Their physical appearance, the method of killing and the state in which their remains were found triggered speculation that they could be victims of a serial killer. Prior to her disappearance, she had made a frantic call to the police, repeating the phrase: “Somebody’s after me.”Īs a part of a search for her, a police officer and his cadaver dog were scouring through the nearby beaches on December 11, 2010, when the German Shepard sniffed out a set of remains – later identified as those of 24-year-old Melissa Barthelemy – wrapped in a decaying burlap sack.įurther searches in the area over the next two days revealed the dismembered remains of three other women – Megan Waterman (22), Amber Lynn Costello (27) and Maureen Brainerd-Barnes (28). The 24-year-old sex worker had gone missing in May 2010, hours after a meeting with a client in the area. It all started with the disappearance of Shannan Gilbert.
(REUTERS/Courtesy of Suffolk County Police/Handout)
The locations where eight of 10 bodies were found near Gilgo Beach since December 2010 are seen in this Suffolk County Police handout image released to Reuters on September 20, 2011.
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