Bully: Does Anyone Deserve to Die?
Jim Schutze
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1993 · Florida, United States
Bobby Kent
The story behind Bully: Does Anyone Deserve to Die?
Bobby Kent was lured to a secluded area in Florida and murdered in 1993 by a group of young people who knew him. Accounts of bullying and abuse within the group became central to the case. The investigation exposed how conversations about stopping Kent escalated into a coordinated plan to kill him.
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Bully (2001)
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Bully movie review & film summary
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Bully: Does Anyone Deserve to Die?
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Forensic Files — Payback (2001)
IMDb episode reference connected to the Bobby Kent case. Listed release: 2001. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.
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American Justice — Payback for a Bully (1999)
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Once Upon A Crime
With Friends Like These: Bobby Kent
Podcast coverage of the Bobby Kent case. Released September 11, 2017. About 86 minutes.
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Bully: The Murder of Bobby Kent
Podcast coverage of the Bobby Kent case. Released November 18, 2025. About 37 minutes.
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Bully Murder: Bobby Kent
Podcast coverage of the Bobby Kent case. Released May 21, 2024. About 135 minutes.
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Judge, Jury, Executioner: The Bobby Kent "Bully" Case
Podcast coverage of the Bobby Kent case. Released July 3, 2026. About 50 minutes.
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This Shit Really Happened
43 | The Bully Murder // The Murder of Bobby Kent
Podcast coverage of the Bobby Kent case. Released April 14, 2026. About 68 minutes.
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That Would Go Good With Vodka
The Terrible Six: The Murder of Bobby Kent
Podcast coverage of the Bobby Kent case. Released April 3, 2020. About 70 minutes.
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Black Girls Talk: True Crime
4. Bully (Bobby Kent)
Podcast coverage of the Bobby Kent case. Released December 28, 2020. About 121 minutes.
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82: True Crime Theater: Bobby Kent
Podcast coverage of the Bobby Kent case. Released April 23, 2019. About 51 minutes.
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Mystery History Podcast
Episode 137 - The Murder of Bobby Kent
Podcast coverage of the Bobby Kent case. Released April 10, 2023. About 63 minutes.
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Full Rigor: Florida True Crimes
Episode 161: The Murder of Bobby Kent
Podcast coverage of the Bobby Kent case. Released May 25, 2022. About 18 minutes.
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The Murder of Bobby Kent
Podcast coverage of the Bobby Kent case. Released August 31, 2022. About 52 minutes.
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Paradise After Dark: Missing & Unsolved
Murdered ~ Bobby Kent
Podcast coverage of the Bobby Kent case. Released July 5, 2021. About 58 minutes.
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Drapet på Bobby Kent
Podcast coverage of the Bobby Kent case. Released December 5, 2025. About 25 minutes.
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Bath & Body Parts
Episode 30: Tension, Revenge, and Murder: The Story of Bobby Kent Part 1
Podcast coverage of the Bobby Kent case. Released October 27, 2021. About 40 minutes.
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Bully by Jim Schutze
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Search reviewed 2026-09-16. Sources searched: Google Books, Internet Archive, Open Library, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Magazine, The Atavist Magazine, Google Books (case/title search), Scribd, Everand, OverDrive and hoopla (combined title search). Search indexing is incomplete; this is not an exhaustive list of the web. Access can change by edition, country and library membership. Library loans may require sign-in or a wait. Everand titles may need a paid subscription; a trial is not permanent free access. Scribd documents are third-party uploads, with uploader details noted where checked. We link to source pages and write our own descriptions rather than reproducing copyrighted books.
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The Miami Herald · 2001-07-11 · Page A2
Bully brings the Kent case back to the news
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Eyewitness News at 6 : WJZ : August 23, 2013 6:00pm-7:00pm EDT
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Puccio v. State — appellant’s initial brief
Martin Puccio’s appellate brief in the Bobby Kent murder case, preserved by the FSU law library. This is the defense’s argument and record citations; the displayed copy has no clear filing date.
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- Florida Supreme Court
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Puccio v. State — State’s answer brief
The prosecution’s answer to Martin Puccio’s appeal, preserved by the FSU law library. It presents the State’s position on the trial and sentence.
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- Florida Supreme Court
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- 1997
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Serial Napper True Crime Podcast
Judge, Jury, Executioner: The Bobby Kent "Bully" Case
Video from Serial Napper True Crime Podcast covering the Bobby Kent case. Length: 47:47.
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Episode 059: With Friends Like These: Bobby Kent
Video from Once Upon A Crime | True Crime covering the Bobby Kent case. Length: 1:28:38.
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Mountain Murders Podcast
Bully Murder: Bobby Kent
Video from Mountain Murders Podcast covering the Bobby Kent case. Length: 2:15:08.
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Discussion: On July 14th 1993, 20-year-old Bobby Kent was murdered by his friend, his ex-girlfriend and 5 others after a string of bullying from…
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Discussion: Alleged bully Bobby Kent was murdered by his best friends
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Serial Napper | True Crime for the Chronically Tired — Facebook page
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