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GILGO BEACH MURDERS: SUSPECT IN LONG ISLAND SERIAL KILLINGS IN CUSTODY,
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Remains of 11 people were found on a stretch of highway in Suffolk County after
police began searching for Shannan Gilbert, 24, a sex worker from New Jersey who
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By Jonathan Dienst, Greg Cergol and Elisha Fieldstadt

A suspect in the Gilgo Beach murders, a case that captured national attention
and confounded investigators on Long Island for more than a decade, was
identified Friday as Rex Heuermann, sources said.

Heuermann was taken into custody and expected to be arraigned later, four senior
law enforcement officials briefed on the case told NBC News.




The Suffolk County police and the Suffolk County district attorney are leading
the investigation. The suspect is an architect from Massapequa, which is in
neighboring Nassau County.

An aerial view of the area near Gilgo Beach on April 15, 2011, in Wantagh,
N.Y.Spencer Platt / Getty Images file

The sister of Shannan Gilbert, the first of the 11 victims found slain, said she
was "relieved that they finally caught him."

"It’s been a long time coming & I never gave up hope that one day justice would
be served," Sherre Gilbert said in an email to NBC News. "I’m just happy it
happened sooner rather than later. The suspect (Rex) deserves to rot in prison
for the rest of his life. He destroyed many lives so while it won’t bring our
loved ones back, it does help that one less monster is off the streets and he
can’t ever hurt anyone else!”

Heuermann's arrest came after a spokesperson for the Suffolk County District
Attorney’s Office said Friday morning there was a “significant development in
the case” but declined to comment further until after a court proceeding later
this morning. 



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The news was first reported by News 12 Long Island.


LONG ISLAND POLICE RELEASE GILGO BEACH 911 CALL AFTER 12 YEARS

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Eleven sets of human remains have been found on a stretch of highway in Suffolk
County after police began searching along Ocean Parkway for Gilbert, a
24-year-old sex worker from New Jersey who vanished in 2010 after leaving a
client’s house in Oak Beach.

During the search, the remains of Melissa Barthelemy, 24, were found on Dec. 11,
2010. Two days later, three more bodies were discovered — Megan Waterman, 22,
Amber Lynn Costello, 27, and Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25.

From left, Melissa Barthelemy, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Megan Waterman and Amber
Lynn Costello.Suffolk County Police Department via AP, file

In March 2011, Suffolk police found the partial remains of Jessica Taylor along
Ocean Parkway. Eight years earlier, remains also belonging to Taylor were found
in Manorville, police said in 2020.



In April 2011, police uncovered three additional sets of remains. They were of
Valerie Mack, 24, a female toddler and a man.

The shocking discoveries continued when two additional bodies were found in
Nassau County.


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Mack was not identified until 2020.

Gilbert’s remains were eventually discovered by police on Oak Beach in December
2011. According to NBC New York, Gilbert was not the only victim who was a sex
worker.



In May 2022, Suffolk County police released 911 audio related to Gilbert’s
disappearance. She initially called 911 from inside the home of a client, Joseph
Brewer, in Oak Beach shortly before 5 a.m. in 2010.



“There is somebody after me,” she told the dispatcher multiple times.
“Somebody’s after me — please,” she said.

Gilbert didn’t specify where she was but said she was on Long Island. At times
during the call, she was heard speaking to her driver and security, Michael Pak,
saying “Please, get me out of here, Mike.”

At times during the 911 call, Brewer and Pak were heard speaking, trying to get
her out of Brewer’s home.

Shannan Gilbert.Suffolk County Police Department

“Come on, let’s go. We’ll all go outside,” Brewer was heard saying.



Gilbert added, “Please, get me out of here, Mike.”

The development comes after a multi-agency task force made up of FBI, New York
State Police and Suffolk County authorities was established in February 2022 to
“reinvigorate” the investigation.


Jonathan Dienst

Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief
investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.

Greg Cergol

Greg Cergol is the Long Island Reporter for WNBC-TV in New York


Elisha Fieldstadt

Elisha Fieldstadt is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.

Corky Siemaszko contributed.


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