Publish date. 16-12-2010   Number of images. 16 Category. Inside the State

Seashore Serial Killer: 4 bodies are found along Long Island's South Shore

A chilling story of a local serial killer is unfolding. Four bodies were found on December 11 along the South Shore of Long Island. As cops looked for clues to the fate of prostitute Shannon Gilbert, they discovered the remains between Gilgo Beach and ...

A chilling story of a local serial killer is unfolding. Four bodies were found on December 11 along the South Shore of Long Island. As cops looked for clues to the fate of prostitute Shannon Gilbert,

Full View  A chilling story of a local serial killer is unfolding. Four bodies were found on December 11 along the South Shore of Long Island. As cops looked for clues to the fate of prostitute Shannon Gilbert, they discovered the remains between Gilgo Beach and Cedar Beach. The skeletal remains lay exposed in the sands. Fears are mounting that there is a serial killer in the area who is responsible for dumping these bodies on the beach. 'We could have a serial killer,' Police Commissioner Richard Dormer said. 'I don't think it's a coincidence that four bodies ended up in this area.' Follow our galleries on Twitter @NYDNPhotos....

Cops revealed on December 15 that the four bodies dumped on the beach were all women. A forensic anthropologist from the New York City medical examiner helped Suffolk authorities establish the gende

Full View  Cops revealed on December 15 that the four bodies dumped on the beach were all women. A forensic anthropologist from the New York City medical examiner helped Suffolk authorities establish the gender of the decomposing corpses....

Officer John Mallia and his dog Blue, pictured above, were walking along the shoulder of Ocean Parkway on Saturday when the pooch's tail suddenly perked up. 'At that point, I saw the skeletal remain

Full View  Officer John Mallia and his dog Blue, pictured above, were walking along the shoulder of Ocean Parkway on Saturday when the pooch's tail suddenly perked up. 'At that point, I saw the skeletal remains of the body,' Mallia said....

Dormer said police are operating on the assumption the victims were slain by a single murderer who drove to the area and dumped the bodies in the roadside brush.

Full View  Dormer said police are operating on the assumption the victims were slain by a single murderer who drove to the area and dumped the bodies in the roadside brush....

Dormer continued, 'You can tell from the physical evidence that it's possible they were there for a year, a year and a half, two years.'

Full View  Dormer continued, 'You can tell from the physical evidence that it's possible they were there for a year, a year and a half, two years.'...

Cops said they asked the FBI to get involved because of the likelihood the case could cross state lines.

Full View  Cops said they asked the FBI to get involved because of the likelihood the case could cross state lines....

However, Maine cops investigating the disappearance of Megan Waterman, 22, have spoken with Suffolk police about the Oak Beach bodies.

Full View  However, Maine cops investigating the disappearance of Megan Waterman, 22, have spoken with Suffolk police about the Oak Beach bodies....

Because of the proximity of the bodies, police are working under the assumption the suspicious deaths are connected, he said. "Having four bodies that appear to be dumped in the same area would lead

Full View  Because of the proximity of the bodies, police are working under the assumption the suspicious deaths are connected, he said. "Having four bodies that appear to be dumped in the same area would lead us to believe that it was done by the same person or persons," Mr. Dormer said. The first body was found on Saturday by Officer John Mallia, of the Suffolk County Police Department's canine unit, and his German shepherd named Blue while searching brush along Ocean Parkway between Cedar Beach and Gilgo Beach around 2:45 p.m. Mr. Mallia was training the dog and chose to search the area because it is relatively close to the last place a New Jersey woman was reportedly seen before disappearing. The missing-person report Mr....

The New York City medical examiner is helping Suffolk County police identify the four decomposing corpses a cadaver dog discovered in Oak Beach, L.I. The bodies were found on a narrow island off Lon

Full View  The New York City medical examiner is helping Suffolk County police identify the four decomposing corpses a cadaver dog discovered in Oak Beach, L.I. The bodies were found on a narrow island off Long Island's South Shore....

Though authorities are now certain of the gender of all four bodies that were found, the victims have yet to be identified.

Full View  Though authorities are now certain of the gender of all four bodies that were found, the victims have yet to be identified....

Officer Mallia and Blue were called in for followup searches two days later, and they found the other three bodies within a quarter mile of the first - about 50 feet apart.

Full View  Officer Mallia and Blue were called in for followup searches two days later, and they found the other three bodies within a quarter mile of the first - about 50 feet apart....

The Police Commissioner would not say if there was any sign of trauma or confirm a report that two of the bodies were wrapped in burlap. He did however hint at when he believed the crime to have hap

Full View  The Police Commissioner would not say if there was any sign of trauma or confirm a report that two of the bodies were wrapped in burlap. He did however hint at when he believed the crime to have happened. 'It does look like the bodies were there for some time,' Dormer said....

Atlantic City prosecutors said they have spoken with cops about similarities between the Long Island cases and four dead prostitutes found behind the Black Horse Pike motel four years ago.

Full View  Atlantic City prosecutors said they have spoken with cops about similarities between the Long Island cases and four dead prostitutes found behind the Black Horse Pike motel four years ago....

The Police Commissioner declined to say whether cops were trying to link the bodies to any missing-persons cases beyond Gilbert's ...

Full View  The Police Commissioner declined to say whether cops were trying to link the bodies to any missing-persons cases beyond Gilbert's ......

Robert Stolarik for The New York Times A search for bodies continued Tuesday along Ocean Parkway on Long Island, where four bodies were recently discovered.

Full View  Robert Stolarik for The New York Times A search for bodies continued Tuesday along Ocean Parkway on Long Island, where four bodies were recently discovered....


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