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U.S. NEWS Monday 18 SepteMber 2017

Prosecutor renews interest in Long Island serial killer case

form the investigation that Gilbert, a 24-year-old sex in the thicket along Ocean
is required,” said John Ray, worker, vanished in spring Parkway when they hap-
an attorney for the family 2010 after leaving a client’s pened upon the remains
of Shannan Gilbert, whose house on foot and disap- of a different woman.
disappearance in 2010 sev- pearing into the marsh. Within days, three other
eral miles from Gilgo Beach Months later, a police of- bodies were found, all
triggered the hunt that ex- ficer and his cadaver dog within a short walk of one
posed the larger mystery. were looking for her body another.q

In this April 11, 2011, file photo, emergency personnel search
through the brush for human remains near Jones Beach in
Wantagh, N.Y. On Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, Suffolk County
Assistant District Attorney Robert Biancavilla said after the
sentencing of Long Island carpenter John Bittrolff for killing two
prostitutes in the early 1990s, that Bittrolff may be responsible for
killing at least one of 10 victims whose remains have been found
along a Long Island beach highway.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

By FRANK ELTMAN the sentencing that some
Associated Press of the remains found near
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — For Gilgo Beach “may be at-
years, the thicket along a tributed to the handiwork
beach highway on Long Is- of Mr. Bittrolff.” If authorities
land held a horrible secret. have evidence to back up
Hidden from passing drivers their suspicions, though,
were the skeletal remains they aren’t saying. Bian-
of 10 people, mostly young cavilla declined to elabo-
women who had worked rate. Suffolk County police
as prostitutes. Who killed officials declined to com-
them, and why, is a mys- ment. They last spoke pub-
tery that has vexed a slew licly about the case nearly
of seasoned homicide de- two years ago when they
tectives. announced detectives
The case took an intriguing were working with FBI profil-
turn when a veteran coun- ers on developing leads.
ty prosecutor became the Any suggestion that Bittrolff
first authority to publicly had anything to do with
name a suspect in at least the dead women is “laugh-
one of the deaths: John Bit- able,” said his lawyer, Jon-
trolff, a Long Island carpen- athan Manley.
ter who was sentenced to Even a lawyer for the fam-
consecutive 25 years-to-life ily of one of those linked to
terms in prison this week for the case expressed skepti-
beating two prostitutes to cism.
death in 1993 and 1994. “To stir this pot when there’s
Robert Biancavilla, an as- no evidence is looking to
sistant district attorney in easily blame a convicted
Suffolk County, said after killer and not have to per-