The Gilgo Beach serial killer case has haunted New York’s Long Island community for more than a decade, ever since the first of multiple bodies were discovered along Ocean Parkway in December 2010.
More than a decade later, in July 2023, Massapequa Park local Rex Heuermann was then dramatically arrested as he left his office in midtown Manhattan.
Now, Daily Mail Senior Crime Reporter Ruth Bashinsky has closely examined the intricate details surrounding the Gilgo Beach Murders in a new crime show – including her own haunting ‘encounter’ with the suspect.
Heuermann has been charged with the murders of seven women on Long Island between 1993 and 2010. He denies all wrongdoing.
The first episode of Daily Mail’s True Crime show details how on May 1st, 2010, 23-year-old escort Shannan Gilbert made a frantic phone call to police after leaving a client’s home on Long Island.
She sprinted into the brush along Ocean Parkway and was never heard from again. In the search for Shannan, investigators discovered the remains of several other missing women along the same stretch of road on Long Island, kicking off a nationwide hunt for a serial killer.
Daily Mail’s new two-part series on YouTube will track the sinister case from the very beginning – with expertise from Long Island native Bashinsky.
Daily Mail Senior Crime Reporter Ruth Bashinsky has closely examined the intricate details surrounding the Gilgo Beach Murders – including her own haunting ‘encounter’ with the suspect
Heuermann has been charged with the murders of seven women on Long Island between 1993 and 2010. He denies all wrongdoing
Heuermann was initially charged with the murders of three women: Amber Costello, Melissa Barthelemy and Megan Waterman.
Since then, he has been charged with the murders of four more victims: Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Sandra Costilla, Jessica Taylor and Valerie Mack.
All the victims were working as sex workers when they vanished after going to meet a client.
Their bodies were found dumped along Ocean Parkway near Gilgo Beach and other remote spots on Long Island.
Some of the victims had been bound, others had been dismembered and their remains discarded in multiple locations.
The 61-year-old has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him.
Watch Daily Mail’s Murder Maps episode on Gilgo Beach on our YouTube channel.
