Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day 2021 by visiting these suburban Portland bookstores
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Independent Bookstore Day looks a little different this year – again.
The American Booksellers Association’s annual celebration of indie bookstores is typically held on the last Saturday in April. In early 2020, as the pandemic spread, Independent Bookstore Day was rescheduled to the last Saturday in August, in hopes that bookstores would be operating normally by then. We all know how that story ended.
For 2021, with a year of pandemic selling experience under everyone’s belts, Independent Bookstore Day is back to its usual April date. Participating stores plan unique celebrations that can include raffle baskets, prizes, discounts, special merchandise and more – but many of the celebrations will be virtual.
It s been more than a decade since the bodies of various young women started to pile up around Long Island s Gilgo Beach in New York.
Since then, little has been discovered about the person responsible for the 10-plus slayings, and suspects have never been identified. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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In some cases, the killer taunted the victim s family and friends, but remained elusive. Recently, photographs were released of a black leather belt found at one of the dump locations police say this item likely belonged to the murderer. The belt is imprinted with the letters WH or HM possibly the suspect s initials.
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The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother s Hunt for Justice chronicles the search for the person who murdered at least 10 people in Suffolk County, New York
The bodies were found on Gilgo and Oak beaches between 2010 and 2011
The film posits that the same assassin could also be behind another serial killing four years earlier near Atlantic City, New Jersey
In that case, four female sex workers were strangled and left in a drainage ditch behind a motel in 2006
Disgraced ex-police chief faces accusations that he is tied to Gilgo Beach serial killings , new podcast claims
Between 2010 and 2011, 11 sets of human remains were uncovered near Gilgo Beach in Suffolk County, New York
The victims - a number of whom were young prostitutes - are believed to have been killed by one person, dubbed the Gilgo Beach serial killer
A new podcast titled Unraveled takes a fresh look at the case which has captured the interest of the public and generated much media attention
Several people interviewed on Unraveled claim former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke is shrouded in accusations that he is tied to the killings
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But the search for Shannan leads to an even more unsettling discovery: the bodies of several other missing women.
Still determined to seek justice for her daughter, Mari becomes frustrated by what she perceives as lack of police action. They ve been stalling and avoiding, she says of the law enforcement officers handling the case. I m beginning to think there s a coverup. The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother’s Hunt for Justice Kim Delaney, Katharine Isabelle
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Though the search for the serial killer is still ongoing, Mari s passionate dedication to giving her daughter and other forgotten women a voice, and the attention they deserve, has kept the case alive with hopes of a breakthrough soon, the film synopsis reads.