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Case Description
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Karen Beth Dinsfriend, a 28-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on October 14, 1984, in Tampa, Florida. Her death was part of a series of killings committed by Bobby Joe Long, a notorious serial killer who terrorized the Tampa Bay area during the 1980s. Dinsfriend was known to be a prostitute and drug addict, and her murder bore the hallmarks of Long’s brutal methods. Her wrists were bound with a red bandana, and her legs and neck were tied with a thick shoelace. She had been severely beat ...Read More
Victim Details

Karen Beth Dinsfriend

Female

White / Caucasian

Tampa

FL

1984-10-14

28

Karen

Beth Dinsfriend

11/18/2025