Chanel Devoun Williams was an 18-year-old Black woman killed on October 7, 1984, in Hillsborough County, Florida. Her remains were found facedown under a barbed wire fence on a cattle ranch north of Hillsborough State Park; her clothing was scattered, with her panties draped over the fence and her bra left on a gate. The body showed she had been raped and strangled before being fatally shot in the back of the head, and had likely been dead about a week when discovered.

Investigators tied Williams to serial killer Bobby Joe Long using forensic evidence: red carpet fibers on her clothing, a brown Caucasian pubic hair, and semen stains with A and H blood group substances that matched patterns from other victims. Long’s case led to his arrest, conviction, and a death sentence. Williams’ mother, Lula Williams, publicly expressed relief after Long’s execution. Does anyone have memories or information about the area north of Hillsborough State Park in 1984 that could shed more light on Chanel’s last days?