Suspected Lengthy Island Serial Killer in Custody After Years-Lengthy Manhunt – E! On-line

There is a potential breakthrough within the chilling case of the Lengthy Island serial killer.

Greater than a decade after authorities discovered the stays of not less than 10 folks within the distant space of Lengthy Island, New York, a suspect is in custody in connection to the Gilgo Seashore murders, a legislation enforcement official and two authorities officers confirmed to NBC News July 14.

A spokesperson for the Suffolk County District Legal professional’s Workplace advised the outlet that there was a “vital growth within the case” however declined to remark additional, citing a forthcoming court docket continuing. Based on NBC Information, the suspect is from Massapequa, the neighborhood positioned inside close by Nassau County.

The break within the case comes 13 years after the disappearance of Shannan Gilbert, a 24-year-old intercourse employee from New Jersey who vanished in 2010 after leaving a residence in Oak Seashore.

After leaving a consumer’s residence, she made a 22-minute-long name to 911, which was launched to the general public in 2022. In the course of the name, per NBC News, Gilbert was heard telling the emergency dispatcher that somebody was attempting to kill her.