When Corcoran came to Florida in the early 90’s he encountered a whirlwind of difficulties. He had relocated to the Sunshine State to work on a movie script, but the entire project was terminated a few weeks after his arrival. He was suddenly unemployed. At the same time, his girlfriend, Lanna, was horrifically murdered by one of the most notorious serial killers in history—Robert Joe Long. To make matters worse, the FBI considered Corcoran to be a chief suspect in the crime because he fit some peculiar profiling template they used to determine who might have done it. According to Corcoran, he was harassed and abused by various law enforcement agencies for months, as they tried everything in their power to get him to confess to a crime he did not commit. Eventually, Corcoran was mentally drained, jobless, out of money and the love of his life had been brutally murdered. All of these factors and others drove him into a deep depression and caused him to seriously consider suicide; he thought it was his only way out.
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Fortunately, however, Corcoran had been roommates with Lewis for more than four years back in the 70’s in California. During that time, Joe taught him key black
Lewis’ burial took place at the New Knightdale Baptist Church Cemetery. Pictured here: 1. JLFS Chairman, Dennis Nackord 2. The author and producer of this story, Rob Colasanti. 3. Former Parade Magazine editor, Walter Anderson
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4. Hundreds of guests who took part in the celebration.
4 22 Greatness Prevails!