Police believe the deaths of Barthelemy, Costello, Waterman and Brainard-Barnes — all of whom used Craigslist as sex workers— are linked, raising the specter of one or more serial killers using the area as a dumping ground. The women's remains were uncovered accidentally as police searched for year-old escort Shannan Gilbert, who went missing after visiting a client from Craigslist in the gated community of Oak Beach, before fleeing the man's home. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?
Though it was the search for Gilbert's body that led to the discovery of the others, police don't believe her case was linked. They suspect she got lost in the inhospitable marshland and either died of exposure or accidentally drowned. FB Tweet More. You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications.
James Burke is a former Suffolk County Police Chief who got shrouded in accusations of being involved in Long Island serial killings after rumors of his prior involvements with local sex workers came to light, placing him at a possible crime scene. But before we delve into that, we should mention his long career in law enforcement. When the Smithtown native was brought into custody, he was tied to the floor and violently beaten by James.
In the podcast , Christopher claimed that the bag contained sex toys, pornography, and what seemed to be snuff films that could link James to the LISK.
In , James Burke was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to depriving a person of civil rights and conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice in connection to the Christopher Loeb case.
Several other bodies discovered in other areas of Long Island have been speculated to be the work of the Long Island Serial Killer and are being considered by authorities, although without any hard evidence linking them, the connections are considered speculation , and nothing more.
Among these victims are:. And as for the infamous Long Island Serial Killer himself? Police say that he is likely a Long Island resident with deep knowledge of the South Shore and access to the burlap sacks that several of the victims were discovered in. And again, as stated above, authorities have hypothesized that the killer was someone familiar with law enforcement techniques. The Gilgo beach murders remain a mystery. Will additional victims of the Long Island Ser ial Killer ever be found, or the identity of the killer himself ever be revealed?
Only time will tell. Read the press release here. Advertise With Us. All rights reserved. Burke was a police officer when the investigation started and was later promoted to the chief of police in The former chief of police was sent to prison for 46 months back in after pleading guilty to a civil rights violation arising out of an assault on a local man. Later that man, who was identified as Christopher Loeb, filed a lawsuit against Burke and revealed that he assaulted him inside the station.
However, things became more bizarre when a sex worker named Leanne claimed that she saw him for the second time in and decided to hook up with him. She described that he violently yanked her head during oral sex to the point where she started tearing up. The instance made everyone believed that he might have drugs on him or doing some illegal business.
Burke was released from prison in and transferred to a halfway house. However, Bissett could not be interrogated as he took his own life while in his car at Mattituck park. The only man to be convicted under the investigation was John Bittrolff. But he was not taken into custody for the LISK case.
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