Welcome to the whole story. In d december of 2010, four bods were found along a Quarter Mile Stretch of gilgo beach on the south shore of long island, new york. All four victims were young women in their 20s who advertised sex work on craigslist. They were all bound at the feet or ankles. It was a shocking discovery and it was just the beginning. Over the next year, seven more sets of Human Remains were found in the kra. M most of them women. So was this the work of a Serial Killer . Thats the Question Investigators have been asking until they got a new lead. They now have a suspect, someone who say was living a double life as a husband and father. Over the next hour, well piece together how exactly police were able to identify the suspect and how the killer was able to get away with it for so long. State police. Theres somebody after me. Whats your name . Shannon gilbert. Where are you . Im on long island. And whats wrong . These people are me. May 1st of 2010. She showed up at my doo
Bodies were found along a quartermile stretch of gogo beach on the south shore of long island, new york. All four victims were young women in their 20s who advertised a work on craig list. Their bodies were found within a quartermile stretch of beach, all bound at the feet or ankles and covered with burlap to hide them. It was a shocking discovery, and it was just the beginning. For the next year, seven more set of Human Remains were found in the area, mostly women. Was this the work of a Serial Killer . That is the Question Investigators have been asking for more than a decade, with no answers until 2022, when a recent Dna Technology gave police a new lead. They now have a suspect, someone they say who is living a double life as a husband and father. Police fear he was targeting even more victims. Over the next hour, cnn will piece together exactly how police were able to identify the suspect and how the possible killer was able to get away with it for so long. State police . There is
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he was very selective about people under five feet. he wanted young women who appeared younger by their size. reporter: it was not the only similarity. all of them were self- employed in the escort business. they were soliciting their services on craigslist and other websites on the internet. no matter what she did, she was our daughter and a friend of people. i would just like to put it out there that she was the light of my life. [ crying ] i would like to set the record straight that she was not a mean person, she was not a bad person. i bought into all the horrible stereotypes about victims in crimes like this. i assume they lived off the
reporter: it wasn t the only similarity. all of them were self-employed in the escort business. they were soliciting their services on craigslist and other websites found on the internet. no matter what she did she was my daughter and a good friend to people. i would just like to put it out there that she was the light of my life. i d just like to set the record straight that she wasn t a mean person and she wasn t a bad person. i bought into all the horrible stereotypes about victims in crimes like this. i assumed they lived off the grid and that no one was looking for them. in fact, their families had been looking for their lost loved ones, some of them for months, and one for 3 1/2 years, one for 2 years. reporter: that was the barthelemy family, whose