@@Kyky-w8s On November 3, 1984, McVey was snatched from her bicycle on the ride to her grandmother's home after work.[5] She was blindfolded, held at gunpoint, raped, and tortured for 26 hours.[6] She would later learn that the perpetrator was Bobby Joe Long, who was responsible for at least 10 murders and over 50 rapes.[7] During her captivity, McVey offered to be his secret girlfriend. She then elicited sympathy from Long by claiming to be the only child of an ill father. He was persuaded to release her and did so in a remote location, instructing her to keep her blindfold on for five minutes while he escaped. Upon arriving at home, she was beaten by her guardian’s boyfriend and interrogated for five hours about her whereabouts. Her account remained consistent and finally a phone call was made to the police.[7] McVey had committed to memory several details about her abduction and intentionally left fingerprints on several surfaces in Long's bathroom to help police identify her in the event of her death.[7] Through her description of her captor, his vehicle, the route they took, and other details, police were able to track down Long and connect him to other crimes.[3] Officers began a surveillance operation and arrested Long on November 16, 1984, for sexual assault and kidnapping of McVey.[8] On September 23, 1985, Long pleaded guilty to his crimes against McVey and to an additional eight counts of first-degree murder, eight counts of kidnapping, and seven counts of sexual battery. He received life sentences on every count in Hillsborough County. Additionally, he received two death sentences for the murders of Michelle Denise Simms and Virginia Johnson.[9] When Long was executed on May 23, 2019, McVey and another survivor, Linda Nuttall, were present
