Artiss Ann Wick, 20, was murdered on March 27, 1984; skeletal remains identified as hers were found November 22, 1984, in rural southern Hillsborough County, Florida. Her death is linked to a series of abductions and murders in the Tampa Bay area carried out by Bobby Joe Long, whose pattern included abducting and assaulting women and killing many victims over an eight-month span.

Wick is reported as the first known victim in that killing spree. Investigators later benefited from forensic evidence left by survivor Lisa McVey, which played a role in Long’s capture. Long confessed to multiple murders, including Wick’s, and was convicted and sentenced to prison terms and a death sentence for a separate victim; his execution occurred May 23, 2019.

Does anyone have further information about Wick’s life or the circumstances of her disappearance that could help fill gaps in the timeline?