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Classified Ad Killer - Bobby Joe Long

Born in West Virginia in 1953, Bobby Joe Long endured a troubled childhood. He had an unusal relationship with his mother that lead him to develop a deep hatered for woman.  In the early 1980s, he raped at least 50 women after using newspaper ads to find victims. In 1984, Long began an eight-month killing spree that left 10 women dead. 

 

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