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	Five years after the first body was found, on Dec. 11, 2015, Newsday took a comprehensive look at the state of the investigation and caught up with family members.
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Another day of protests took place at Stony Brook University, but it was nothing like the chaos on campus overnight. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'I just don't know how they're focusing on protesting and studying for finals'

Video shows a small plane making an emergency landing on Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai as the sun was setting Wednesday.

Emergency landing caught on camera

Demonstrators at Stony Brook University ignored multiple requests to disperse after two days of pro-Palestinian protests on campus. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Students ignore multiple requests to disperse

Prosecutors said a gas station robbery is intrinsically intertwined with the killings. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'I don't think there was a whole lot of thought behind this dismembering'

Newsday real estate reporter Arielle Dollinger visits a dome-shaped home in Montauk that was built by artist and inventor Eugene Tallarico.

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A Newsday investigation revealed former third-grade teacher Thomas Bernagozzi was at the center of 45 lawsuits against the Bay Shore school district under the Child Victims Act. Victims are now coming forward to share their stories. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

'You can hide it. But it's there. It'll never go away.'

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Victims who say they were abused by former Bay Shore teacher Thomas Bernagozzi say the district ignored their complaints. Now the community is demanding accountability. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

'It's a huge tear in the fabric of our community'

Look up what Long Island school districts paid to settle Child Victims Act claims.

Database: LI schools paid $31.6M to settle sex-abuse allegations

The district knew of at least five alleged incidents in 30 years, court records and school documents show.

Bay Shore schools kept teacher despite sexual abuse allegations spanning decades

LI Divided investigation results in license revocations, suspensions and fines for agents named in Newsday series.

See what happened to LI real estate agents involved in fair housing probe

New York State rulings show agents talking about schools, making negative comments about communities warranted discipline for racial "steering." NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'Very happy that action was taken'

New York State rulings show agents talking about schools, making negative comments about communities warranted discipline.

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Police are still searching the woods in Manorville in connection to the Gilgo killings. 

Manorville search connected to Gilgo killings continues  

Jeffrey Mackey and Alexis Nieves have been arrested on additional charges for their alleged roles in the murders, NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

New charges in body parts case

Commercial fishermen say the only Montauk ice provider at Gosman's dock is selling its business, which could spell disaster for fishing fleet. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'It'll severely damage our fleet'

Kirk Johnson, also known as Captain Kirk, KJ the singing DJ, is setting out to break records as the 'world's oldest DJ' at 94 years old. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

'It's going to happen'

Suffolk and NY State Police have expanded their search to North Sea as part of their Gilgo investigation. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

Gilgo investigation continues for a fourth day  

The search for human remains continued Thursday in the Manorville area that sources say is connected to the Gilgo killings investigation. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'It's unnerving'

Whether or not you are a fan of old-school science fiction, the genre is making a comeback on TV. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'I don't think it was ever gone'

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports from Manorville as police search a wooded area. The search is in connection with the Gilgo Beach homicide investigation, officials say.

On the scene in Manorville 

Rachel Lodice, 21, from Jericho, on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to multiple charges after allegedly causing a fatal crash in Massapequa and driving off in a public safety vehicle that had stopped to help the victims, police said. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'It is unfair'

The state has detected high levels of a carcinogenic heavy metal at a West Islip Superfudn site, four years after a cleanup of the area.

Polllution concerns, again

The case of Theresa Sexton's son Terry Long, who was shot and killed nearly two years ago, has gone unsolved. On Tuesday at the Suffolk County Police Department's media room in Yaphank, Sexton asked the public to help find justice for her son's killing. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

'Help them bring the people to justice'

The New York Rise, Long Island's new professional softball team, will play its first game on June 19. Newsday's Matt Lindsay reports.

'This dream is kind of a reality now'

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