Books
x dismiss this message

Did you know you can edit this page?

see page history

Description edit see section history

Describes the life and crimes of Bobby Joe Long, a man convicted and sentenced to death for the rape and murders of at least nine women in 1984 in the area of Tampa, Florida. Includes grisly croime-scene photos.

Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit

Write a ridiculously simplified synopsis.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Vicky Elliot: concerned about her safety; carried scissors for protection
  • Kimberly Hopp: aka "Sugar"
  • Lisa McVey: a very observant young woman
  • Lana Long: no relation to Bobby Jo Long; a professional dancer who moved to Florida from the Far East
  • Chanel Williams: was making questionable decisions about what to do with her life
  • Bobby Joe Long: trained as an x-ray technician, he was unemployed, divorced and behind on his child support when this story was taking place
  • Elizabeth Loudenback: living with her family, working a full-time job and dependent on antiseizure medicines
  • Michelle Sims: a former beauty-pageant contestant who ended up addicted to street drugs
  • Kim Swann: disappeared from home
  • Virginia Johnson: originally from Connecticut
  • Karen Dinsfriend: the daughter of a wealthy family
Show all 11 characters
Popular Covers

Loading covers…

Choose your book’s cover

First Sentence edit see section history

"Look at it fly!"

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in True Crime: Serial Murder. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Anna Flowers (Author)

Classification edit see section history

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Not for kids.

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Evil Eyes
  • Born Bad
  • Shadows of Evil
  • Blind Fury
  • Blood Lust
  • Body Dump
  • Butcher, Baker
  • Killer Clown
  • Harvest of Horror
  • The Only Living Witness
  • Lemuel Smith and the Compulsion To Kill

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Hunting Humans
  • Murder by Numbers
  • Serial Murder and the Psychology of Violent Crimes
  • The Anatomy of Motive
  • Sexual Homicide

We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.