‘Craigslist Killer’s’ Long Island killing spree spread over four years

Fears that more bodies will be found as Shannan Gilbert remains unidentified

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Emergency personnel search the dunes and scrub near the ocean, across the road from where eight bodies where found, near Oak Beach, N.Y.

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The first victim was Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25, who was last seen in Manhattan on July 9, 2007. Melissa Barthelemy was 24 when she vanished two years later almost to the day. She was followed by Amber Lynn Costello, who was 27 when last seen in early September last year. The last to be identified was Megan Waterman, a 22-year-old who disappeared last June. All four were wrapped in hessian.

The other four bodies are yet to be identified.

Last week the discovery of the four other bodies prompted the police to resume a widespread search of a seven-mile stretch of beach. This led to the discovery of three additional victims yesterday, but tests have not yet revealed who they are.

Sherre Gilbert, Shannan's sister, told the New York Post how shocked he was that none of the eight bodies were her sister. Her sister had a metal implant in her upper body which makes her easily identifiable.

She said " My heart sank when I got the call from the detective…We have to find my sister, she’s out there somewhere.

"Out of all the bodies we all thought one had to be her. He was shocked as well.

"Now I’m left with more questions that are unanswered."

It is believed that the police are now looking at possible links between this killer and the remains of four women found on a beach near Atlantic City in 2006.

The Craigslist Killer is fast becoming the most prolific killer in New York State in recent years.

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