More Human Remains Found In Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Probe

Situation Serious On Long Island As Victims List Grows To 8

April 4, 2011 11:59 PM

Authorities look for remains near Gilgo Beach (Photo: Chopper 2 HD)

Reporting Mike Xirinachs

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GILGO BEACH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — There was yet another chilling discovery on Long Island on Monday.

Chopper 2 HD was over Gilgo Beach where police searching for victims of a serial killer found the remains of three more people, bringing the total to eight, reports CBS 2’s Jennifer McLogan.

It was a stunning and disturbing development – the remains were discovered along Ocean Parkway, bringing the total to eight. Police now suspect a possible serial killer.

1010 WINS’ Al Jones with more details on the investigation

It remains a perplexing mystery with few clues for searchers and one seasoned forensic expert, who told CBS 2’s Derricke Dennis he’s trying to determine whether these eight deaths are the work of one killer, or more — and whether they’ll strike again.

“I wouldn’t be at all surprised. I would not be at all surprised,” John Jay College professor Dr. Charles Bahn said.

“It could be two men who do this together. One of them doing the killing and the other much more interested in the sex.”

WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs: This Will Be An All-Day Search

Through dense poison ivy bramble and tick-infested undergrowth a phalanx of Suffolk County investigators intensified the search for the missing New Jersey woman, 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert of Jersey City, and what they found was almost beyond comprehension.

“I’d like to report at this time that we found human remains, three human remains so far in the area between Oak Beach and Gilgo Beach,” Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer said.

More Human Remains Found In Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Probe

A sign announcing the closure of Ocean Parkway on April 4, 2011 (Photo/Mona Rivera)

Flanked by the district attorney, the police commissioner pledged that the identification of the remains will be swift as heartbroken families wait to hear if their missing daughters might be among the latest remains discovered — along a stretch of Ocean Parkway east of Jones Beach.

“The medical examiner is going to be looking at the possibility that Shannan Gilbert is one of the remains,” Dormer said. “We do have forensic and information available to the ME that would either prove it’s her or eliminate her.”

Last week, a fifth individual still unidentified was discovered in rugged underbrush. Four women were found nearby in December. They had worked as prostitutes and escorts advertising on Craigslist.

Helicopters hovered above as cadaver sniffing dogs marched through the terrain. With snow now melted and before the foliage of spring gets underway, the remains were pulled from a 4-foot tall tangle of sea grass and scrub pine, not far from the quiet isolated beachfront location where Gilbert was last seen in May begging for protection at 5 a.m. at a stranger’s door.

“I come over here and start dialing 9-1-1 and I was giving the information and she opened the door and ran. She fell halfway down the stairs,” witness Gus Coletti told McLogan.

Gilbert vanished into the brush. The client she was going to see was cleared as a suspect. As 1010 WINS’ Mona Rivera reports, resident Joseph Brewer’s home was searched as part of the investigation into Gilbert’s disappearance. Brewer said he was innocent in the case, and his home is now for sale.

Oak Beach residents have said that their property values are suffering as a result of their neighborhood being used as a murderer’s dumping ground.

A seven-mile stretch of the westbound side of the Robert Moses Parkway running to Tobay Beach has been shut down.

Are authorities doing enough to stop the suspected serial killer? Sound off in our comments section.

Camille

I left Long Island thirty three years ago and I’m glad that I did. You have to be a barbarian to live there.

lordburninghole

Please come back.
Jonathan

Well, unless you’re a prostitute, you have nothing to worry about!
HARLEM GOING H.A.M.

THAT’S ONE OR TWO PEOPLE. YOU CAN’T BLAME THE WHOLE LONG ISLAND.
Donna

That’s ridiculous!

Wondering

How old was the boy? Could it have been the son of one of the prostitutes?

You creepy presumptuous nut

What boy are you talking about, Mr. Serial killer?

You attentive reader

I believe he’s referring to the boy mentioned in the article, Ms. Thorough Reader.
chefyumyum

That was a typo. It should read “body” not boy.

Mangoman

That’s pretty barren land and rugged terrain, especially in the mid spring to late fall. I have a 4 wheel drive permit and do alot of fishing off the surf around those parts. The brush along that stretch is full of poison ivy. How anyone can get into that area to dispose of a body is mind boggeling. Should check all the local drug stores for someone who constantly buys medication for poison ivy. When I go out fishing, day or night.. there’s always vehicles left unattended along that stretch and I wonder where the hell could the owners of those vehicles gone? Now..I don’t want to know.

Jessica

Poison ivy doesn’t affect everyone equally. Most of my family doesn’t really react to it at all – I’ve never had poison ivy despite playing in thick woods most my childhood. My friends often complained about it but I played in the same places without ever having a problem. To this day, I can’t identify the stuff because I never got any kind of rash from it.
Rob Meier

Yeah I remember many times during the summer parking there on the motorcycle. The State Troopers were always giving me parking tickets. You would figure you could hide a motorcycle pretty easy in bushes. Nope, if there’s money to be made they are out in force. Where’s the cops when you need them? When seconds matter, cops take minutes.

Steven P

oak beach residents are more concerned with their property values decreasing because of these murders than the fact that these poor people are dead? Seems to me like this murderer should’ve directed his efforts at the aristocratic oak beach residents. Guarantee when they find the suspect, itll be one of the bikers that frequent the beach regularly. This is truly horrible.

Kevj

Maybe the aristocratic oak beach residents dont want that riff raft hangin around their community. I dont live there…I’m just sayin.
Hates Ignorance

Are you kidding?? You guarantee its one of the bikers?? I hate to tell you, bikers are the FIRST ones to string people up for doing this kind of stuff, and would NEVER involve kids! You obviously have not spent time around bikers. You are too busy judging books by their covers.

lawyer for a day

doesn’t anyone care that my 2010 Volvo twin-turbo S80 can do 0-60 in under 6 seconds?! Let’s keep our eye on the ball, people!!
Joseph Wootten

OK, why the hell is prostitution illegal, and abortion legal? It seems like one gets someone killed, and the other gets someone killed. HMMMMM????? I’, confused.

Stew

It seems to me they need to be looking for someone who has had a bad case of poison ivy. I’d check all the drugstores which have sold calamine or doctor’s offices who have treated anyone with severe poisoin ivy.
Kevj

Whats one thing got to do with another??

steve smith

Who cares what their occupations are, or how they advertise? They don’t deserve this, no human being does. That’s like saying women who dress a certain way deserve to be raped. Furthermore, YOUR home prices should be the least of your concern. It’s pathetic,do you think the Japanese are worried about property values?! Get your priorities straight and hope that someone in YOUR precious little enclave is not the Target or actual home of this maniac!

PeriBlue

The word “deserve” doesn’t enter into this, but prostitutes knowingly engage in a highly risky & illegal business, and it’s not surprising when they end up this way. Some men just want sex, but there are so many sickos out there & these women deliberately & knowingly put themselves in harm’s way. So you are wrong — it has everything to do with their “occupations” & how they advertise. I also disagree with your likening of being a prostitute to dressing a certain way. For instance, wearing say a short skirt is in no way the same thing as setting oneself up in a prostitution business & going somewhere alone to meet strangers for sex. Having said that I still do feel sorry for what has happened to them & especially to their grieving families. Hopefully they will catch this sicko soon.

Kev

Could not have said it any better. Clear logical thinking…..
Local Resident

Many people are becoming aware that not all prostitutes engage in the practice willingly.

Some are enslaved by drug addictions, which I do not excuse, but which are powerful motivators. Pimps and drugs can require superhuman effort and outside support to get away from.

Others are lured in as innocent young teens yearning for attention, whose older “boyfriends” turn out to be pimps who use violence and intimidation to keep them in virtual sex slavery, often for years. Ever notice all the “missing” flyers for young teen girls? Not all are runaways. Look up “human trafficking” for more info.

We can’t possibly know the motivations of the murdered women. They do deserve our pity, and also the benefit of the doubt. These are someone’s daughters, and they are no more.
u

legal prostitutes don’t get exposed to this. either way no victim is at fault just the sicko thats killing

Elyse Lottier

thank you for saying what you did. I am so sick of hearing that “another body of another prostitute or sex worker” was found. This should not be what defines these women. They are much more than women who may have been getting paid for sex. They are daughters, mothers, friends, aunts, cousins…they have suffered enough both before and during their untimely deaths and should not be vilified more by the press. May they all, now, find a final resting place and rest in peace and may their families finally have some closure and peace of mind.

nathan

Mommy???
David

I would have to say that we are probably looking for someone with some serious mommy issues.

Kiki

Strange you would use “mommy” in your post.

Officer Dumb Ass

Suffolk County PD = FAIL

johnnyg

Don’t forget the Suffolk PD high salaries!

JHanna

Steve Levy: a person of interest.

Suffolk County; a dispicable place where hate crimes, other serial killers, fascist politicians, and drunk driving occur without interfearance…

TiminPhx

Why not mention people that cut into line, those who leave shopping carts in the lot, and those with Justin Bieber ring tones? How silly a collection of things to throw into a post about a serial killer.

Gerry

I’m worried about my property values suffering from the American economy being in the Greater Depression but what can I do?

brookly

vote?

Toady

What about the boy victim? This killings aren’t limited to prostitutes.

Harp

What boy victim? Who said anything about male remains?

Living far from NY

I too read the part that linked and said “Last week, a fifth still unidentified boy was discovered in rugged underbrush. ”

A boy?
Living far from NY

Ahh. I bet it is a typo. “Body” without a “d” is boy. Good editing CBS. Made a change in the article that made it seem a boy was a victim here too. Shame.
Andrew

Hey, practice those reading comprehension skills Harp, they could come in handy someday.

Glad2LeaveNY

If anyone who has been there will know…Gilgo is a barrier island surrounded by water. The parkway going toward there is lined with beach dunes, on one side, the Atlantic Ocean and the other side a large creek. It takes a boat to ferry the homeowners to their nests. Any car can stop at anytime and go unnoticed by the people living there. This killer could be jetting there from a number of highways. Meadowbrook Pkwy up toward Merrick or Freeport. Ocean Parkway going out east toward Islip. Long beach, Lido Beach, Point Lookout. This wouldn’t be the first serial killer transporting bodies around Long Island in their car.
Hard to believe that the police didn’t do that thorough a search the last time they were out there investigating.

kat

I think the problem was the snow. It snowed right after they found the first bodies and as you know didn’t stop snowing all winter

No one

‘Police say Gilbert responded to a Craigslist ad soliciting sex,’ so why don’t they check her computer for a clue?

At all

Cause if they did, it would uncover many interesting names involved in the prostitution web…. hmm…. politicians, business leaders, entertainment people, etc….

Ben

That area will only be used because the killer feels comortable there. It could be one of the town’s residents, or someone that was there as a child.

JL

LOL, Ben…do you watch Criminal Minds??

David Israel Santa-Axman

lol ben you must watch criminal minds!!!

Richie

Maybe it’s you and you’re just trying to throw us off with your CSI-like analysis.

Frasier

You live by the sword you die by the sword – what’s the matter with these girls? Who meets strangers for sex these days and if you do you wind up like one of these woman.

PeriBlue

I agree. It’s called asking for trouble.

brooklyn4ever

Are you kidding me????? Who actually gives a rat’s butt about the value of your property??? How about thinking that you are living in your dreamworld with a demented serial killer? Or if the person is not living among you, that they are coming into your neighborhood in the dark disposing of bodies? How about thinking that these women were someone’s daughter. or mother or sister, or aunt and that there is no closure for their families? Bet if it was you, your house value would be the last thing on your mind.
victor

Hey mister mayor, your city is a battle ground, what are you going to do about it…sofar all you have done is sit on your Duff. how about doing something to protect your city(I forgot that you have to ask Obama before you can do anything)vv

NYCJosh

What? This is NOT in NYC. It’s out in Long Island. What are you talking about? This is one guy dumping bodies on a pretty much deserted stretch of beach island. There may be about 25 houses there total…

tony peppers

youre a goon.
CPT SKOAL

seriously its empty, quiet, dark and you need like 20 Mil to get a house out there

Suzan

Cameras should have been placed out there months ago…They spend to catch speeders……..ENOUGH ALREADY!

kat

Do you really think that whoever this is is still dumping bodies there?

Osama cares

This is the work of Mayor Bloomberg. Dumping homicide victims from NYC in Long Island to show the murder rate dropping in NYC.
Flynn

Oh boo-hoo — the value of my home is dropping. I’ll have to cry about it as I drive my Hummer to get my $200 facial.

How about people are dead? Someone’s daughter. Someone’s Sister.
Dan Te

I think every resident within 10 miles of that area should be considered a suspect….
CREEPY

Kind of gives another perception for going to the beach to show off your body
nj

as long as idiots answer these type of adds they are going to find and run into these type of people

Eleanor

AGREED!!!!!!!!!!!

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