(L-R): Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, the women known as the “Gilgo Four” whose bodies were found on a remote Long Island beach in December 2021. They were last seen on dates between 2007 and 2010 and are believed to be the same victims of a serial killer. (Pictures via the Suffolk County (New York) Police Department.)
An arrest has been made in connection with a string of slayings of sex workers whose remains were found along a seaside highway, according to multiple reports.
Police on Long Island, New York, allegedly have a suspect in custody in connection with the Gilgo Beach murders, NBC News reported Friday. Suffolk County police and the Suffolk County district attorney are investigating.
The suspect is reportedly from Massapequa, in neighboring Nassau County, NBC reported.
At least 11 sets of human remains have been discovered along Ocean Parkway, near Gilgo Beach, since 2010, according to Suffolk County police.
This is a developing story.
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