In the early 2000s, there were whispers, not much more, of something insidious happening on Long Island.
This undated image provided by the Suffolk County Police Department shows Amber Costello.Investigators found a skeleton in a rotting burlap bag. They were the remains of Melissa Barthelemy. While scouring the scene, they found three more bodies, Maureen Brainard, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello.
Over the next year, more bodies were discovered in the area: Jessica Taylor, an unidentified female toddler, an unidentified Asian male, and Valerie Mack. Two more sets of remains were discovered in nearby Nassau County, Fire Island Jane Doe and the toddler’s mother, known as Peaches for her distinctive tattoo.Photo by Suffolk County Police Department via AP
Rewards were offered, public appeals issued and persons of interest hauled in but the Long Island Serial Killer remained at large — until last week.According to cops, Heuermann was pinched when DNA from victim Megan Waterman’s hair matched his. His DNA was taken from a discarded pizza box.The New York tabloids helpfully reported that the father-of-two was a former classmate of B-list Hollywood star Billy Baldwin.
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