Serial Killer Bobby Joe Long. Red Fibers and the 17-Year-Old Girl Who Outsmarted Him.

In 1984, women across the Tampa Bay area of Florida were disappearing. Their killer was Bobby Joe Long, a predator whose crimes had already begun years earlier with a terrifying pattern of sexual assaults. Long became known as the Classified Ad Rapist because he targeted women who advertised household items for sale in newspaper classified ads, using those listings to gain access to their homes. Then his violence escalated to murder. During an eight-month killing spree in 1984, Long abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered at least ten women in the Tampa area. Their bodies were dumped in fields, wooded areas, and along roadsides as police raced to identify the man responsible. But one victim survived. On November 3, 1984, Long abducted 17-year-old Lisa McVey as she rode her bicycle home from work. He held her captive for approximately 26 hours, sexually assaulted her, and kept her blindfolded. Lisa refused to surrender. She deliberately memorized details about her surroundings, listened for sounds that could help identify where she was being held, and intentionally left fingerprints behind. She also talked to Long, convincing him to see her as a person rather than simply another victim. And somehow, she convinced him to let her go. Once free, Lisa gave investigators crucial details about Long, his vehicle, and the location where she had been held. Her information helped police identify many things including the red fibers from the floor of his car. Within weeks, Bobby Joe Long was arrested, ending a killing spree that had terrorized Tampa Bay. Long was ultimately convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On May 23, 2019, after spending more than three decades on Florida’s death row, Bobby Joe Long was executed by lethal injection. Watching from the witness room was the teenager who had survived him. Lisa McVey. This is the true crime story of Bobby Joe Long—the Classified Ad Rapist turned serial killer, the women he murdered, and the remarkable 17-year-old survivor whose courage and attention to detail helped bring his reign of terror to an end. Sources used for this Podcast Support the show Send Kris and Rob a Message JOIN THE  HITCHED 2 HOMICIDE IN-LAWS AND OUTLAWS START KRIS CALVERT'S BOOKS TODAY FOR FREE H2H WEBSITE H2H on TWITTER H2H on INSTA Bobby Joe Long, Robert Joe Long, Bobby Joe Long serial killer, Classified Ad Rapist, Tampa Bay serial killer, Bobby Joe Long murders, Bobby Joe Long victims, Lisa McVey, Lisa McVey survivor, Believe Me Lisa McVey, Bobby Joe Long Lisa McVey, Tampa serial killer, Florida serial killer, Tampa Bay murders, Classified Ad Rapist murders, 1984 serial killer, Florida death row, Bobby Joe Long execution, true crime podcast #BobbyJoeLong, #ClassifiedAdRapist, #LisaMcVey, #TampaBaySerialKiller, #TampaTrueCrime, #FloridaTrueCrime, #SerialKiller, #SerialKillers, #Survivor, #TrueCrime, #TrueCrimePodcast, #TrueCrimeCommunity, #CrimeStory, #1980sTrueCrime, #Hitched2Homicide   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.