A person has been taken into custody on Long Island in connection with the Gilgo Beach murders, multiple law enforcement sources have told ABC News.
Aaron Katersky and Jon HaworthKristin Thorne reports from Massapequa Park on the arrest of a person in connection with some of the Gilgo Beach murders.A large police operation was underway in Massapequa Park in Nassau County, led by Suffolk County Police, New York State Police and other law enforcement partners.
Fears of a serial killer on the South Shore of Long Island began in 2010 with the discovery of a woman's body along Ocean Parkway. Over the next year, the bodies of seven more women, a man and a toddler were discovered in the same general area.Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney's office confirmed Friday that there's a "significant development" in the case.
There is a court proceeding in Riverhead later Friday, at which point any paperwork associated with the arrest would be unsealed.Copyright © 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures.
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