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The 2006 cold case killings of Barbara Breidor, 42, Molly Jean Dilts, 20, Kim Raffo, 35, and Tracy Ann Roberts, 23, remain open, Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds said on Tuesday, Aug. 1.
Last month's arrest of Long Island's Rex Heuermann fueled speculation about other cold cases including the discovery of the aforementioned four victims, whose bodies were found in a drainage ditch along Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township four years earlier.
Reynolds said detectives compared the local killings and the Long Island killings and "there does not seem to be a connection."
“At this point in time, after ACPO detectives recently met with Suffolk County detectives to compare timelines, dates, methodologies, etc. of both cases, there does not seem to be a connection between the suspect in the Gilgo Beach case and the Atlantic County homicides from 2006," Reynolds said in a statement.
The Gilgo Beach serial killings involve a total of 11 victims, most of whom were young, female sex workers.
In November 2006, two women were out for a walk near Atlantic City when they found a body in a ditch. Police found three other bodies nearby.
The $15-a-night motel in Egg Harbor Township behind which the bodies were found was torn down to clear an area once known for crime, drugs and the 2006 murders.
Reynolds declined to comment further on the case.
"Given the open nature of the investigation, there will be no further comment on this case in order to minimize the possibility of controlled information getting out into the public that could ultimately jeopardize the investigation," Reynolds said.
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