Taylor was subsequently convicted of multiple counts of murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The case was closed, and the people of Tampa breathed a sigh of relief.
In 1992, the police arrested a suspect, 29-year-old Gary D. Taylor, also known as the "Full Moon Killer." Taylor was a truck driver who had a history of violence and had previously been arrested for assault. During the investigation, detectives discovered that Taylor had been using his job as a truck driver to lure victims to isolated areas, where he would then kill them.
The first reported murder occurred in 1990, and over the next few years, several more victims were found, all with similar characteristics. The victims were typically young women, often sex workers or runaways, who were killed during the full moon phase. The killer's modus operandi (MO) involved targeting vulnerable individuals, usually injecting them with a lethal dose of a substance, and then disposing of their bodies in wooded areas.