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Michelle Denise Simms

Case from Tampa, FL dated May 27, 1984

Victim Details

Michelle Denise Simms

Female

White / Caucasian

Tampa

FL

1984-05-27

22

Michelle

Denise Simms

07/24/2026

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Michelle Denise Simms, a 22-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on May 27, 1984, in Tampa, Florida. She was one of the victims of Bobby Joe Long, a serial killer who abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered at least ten women in the Tampa Bay area during an eight-month period in 1984. Simms, a former California beauty contestant, was among those who fell prey to Long's violent spree.

Bobby Joe Long was arrested on November 16, 1984, after investigators linked him to multiple crimes, ...
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