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Chanel Devoun Williams

Case from Tampa, FL dated Oct 07, 1984

Victim Details

Chanel Devoun Williams

Female

Black / African American

Tampa

FL

1984-10-07

18

Chanel

Devoun Williams

07/11/2026

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Chanel Devoun Williams, an 18-year-old Black woman, tragically lost her life on October 7, 1984, in Hillsborough County, Florida. Her death was part of a series of murders committed by Bobby Joe Long, a notorious serial killer who terrorized the Tampa Bay area during that time. Williams had recently been released from jail before she became one of Long’s victims.

Her remains were discovered on a cattle ranch north of Hillsborough State Park, where they had been left facedown under a ba ...
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