Cover of Bound To Die: The Shocking True Story of Bobby Joe Long, America's Most Savage Serial Killer

Bound To Die: The Shocking True Story of Bobby Joe Long, America's Most Savage Serial Killer

Bobby Joe Long was a serial killer who terrorized the Tampa Bay area of Florida in 1984. This true crime account follows the case from the discovery of the first victim, a young woman found in a field on Mother's Day, through the string of killings that followed.

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Nine women were attacked and murdered, many tortured, beaten and raped. The book examines Long's confession, the trials that brought him to justice, and the appeals that followed his conviction. It presents the grim facts of one of the region's most notorious cases for readers drawn to detailed accounts of police work and criminal investigation.

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