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  1. The Gilgo Beach serial killings were part of a series of murders spanning from the early 1990s until 2011. Many of the victims' remains were found over a period of months in 2010 and 2011 during a police search of the area along Ocean Parkway, a road near the remote beach town of Gilgo on Long Island in Suffolk County, New York. The search was prompted by the disappearance of Shannan Gilbert, who, like many of the known victims, worked as an escort and advertised on Craigslist. The perpetrator in the case is known as the Long Island Serial Killer.
    LocationSuffolk County, New York, United States
    Date1993–2011
    Reward amount$50,000
    Capture statusSuspect in custody
    Suspect

    In July 2023, Rex Andrew Heuermann, a 59-year-old Nassau County resident, was arrested in Midtown Manhattan and subsequently charged with three counts of first-degree murder, as well as three counts of the … See more

    Victims

    Sandra Costilla was a 28-year-old woman from Trinidad and Tobago who was killed on November 19 or 20, 1993. In 2024 Rex Heuermann was charged with her murder. DNA from hairs found on her body matched Heuerman… See more

    Police investigations

    24-year-old Shannan Maria Gilbert was working as an escort at a client's residence in Oak Beach on May 1, 2010. At 4:51 in the morning, 911 dispatchers received a panicked phone call from Gilbert, who could be heard s… See more

    Timeline

    1993
    • November 19, 1993 : Sandra Costilla last seen, New York City, New York.
    • November 20, 1993 : Remains of Sandra Costilla found, North Sea, New York.… See more