said evidence also existed show that Heuermann phoned survivors of the victims to taunt them.

Tierney said the case is ongoing and additional charges are expected.

Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and was remanded without bail.

Long Island Serial Killings

Law enforcement officials at home of a suspect in the Gilgo Beach killings Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Police sources confirmed to local media last night that the Suffolk County Police Department had the suspect in custody.

Average guy… quiet, family man.

Mind-boggling… Massapequa is in shock.

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Gilberts remains were found in December 2011.

The killings had long been widely believed to be the work of a serial killer targeting female sex workers.

We never stopped working on this case, Bellone said.

Amy Ryan starred as the real-life activist Mari Gilbert, mother of the murdered Shannan Gilbert.

(Mari Gilbert died in 2016).

The film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released the same year on Netflix.