After three decades, a convicted serial killer and rapist Bobbie Joe long was executed in the eyes of two survivors.
As reported a press-the Secretary of Department of corrections Florida inmate Robert Joseph long was declared dead on 23 may at 18:55 after a lethal injection at the state prison.
Bobby Joe Long
In 1984, the killer kept at Bay the entire Tampa Bay. His victims were found zadushevnye, hammered or with a slit throat. This continued for 8 months.
«I wanted to look him in the eye,» — said after the death of one of the victims at the hands of a rapist Lisa McVey Noland. She was 17 years old when long abducted girl. He grabbed her the moment when she was back on the bike home from work. The offender for a long time she was raped and held hostage for another 26 hours before being released.
Noland admitted that the day before the abduction, she wrote a suicide note, planning to commit suicide after years of sexual abuse by the boyfriend of her grandmother.
Her testimony helped to find and arrest a serial killer. Noland said that he had done everything to leave the house long for more evidence and remember in which direction is his home. According to the victim, that day she was menstruating, so she smeared the blood on the kidnapper’s car, and then leave as many fingerprints he has in the bathroom.
Then the girl admitted that she specifically did not provoke his tormentor, but rather tried to reach his soul. At some point, when long washed her hair after repeated rapes, she asked him what made him do what he did. The offender replied that he was horribly hurt after a break up and now hates women. In response, Noland said that it looks nice and even could be her boyfriend.
After more than a day he put on the eyes of a young girl dressing, taken to another location and released. When Noland took the blindfold off, it turned out that she stands by the tree. Now this is the tree depicted on the shirt, which she was during the time of execution.
«I wanted to be the first person he sees — said Noland, who was sitting in the front row. — Unfortunately, he did not open his eyes.»
The victim Longa said that he would like to hear the last words of her rapist, though, and would be unable to answer him. But if it were possible, she would have said, «Thank you for choosing me and not the other 17-year-old girl.»
Lisa McVey Noland
«Other 17-year-old girl probably couldn’t handle it like I do», — explained his bold statement Noland.
Were present and the other surviving victim long, Linda Nuttall. According to her, the rapist responded to the announcement of the sale of furniture and came to her home when her husband was not. Taking advantage of his absence, long had raped her while her two small children were in another room.
«This is so surreal,» recalled the sensations Nuttall.
«He got what he deserved — added spouse of the victim Kevin Nuttall. — Today is just another Chapter».
At the same time, Noland, who now works as a Deputy Sheriff of the County of Hillsborough, assured that she had forgiven long.
«My life changed forever and for the better. I decided not to remain a victim. I decided to live,» concluded the woman.
