Timeline: Gilgo Beach serial killer investigation
A timeline of the ongoing investigations in and around the Gilgo Beach area of Long Island's South Shore. The search for bodies, which started with a hunt for a missing woman, Shannan Gilbert, has led police to the discovery of 10 different sets of remains.
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Shannan Gilbert goes missing May 1, 2010
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First body found Dec. 11, 2010
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3 more bodies found Dec. 13, 2010
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Police find no new evidence Dec. 16-17, 2010
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Victims identified Jan. 24, 2011
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Suspicious phone calls January, 2011
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The search continues February-March 2011
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More remains uncovered March 29, 2011
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More remains found as total rises to eight April 4, 2011
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Expanding their search April 6, 2011
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Another gruesome discovery April 11, 2011
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The search continues into Nassau April 14, 2011
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Investigators: Bone found not human April 19, 2011
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Divers return to water in search April 20, 2011
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Three killers used beach to dump bodies May 9, 2011
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NYPD denies suspicion of officers as suspects May 15, 2011
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Families hold vigil June 11, 2011
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$25G reward offered for information June 16, 2011
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Police hope sketches lead to ID Sept. 20, 2011
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Police revise theory Nov. 29, 2011
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Search resumes for missing woman Dec. 5, 2011
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Shannan Gilbert's remains found Dec. 13, 2011
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NYPD: Person of interest identified Dec. 5, 2012
April 4, 2011
More remains found as total rises to eight
Three more sets of decomposed remains are recovered, bringing the total to eight. Newsday later learns one is a child wrapped in a blanket. Another consists of a human head in a plastic bag. A third shows clear signs of dismemberment. (April 4, 2011)
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