Lisa McVey she didn’t have an easy childhood. When she was 14, she was forced by her drug and alcohol addicted mother to live with her grandmother. Previously, she stayed with foster families. For years she was sexually abused by her grandmother’s partner. All of this led to her wanting to commit suicide. Finally, the next day she had to fight for her life.
Lisa McVey was kidnapped off the street
On November 3, 1984, Lisa was cycling back to her grandmother’s house. Then Bobby Joe Long kidnapped her off the street. Man imprisoned the teenager and raped and tortured her for 26 hours. All this time the girl was blindfolded and the gun pointed at her. Lisa liked watching crime series and the truth is that it was thanks to them that she managed to survive and come out of a difficult situation. At one point, she offered her tormentor that she would become his girlfriend and take care of him.
I said, “Look, we met under awkward circumstances, but I can be your girlfriend. I’ll look after you and no one will know.”
– she once said in one of the interviews.
She then made Long feel guilty by explaining to him that she had an ailing father and had to help him. It worked because Bobby Joe Long drove her to the area where he kidnapped her. Recall that Lisa McVey had no idea at the time who her tormentor was and how much danger she was in. Only cold blood and crime series, which she regularly watched, allowed her to get out of trouble.
Being in such a difficult position, Lisa thought about what she could do to help the police identify her if, for example, there was a murder. It didn’t happen, but her fingerprints were all over the bathroom. When she was free, she told the police what had happened to her.
She helped the police catch the culprit
There’s no hiding that Lisa McVey she went through hell, but her clear thinking helped catch the culprit from the start. During the interrogation, she told the police many details that she remembered. Out of the corner of her eye, despite the blindfold, she saw the word “Magnum” written on the dashboard (this helped determine the make of Long’s car). She also described the route they took, counted the number of stairs to his apartment, and the fact that they drove up to the ATM. It is worth adding that in the 80s there were not so many of them.
What’s more, she managed to recreate the torturer’s face based on touch. She gave a very detailed outline, which was used to create a sketch portrait. – “At one point he put my hands on his face. There were smallpox scars, a small mustache, small ears, short hair. He was shaved, a little overweight, but not overweight. Big guy” – she described the kidnapper to the police.
It was Bobby Joe Long who kidnapped a 17-year-old girl. Turns out he was a serial killer and rapist
The police have caught the suspect Bobby Joe Long November 16, 1984 yearwhen he left the cinema. Then it was revealed what a monster he was, because he was eventually accused of murdering ten women and raping fifty. He admitted to raping Lisa McVey, but when it came to the killings, he long insisted he was innocent. On Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Republican Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Long. The serial killer was executed by injection of a lethal poison on May 23, 2019 at Florida State Prison in Raiford. He did not make a final statement before his death. For his last meal, he ordered roast beef, bacon, fries, and a soda. No one visited him on the day of the execution.
What is Lisa McVey doing now?
Lisa McVey in 2004 she graduated from the police academy and started working as an officer. He is a master sergeant in a sex crimes office and works for child safety.
No one on my shift will get hurt.
– she assured on Fox TV 13.
Although she struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, she managed to start living a normal life. She married a policeman and is now called Lisa Noland. Two years after the abduction, her daughter was born. Now there is already a grandmother and is 56 years old. In addition to working in the sheriff’s office, he works with young people and tells them about his experiences to prevent similar tragedies and to motivate the victims.
Source: Gazeta
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