Episode 17: The Weekend Killer

Part 2 - Catch Me if You Can't

Bobbie Jo Long 1984
Lisa McVey 1984
Bobbie Jo Long -
Corrections Photo

The Murder Victims

Ngeun "Peggy" Long - Victim #1

Disappears 5/4/84 (Friday), found 5/13/84 (Sunday). Possibly held for 11 Days. This immediately occurred following the loss of the relationship with his long term girlfriend.

Michelle Simms - Victim #2

Taken 13 Days after Peggy is found on 5/26/84 (Saturday) at 3 AM. Held for 1 Day she is found 5/27/84.

Elizabeth Loundenbeck - Victim #3

Long rapes a woman 2 days after disposing of Simms body. Elizabeth is taken 11 days after Simms is found and 10 days after the sexual assault on 6/8/84 (Friday). She is found 6/24/84 (Sunday). Possibly held for 16 days.

Vickie Elliot - Victim #4

Taken on Friday 9/7/84, 75 days after Loudenbeck was found. She was found on 9/21/84 (Friday) possibly held for 14 Days.

Chanel Williams - Victim #5

Following a job loss at Tampa GH where his ex also worked Chanel is taken on 9/30/84 (Sunday), 9 days after Elliot's is found. She was found 10/7/84 (Sunday), possibly held 7 days.

Karen Dinsfriend - Victim #6

Karen is taken 10/14/84 (Sunday), seven days after the disposal of Williams. She is found 7 hours later (Sunday). Held for 1 Day.

Kimberly Hopps - Victim #7

Found 10/31/84 (Wednesday) 17 Days after Dinsfriend is found. The date she was taken or the number of days possibly held is not known.

Virginia Johnson - Victim #8

The exact date of Virginia's disappearance is not known, it is believed to be at the end of October 1984. His only surviving victim, Lisa was released 11/4/84 (Sunday). This would have been at the same time that Hopps was found and about two weeks after Dinsfriend was found. Time held, unknown. Lisa and Virgina were not held at the same time so she likely died before 11/3/84 (Saturday). Found 11/21/84 (Wednesday) after Longs arrest.

Kimberly Swann - Victim #9

Kim was taken 11/10/84 (Saturday), 8 days after Lisa's release. She is found 11/12/84 (Monday), possibly held 2 days. Both Johnson and Swann were killed in a six day period before the Task Force is announced on the news.

Tampa Map

Here is a lay out of Long's hunting ground and where he kidnapped his victims from around Nebraska Ave. in Tampa Florida

Making the Episode

Nicole and Kyla's behind the scenes shennanigans

Nicole's Evidence Board

Does Nicole have a method or is it madness? Either way this is how she identified the fact that he only kidnapped and killed on weekends!

A Fallen Soldier

Kyla treating a battle wound after a run-in with a mandoline while shredding cabbage for dinner.