Bully is a riveting, harrowing account of adolescent rage and bloody revenge—a true crime story from 1993 that inspired the 2001 feature film.
Bobby Kent was a bully—a steroid-pumped 20-year-old who dominated his peers in their comfortable, middle-class Ft. Lauderdale beach community through psychological, physical, and sexual abuse. But on a summer night in 1993, Bobby was lured to the edge of the Florida everglades with a promise of sex and drugs ... and was never seen alive again. The tormentor had become the victim in a bizarre and brutal act of vengeance carried out with ruthless efficiency and cold-blooded premeditation by a group of teenage killers—seven of his high school acquaintances, including his lifelong best friend—and instigated by one overweight, underloved teenager who believed her life would be perfect ... if only Bobby Kent were dead.
- Based on a True Story: Delve into the shocking 1993 murder of Bobby Kent, a case of peer-on-peer violence that stunned the Ft. Lauderdale community and became a national headline.
- A Calculated Revenge Plot: Uncover how seven high school acquaintances, including Bobby’s lifelong best friend, were manipulated into a cold-blooded conspiracy by a teenage girl who wanted her tormentor gone forever.
- Suburban Crime: Explore the dark underbelly of a comfortable, middle-class beach community where steroid-fueled rage and psychological abuse festered behind closed doors, leading to a brutal killing.
- Justice and Aftermath: Follow the gripping investigation and the series of trials that exposed the chilling motivations of a group of young killers who thought they could get away with murder.