Following the Chilling Trail of the Gilgo Beach Murders

 According to police, the Gilgo Beach murders are one of Long Island's most significant criminal investigations. A search begins for Shannon Gilbert, a missing sex worker, leading to a grim discovery – 10 bodies found on a beach along the south coast of the island. The discovery comes nearly 13 years after the initial victim was found. Recently a suspect has been arrested in connection with the case. Rex Heuerman, a 59-year-old New York City architect and married father of two, has been charged with the murders of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello. According to court records, these three victims were discovered in December 2010, their bodies wrapped in burlap.

Heuerman, who is also considered the prime suspect in the death of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, the fourth victim found in the same month, has not yet faced charges in her murder, court documents show. The four victims became known collectively as the "Gilgo Four". Classified as Craigslist escorts, their bodies were found about 500 feet apart along the beach, each having died a violent death, authorities have confirme

Join us as we delve deeper into this horrific case and discover the years-long continuing search for justice

While searching for missing 23-year-old Shannon Gilbert from Jersey City, New Jersey, who had not been seen since May 2010, police found the first set of female remains. They were found hidden in bushes in an isolated coastal area along Gilgo Beach.

The search took a horrific turn on December 11, 2010, when the remains of 24-year-old Melissa Barthelemy were uncovered. Suffolk County officials report that these were preliminary findings in the case. Just two days later, investigators made an even more disturbing revelation. The remains of three more victims—Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Amber Costello and Megan Waterman—were found scattered about a half-mile away from Gilgo Beach.

The four women, whose bodies were found wrapped in camouflage burlap, were in the same profession as escorts who had advertised their services on Craigslist. As confirmed by authorities, he was last seen between July 2007 and September 2010.

After Melissa Barthelemy went missing, her family faced distressing taunting calls. Among these calls, a particularly ominous confession was made by the suspect, confessing to the murder and sexual assault of Ms. Barthelemy. This disturbing revelation has been highlighted in the bail application submitted by the Suffolk County District Attorney following the arrest of Rex Heuerman.

In January 2011, police shared that calls coming from Barthelemy's cell phone had been tracked to Midtown Manhattan. The last two calls were made near Madison Square Garden and Times Square. However, the caller ended the call very quickly, making it challenging for authorities to pinpoint the exact location of the call.

Moving forward, on March 29, 2011, several miles east of where the bodies of the "Gilgo Four" were found, the partial skeletal remains of another woman were uncovered.

The recently discovered remains were initially designated as Jane Doe #5. However, investigators later confirmed her identity as Jessica Taylor, an escort whose partial remains were found in Manorville in 2003.

Over the next month, on April 4, 2011, three additional sets of remains were located near a beach along a section of the Ocean Parkway in Suffolk County. As reported by investigators, these remains include a young female child, an Asian male who is unidentified, and a female who was initially labeled as Jane Doe #6.

Just a week after the remains of Jane Doe #5 were uncovered, two more sets of human remains were discovered in Nassau County, located about 40 miles east of New York City. Among them, thanks to DNA analysis, one was identified as the mother of the first found child. Officials noted that the mother's partial remains were first found in 1997.

The second set of remains were found to be a "genetic match" to those discovered on Fire Island in 1996. The connection has significantly expanded both the timeline and geographic scope of the ongoing investigation, officials said.