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Gilgo Beach Serial Murders: Key Tip From Witness 12 Years Ago Helps Crack Case Gilgo Beach Serial Murders: Key Tip From Witness 12 Years Ago Helps Crack Case
Gilgo Beach Serial Murders: Key Tip From Witness 12 Years Ago Helps Crack Case The man accused of killing several women and dumping their bodies on a New York beach in what became known as the Gilgo Beach murders was finally nabbed thanks in large part to a tip from one victim’s roommate that came over a decade ago. Dave Schaller met with Suffolk County Police detectives in December 2010, shortly after the skeletal remains of 27-year-old Amber Lynn Costello were found in an area off Ocean Parkway, near Gilgo Beach, according to CBS News. He told them that shortly before Costello disappeared, he had witnessed a large man threatening her inside their North Babylon home…
Gilgo Four: A Look At Women At Heart Of Serial Murder Case Gilgo Four: A Look At Women At Heart Of Serial Murder Case
Gilgo Four: A Look At Women At Heart Of Serial Murder Case They're known as the Gilgo Four. The women, all in their 20s, are at the heart of the Long Island serial murder case that has captured national and global attention following the arrest of suspect Rex Heuermann just over a week ago. The 59-year-old married father of two, an architect who worked on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and resided in Nassau County in the village of Massapequa Park just miles north of the site where their bodies were found -- in a grassy area of Gilgo Beach, a barrier island off Long Island's south shore in the Suffolk County town of Babylon. Heuermann was arraigned on…
Police Release 911 Calls Of Gilgo Beach Murder Victim Police Release 911 Calls Of Gilgo Beach Murder Victim
Police Release 911 Calls Of Gilgo Beach Murder Victim Police officials on Long Island have released three 911 calls connected to the death of Shannan Gilbert whose disappearance led to the discovery of the Gilgo Beach serial killer murders. During Gilbert's call to 911 dispatchers, she can be heard saying over and over "there is someone after me." (Click here to listen.) But during a press conference on Friday, May 13, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison said that although Gilbert's body was found in the area of those killed by the serial killer, investigators do not believe that her death was a murder and is not related to the…
Long Island Man Sentenced For Running Human Trafficking Ring Out Of Parents' Basement Long Island Man Sentenced For Running Human Trafficking Ring Out Of Parents' Basement
Long Island Man Sentenced For Running Human Trafficking Ring Out Of Parents' Basement A 48-year-old Long Island man has been sentenced to nearly a decade in prison after running a sex trafficking ring out of his parents' basement. Raymond Rodio III, a resident of the Brookhaven hamlet of Sound Beach, has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of sex trafficking in February. In total, Rodio trafficked nearly two dozen women over the past five years, forcefully detaining some in the basement of his parents' Lower Rocky Point Road home without a shower or bathroom. Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini said that Rodi…
Woman Whose Remains Were Found On Gilgo Beach ID'd, Suffolk Police Say Woman Whose Remains Were Found On Gilgo Beach ID'd, Suffolk Police Say
Woman Whose Remains Were Found On Gilgo Beach ID'd, Suffolk Police Say After years of searching for the identity of Jane Doe #6 whose body was found along with 10 other sets of remains on Long Island, police say they have identified the woman. The Suffolk County Police Department, together with the FBI, announced Friday, May 22, they have positively identified “Manorville Jane Doe,” also referred to as “Jane Doe #6.” The department said the use of DNA techniques earlier this year in their ongoing effort to advance the investigation, known as the Gilgo Beach Murders. They are expected to reveal the name sometime on Friday on a special website gilgonews.com set…
Police Release Image Of Belt That May Belong To Serial Killer In Gilgo Beach Case Police Release Image Of Belt That May Belong To Serial Killer In Gilgo Beach Case
Police Release Image Of Belt That May Belong To Serial Killer In Gilgo Beach Case For the first time in almost a decade, Suffolk County Police have released new evidence in connection with the Gilgo Beach serial killer case. During a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 16,  police released an image of a black leather belt with two initials that they believed could belong to the killer because it had not been touched by any of the victims. The belt is imprinted with the letters "WH" or "HW" depending on the way the belt is turned. Suffolk Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart said she hoped the release of the evidence could help identify a suspect. "We remain steadfast in …
Long Island Homeschool Tutor Sentenced For For Attempted Child Enticement Long Island Homeschool Tutor Sentenced For For Attempted Child Enticement
Long Island Homeschool Tutor Sentenced For For Attempted Child Enticement A Long Island homeschool tutor is heading to prison after attempting to entice an undercover police officer posing as a teenage girl. Jeffrey Weber, of Seaford, has been sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty last December to attempted child enticement, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced this week.  Weber, 59, was also sentenced to five years of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender when he is released from prison. Between Jan. 30 and Feb. 14 last year, Weber sent emails and text messages to engage in sexu…
Man Ran Sex Trafficking Ring From Parents' Brookhaven Basement, DA Says Man Ran Sex Trafficking Ring From Parents' Brookhaven Basement, DA Says
Man Ran Sex Trafficking Ring From Parents' Brookhaven Basement, DA Says A 47-year-old Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly running a sex trafficking ring out of his parents’ basement. Raymond Rodio III, a resident of the Brookhaven hamlet of Sound Beach, allegedly trafficked nearly two dozen women in the past five years, holding some by force in the basement of a Lower Rocky Point Road home without a shower or bathroom, prosecutors allege. Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini said that Rodio would set up dates with men in the basement or in area motels. He allegedly also kept the women’s money and gave them heroin and other drugs instead. "Thi…
Search Is On For Two Men Who Stole ATV From Melville Man Search Is On For Two Men Who Stole ATV From Melville Man
Search Is On For Two Men Who Stole ATV From Melville Man Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are on the lookout for two men who allegedly stole an ATV from a Melville man. Police say two men contacted the seller of an ATV through Craigslist and met them at a Lamarr Avenue residence on Friday, April 19 around 5:30 p.m. One of the men allegedly asked the seller to test drive the ATV, and he fled westbound on the Northern State Parkway, police say. The other man fled in a gray Toyota Camry, and neither of the two men returned, according to police. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up t…