Gilgo Beach serial killings
American serial killer case
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| April 23 2025 | Nassau County police officially identified Tanya Denise Jackson and her daughter Tatiana Marie Dykes, noting potential connection to the Rex Heuermann investigation. |
| 2025 | Netflix plans to release 'Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer', a three-part limited documentary series. |
| 2024 | Rex Heuermann was charged with Sandra Costilla's murder based on DNA evidence from hairs found on her body, which matched Heuermann's. |
| December 2024 | By December 2024, Rex Heuermann had been indicted for the murders of seven victims: Amber Lynn Costello, Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Sandra Costilla, Jessica Taylor, and Valerie Mack. |
| December 17 2024 | Rex Heuermann is indicted by the Suffolk District Attorney's office for the murder of Valerie Mack. |
| September 2024 | Female-presenting rendering of the unidentified Asian victim released by police |
| June 6 2024 | Heuermann was arraigned and charged with the murders of Jessica Taylor and Sandra Costilla, expanding the timeline of the case to the early 1990s. |
| January 2024 | Heuermann was charged with the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, becoming the prime suspect in her death. |
| November 2023 | Dateline NBC aired 'The Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Killer' episode |
| September 8 2023 | 48 Hours re-aired their 'Long Island Serial Killer' episode with updated information about the suspect |
| August 4 2023 | Karen Vergata was publicly revealed as 'Jane Doe No. 7' in an official announcement. |
| July 2023 | Rex Andrew Heuermann was arrested in Midtown Manhattan and charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello. |
| January 23 2023 | Rex Heuermann was indicted on additional murder charges in connection with the Gilgo Beach serial killings. |
| 2022 | The identity of Karen Vergata as 'Jane Doe No. 7' was established during this year. |
| July 16 2022 | Rex Heuermann was arrested and charged with the murders of three Gilgo Beach victims: Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy, and Amber Costello. |
| May 13 2022 | Suffolk County Police Department released Gilbert's 911 call recording. |
| March 2022 | Authorities began seriously investigating Rex Andrew Heuermann as a suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings after discovering a dark green Chevrolet Avalanche registered in his name was linked to one of the murders by a witness. |
| 2021 | Lifetime television film 'The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice' was produced |
| 2020 | Netflix released the film 'Lost Girls' about the case |
| May 29 2020 | Isaac's case was added to the Suffolk County Police Department Gilgo News website. |
| May 28 2020 | Police officially identify the remains as Valerie Mack, confirming her identity and linking her previously unidentified remains. |
| May 6 2020 | The New York State Supreme Court ordered Suffolk County Police to release Gilbert's 911 call recording. |
| January 16 2020 | Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart publicly released images of a unique leather belt with the letters 'HM' or 'WH' found at the Gilgo Beach crime scene. The belt was believed to have been handled by the perpetrator and was not owned by any of the victims. Police also launched Gilgonews.com to share investigation updates and solicit tips. |
| June 2019 | A proposal was made to use genealogy techniques to identify the unidentified Gilgo Beach serial killer victims and potentially the perpetrator. |
| April 16 2018 | Crime Junkie podcast released episode 21 about the Long Island Serial Killer (LISK) |
| September 2017 | Bittrolff was sentenced to consecutive 25-year terms for the murders of Rita Tangredi and Colleen McNamee. |
| September 12 2017 | Suffolk County prosecutor Robert Biancavilla suggested that John Bittrolff may have committed some of the Gilgo Beach murders, noting similarities between Bittrolff's known murders and the Gilgo Beach crime scenes. |
| May 2017 | Bittrolff was convicted of the murders of Rita Tangredi and Colleen McNamee. |
| 2016 | People Magazine Investigates produced episodes on 'The Long Island Serial Killer: The Lost Girls' |
| 2016 | Sarra Gilbert was convicted of murdering her mother Mari Gilbert, who had previously advocated for investigating her daughter Shannan's death as a potential serial killer case. |
| December 2016 | DNA testing positively identified 'Peaches' and 'Jane Doe No. 3' as the same person. The testing also confirmed that 'Peaches' was the mother of 'Baby Doe', and she was found wearing gold jewelry similar to her daughter's. |
| November 2016 | James Burke was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for assault and conspiracy related to obstructing the Gilgo Beach investigation. |
| December 10 2015 | Suffolk County Police Commissioner Tim Sini announced the FBI's official involvement in the Gilgo Beach serial killings investigation, one day after former police chief James Burke was indicted for civil rights violations and conspiracy. |
| October 2015 | James Burke resigned from the Suffolk County Police Department, having previously blocked FBI involvement in the Gilgo Beach cases for years. |
| 2014 | John Bittrolff was arrested after his DNA was found on the bodies of murder victims Rita Tangredi and Colleen McNamee, who were killed in 1993 and 1994 respectively. |
| September 2014 | Forensic pathologist Michael Baden conducted an independent autopsy of Gilbert's remains, finding damage to her hyoid bone suggesting possible strangulation. |
| 2013 | Independent film 'The Long Island Serial Killer' directed by Joseph DiPietro was released |
| 2012 | Tom Slot's play 'Killing Time' was produced, dramatizing the Gilgo Beach serial killings |
| November 15 2012 | Mari Gilbert filed a lawsuit against the Suffolk County Police Department seeking more information about her daughter's disappearance. |
| May 2012 | Suffolk County medical examiners ruled Gilbert's death as an accidental drowning, concluding it was 'death by misadventure' or 'inconclusive'. |
| April 11 2012 | Waterman's pimp is arrested on sex trafficking charges, though he is not believed to be connected to her disappearance or death. |
| April 10 2012 | Disappeared TV show aired 'Footprints in the Sand' episode focusing on the Gilgo Beach murders |
| 2011 | The New York Times published a profile of the potential serial killer, describing him as likely a white male between mid-twenties to mid-forties with detailed local knowledge of the South Shore of Long Island. |
| December 13 2011 | Police officially announced the discovery of Shannan Gilbert's remains in a marsh, located approximately half a mile from her original disappearance site. Her clothing and personal belongings had been found in the same area one week prior. |
| September 2011 | Male-presenting composite sketch of the unidentified Asian victim released by police |
| July 12 2011 | 48 Hours aired 'Long Island Serial Killer' episode, bringing national media attention to the Gilgo Beach serial killings case |
| April 2011 | Additional bodies discovered near the initial 2010 crime scene, expanding the investigation and confirming a pattern of serial killings targeting sex workers. |
| April 11 2011 | Two more sets of remains discovered after search expanded into Nassau County, including remains of a transgender woman designated 'Asian Doe' and 'Jane Doe No. 7', whose partial remains were originally found on Fire Island in 1996. |
| April 11 2011 | Nassau County police discovered dismembered skeletal human remains in a plastic bag near Jones Beach State Park. These remains were initially labeled as 'Jane Doe No. 3'. |
| April 11 2011 | Vergata's skull and several teeth were recovered at Tobay Beach, the second set of remains discovered in Nassau County that day. |
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