For decades, a serial killer preyed on young female sex workers, using New York City’s busiest beaches as his dumping ground.
The killer’s crimes went largely unnoticed until 2010, when a young woman’s disappearance led the Suffolk County Police Department to discover the remains of 11 people – nine women, a man, and a toddler – around Gilgo Beach. But it would take another 13 years until a task force could name a suspect following a corruption scandal that shook the county and likely delayed the investigation.
Architect Rex Heuermann was arrested July 14, 2023. The Massapequa Park resident worked in Midtown Manhattan and has been linked to seven killings, though there are believed to be more.
Now, a new Netflix documentary series blows the case wide open. Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer, directed by Liz Garbus, is a thorough and impactful documentary unpacking how Shannan
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