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Laura Murphy was abducted and tortured for more than 20 hours in 1985

Police later suspected John Crutchley in 24 to 30 disappearances and homicides

Crutchley died in prison in 2002 after serving time for kidnapping and sexual assault

Laura Murphy was found crawling naked and handcuffed along a Florida roadside in November 1985 — her body missing nearly half its blood — after surviving more than 20 hours of torture by a man investigators later suspected in 24 to 30 disappearances and homicides across multiple states.

Murphy had been hitchhiking when John Crutchley, a clean-cut engineer with a secret obsession, offered her a ride. According to the Orlando Sentinel , Crutchley insisted they stop at his Malabar home to pick up a notebook.

When the 19-year-old refused to g

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