A Long Island Serial Killer Used Craiglist to Kill Prostitutes
There were five suspects, but it’s still a cold case
After middle school, I grew up on Long Island. It was always my parents’ dream to have the prototypical suburban life. Moving from Queens, New York to Long Island, we finally had a house we owned. I went to a better school as per my father’s dream, and although I lament going to a high school so privileged and sheltered, I am luckier in my post graduate life for it.
According to My FOX NY, in 2011, searchers found eight sets of remains on Jones Beach, New York, which is a popular beach on Long Island. Later, authorities found a ninth and 10th victim, the latter of which was a skull outside a bird sanctuary on Ocean Parkway.
Soon, investigators knew there was a serial killer on Long Island. He would be known as the Long Island serial killer, but other names would be the Gilgo Beach Killer and the Craigslist Ripper. The name of the Craigslist Ripper would be used because the killer frequently killed escorts who advertised their services on Craigslist.
Remains would be found of two more victims, which may have been the work of a second serial killer. However, they found the work was similar to the previous killings, as was the location. Authorities discovered the bodies in 2011…
