1. Bobby Joe Long
Length of sentence: 34 life sentences, 693 years and two death penalties
1984 was the year that left citizens of Tampa trembling with fear because it was the year when Bobby Joe Long went on his eight-month killing spree. His spree started in Tampa when he killed a prostitute named Artis Wick. He raped and brutally killed 9 other women and confessed to raping more than 50 women. In early November, 1984, he dragged 17-year old Lisa McVey to his car and held her as a sex slave for more than 24 hours. However Lisa managed to talk him into releasing her which he eventually did. She was the only Long’s victim who survived his torture. She remembered details about him and the place where he held her captive which eventually helped the police to convict him. In addition to 28 life sentences, 99 years in prison, Long was sentenced to the death penalty. 30 years later he is still waiting on death row, and the only survivor, Lisa McVey, is looking forward to appear at his execution. I believe you will likely agree with me that all of the people from this list of the longest prison sentences in the world got what they deserved. The world is definitely a safer place with them behind bars.
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