Police have identified two of the Jane Doe victims found along Gilgo Beach, New York — near the dumping ground of the Long Island Serial Killer — nearly 30 years after they were murdered. At a press conference Tuesday, Nassau County police identified “Jane Doe No. 3” — known as …
Read More »'Gone Girls': Three Things We Learned From Netflix's New Long Island Serial Killer Doc
When 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert called 911 on May 1, 2010, she was absolutely frantic. An escort, Gilbert was on Oak Beach, Long Island for a date with a first-time client named Joseph Brewer when she became distressed, eventually screaming in the call to authorities, “they’re trying to kill me.” When …
Read More »'Gone Girls': See New Trailer for Netflix's Long Island Serial Killer Docuseries
Netflix has shared the first trailer for Gone Girls, the upcoming docuseries about the Long Island Serial Killer. First announced back in August 2023, just a month after the arrest of LISK suspect Rex Heuermann, Gone Girls finds filmmaker Liz Garbus — who directed the 2020 dramatized filmLost Girlsabout the …
Read More »Suspected Long Island Serial Killer Charged With Seventh Murder
Rex Heuermann, the suspected Long Island Serial Killer, was charged today with a seventh murder for the 2000 killing of Valerie Mack, The New York Times reports. Heuermann appeared in court Tuesday, Dec. 17, in Riverhead, New York, where he pleaded not guilty to the new charge. Mack was a …
Read More »Long Island Serial Killer Suspect Charged With Two More Murders
The man accused of being the Long Island Serial Killer was charged with two more counts of murder in connection to the remains of victims found near his alleged dumping ground of Gilgo Beach and further east along Long Island’s southern coast. According to a new Suffolk County bail application …
Read More »Long Island Serial Killer Suspect to Face New Murder Charge This Week
Suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to be indicted on a new murder charge later this week, CBS News reports. No details about the charge or victim were given, though the new indictment is expected to be officially brought on Thursday, June 6. The news comes just …
Read More »Long Island Serial Killer Suspect Charged in Fourth Murder
Rex Heuermann, the Long Island Serial Killer (LISK) suspect, has been charged in connection to the murder of a fourth woman. The 59-year-old returned to court on Tuesday, where he pleaded not guilty to the second-degree murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes. The charges surrounding Brainard-Barnes mark the last of “The Gilgo …
Read More »Long Island Serial Killer and Still-Unsolved Gilgo Beach Murders Focus of Upcoming Netflix Docuseries
The arrest of the Long Island Serial Killer and the slew of still-unsolved murders along the shore of Gilgo Beach will be the focus of an upcoming Netflix docuseries. Filmmaker Liz Garbus, who directed the 2020 dramatized film Lost Girls about the Gilgo Beach killings, will return to the role …
Read More »Police Identify Jane Doe Victim Found Near Long Island Serial Killer Dumping Ground
Nearly a month after the arrest of the Long Island Serial Killer (LISK) suspect, Suffolk County officials held a press conference Friday to reveal the identity of one of the Jane Doe victims found in the infamous dumping ground. At least 10 bodies were found along a desolate stretch of …
Read More »Long Island Serial Killer: More Cities Investigating if Unsolved Murders Link to Suspect
A week after the arrest of the Long Island Serial Killer (LISK) suspect, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison said that other cities have opened investigations into whether Rex Heuermann could be involved in their unsolved murder cases. Harrison told both People and the New York Post that police in …
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