Serial killer executed

A SERIAL killer who terrorised Florida with a murderous spree that claimed 10 women in 1984 was put to death Thursday. Bobby Joe Long, 65, was pronounced dead at 6.55pm, Thursday following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison.

Long had no last words, simply closing his eyes as the procedure began, witnesses said.

The killer terrified the Tampa Bay area for eight months in 1984 as women began showing up dead, their bodies often left in gruesome poses. Most were strangled, some had their throats slit, and others were bludgeoned.