Timeline: Investigating the Long Island serial killings
Summary
A search for a missing woman on Long Island led police to find multiple bodies and identify a serial killer. Between 2007 and 2010, several women who worked as escorts disappeared, and their bodies were later found near Gilgo Beach.Key Facts
- Shannan Gilbert disappeared on May 1, 2010, after calling 911 saying she was being chased.
- In December 2010, four bodies were found near Gilgo Beach, known as the Gilgo Four.
- The Gilgo Four were Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Amber Costello, Megan Waterman, and Melissa Barthelemy.
- All four women were small in size, in their 20s, and worked as online escorts.
- Maureen Brainard-Barnes disappeared in July 2007 after receiving calls from a burner phone.
- Melissa Barthelemy went missing in July 2009; her sister got threatening calls from a man using Melissa’s phone.
- Megan Waterman was last seen in June 2010 leaving a hotel on Long Island.
- Police used phone records and other evidence to link the disappearances to a suspected serial killer.
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