison. Long had no last words, simply closing his eyes as the procedure began, witnesses said.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Thanks for signing Joe Long's Death Warrant!
1984. Ronald Reagan was President! This is insane.
It is intolerable these monsters are afforded such long periods of time in our “justice system”. It would be interesting to know how many millions of dollars are spent on feeding, housing, clothing, medical care, and the rest of it.
A courageous woman
Thirty five years
I still so t get why he let her go. Bundy certainly wouldnt.
Nor Dahmer or Gacy.
He killed again aftetwards.
Had he become that arrogant.
Did she say something that made him let her go?
Well thank God he did and unless he asked some serious forgiveness, he’s screwed.
Why such a long delay? Did he need to get his college degree with taxpayers money first? Have unlimited access to cable TV, air conditioning, free weights?
When I was 6 I still remember another 6 year old in my hometown being kidnapped. It was all over the news. He was killed in September and the trial and execution were done by December of the same year. That was justice.
Amazing story.
It’s a shame it took so long for this animal to be executed, though.
I saw this on the Lifetime Movie “Believe Me..the Abduction Of Lisa McVey” amazing woman, she is now a police officer God Bless her!
My sentiments exactly. . .it’s not as if there was any question of his guilt.
His wife deeply regrets not killing him in 1980.
His blood-sucking legal defense team cost the state 34 years of incarceration expense plus millions of dollars in legal fees.
Heavy.com News: Bobby Joe Long: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know By Janet Winikoff
Here’s what you need to know about convicted serial killer Bobby Joe Long.
1. Long Also Confessed to Being the “Classified Ad Rapist”...
Long located victims by scanning appliance classified ads, hoping to find a woman who might be home alone. Long came up with the ruse back when he was living in South Florida. During this time he also frequented bars and strip clubs, on the prowl for potential victims. Long’s deep hatred of women dated back to his bizarre relationship with his mother, Louella. Long recalled that she worked in a bar, frequently brought men home and that he and his mother shared a bed until he was 12 or 13 years old.
2. A Survivor Identified Long & Fibers From His Car Tied Him to the Murders....
3. Long Frequently Posed His Victims in Awkward Positions
...Long’s signature involved posing victims’ bodies in awkward positions. Police often found the deceased women with nooses tied around their necks, hands bound and legs splayed. His victims were often found left behind in wooded areas. According to psychologists, posing may be done for several different reasons. Some killers place their victims in certain positions to send a message to authorities. Other murderers manipulate their victims to fulfill a sick fantasy, which Long admitted was his motive.
4. Long Was Born With an Extra X Chromosome & Suffered Head Injuries as a Child [snip]
Long suffers from Klinefelter syndrome, a chromosomal condition that can affect physical and psychological development. The condition causes boys and men to acquire female characteristics. As a child, Long was often bullied for having breasts. Individuals with the condition typically have poor impulse control and a lack of social skills, possibly made worse after Long sustained two head injuries during childhood. The first occurred when he fell off of a swing at the age of five and the second resulted in a concussion after he crashed his bike into a car when he was six.
Long’s attorney Robert Norgard filed a motion with the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court in early May requesting a stay of execution. The motion stated Long suffered from mental illness and epilepsy resulting from his childhood injuries. The motion also said that his execution would amount to cruel and unusual punishment since the drug etomidate, one of the drugs administered to put him to death might cause Long to have a seizure. “It’s ridiculous that I’m expected to come in there and say ‘here’s a better way to kill my client,” Norgard told New Channel 8.
Norgard’s motion was rejected by Judge Michelle Sisco. The Florida State Supreme Court determined that Long had been aware of his brain injuries since the penalty phase and had “unjustifiably” waited until just before his execution date to mention them as a possible defense.
5. Long’s Ex-Wife Says His Execution is “A Long Time Coming”
In 1974, Long married his now ex-wife Cindy Brown right after high school and the couple had two children together. Over the years she said her husband became increasingly violent. There were incidents where he grabbed her, choked her, slammed her head into the television and knocked her unconscious. Brown, who divorced Long in 1980, said her former husband’s violent behavior was exacerbated after he had a serious motorcycle accident.
Brown described how Long would cry immediately after abusing her, apologize and promise never to hurt her again. But then he would warn her “When you drive yourself to get your stitches, if you tell them what really happened, I’ll kill you when you get home.”
She revealed to the Associated Press that she’d loaded a shotgun and had planned to kill him but had a change of heart that she regrets to this day. Brown explained that while she can forgive Long, she can never forgive him for the harm he caused their son and daughter, “nor will I ever forgive him for what he did to those girls, whether they be the murder victims or the rape victims.”
https://heavy.com/news/2019/05/bobby-joe-long/
No need to check the pic. You guessed it.
Bobby Joe Long appears to have been a handsome young man in the 1980’s who should have had little problem in the dating world.
He HATES women and chose to torture and kill them
I suspect he closed his eyes and relived raping her as he went out.
It is unconscionable that this man got thirty five years more to live before getting the needle. He should have got a short life sentence.One month, maybe.
If I recall correctly she promised to be his girlfriend and not tell anybody “how they met”.
Not even equal to this weekend in Chiraq.
Abused, not by mama’s bf but grandma’s. Sicko grandma probably pimped out her kids. A generational thing.
Yes, it is a good thing Long picked her instead of another child. She was that someone else’s guardian angel.
There are many throughout the US who have been waiting execution for 30-40 years. Slime ball lawyers keep dragging things out.
Another fact is he was a distant cousin to another serial killer who had a relationship with the serial killer that might have killed Adam Walsh. I posted the names on another thread about this.
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