News: Borders Locations Set to Close on LI

(Long Island, N.Y.) Borders Group Incorporated, the Michigan bookstore chain, announced this afternoon that it will be closing five Long Island stores. This came after the plan to sell remaining pieces of the company were unsuccessful. The ultimate cause came from the recent downturn in the economy.

In the years since 2008 all types of businesses, from Blockbuster to Payless, have been hit hard with economic decline. Stores like Circuit City have sold items in their stores below bulk prices to liquidate the assets as fast as possible. Bank of America expressed plans to shrink their storefronts by over 10%.

The Borders chain could begin to liquidate what is left of the company as early as the end of this week. Reports stated that it will continue in the following months and be completed by the beginning of the fall season. It is possible for a few stores to remain open, but sources have stated that it is very unlikely.

The stores that will be immediately affected and closed are shown on the Boarders website. Those locations included Bohemia, Farmingdale, Stony Brook, Syosset and Valley Stream. Other locations were closed in the beginning of this year due to the company-wide bankruptcy filing.

Many believe that this is a clear sign that the economy is not as healthy as some have estimated. The market is not set to rebound as many sources have stated when referring to economic recovery. Some believe the downturn may just be a shift in the way we are doing things. They have predicted that we will live in a more digital world as we enter a paperless culture.

The president of Borders also commented on the pace of change affecting the publishing industry. He spoke about issues such as the shrinkage of computer technology driving the consumer to utilize a new medium for enjoying books. This will be coupled with the economy’s current state as the catalyst for the rapid change.

Experts believe that the number of new openings in U.S. businesses for the 2011 season will outnumber the closings. Reports stated that Borders currently employs an estimated nineteen-thousand workers. On July 7th, 2010 Borders introduced an e-Book system allowing customers to read books on their computer screens.

The disappointing news does yield one positive note for book lovers. Store closing sales allow customers to purchase books at half the price. Those interested should keep updated on the company’s website for further announcements.

News: New Details – Missing Brooklyn Boy

(Long Island, N.Y.) A week after an eight-year-old boy went missing from the streets of Borough Park, Brooklyn details have emerged about the case. Experts relied on old-fashioned detective work to track down the boy’s steps after leaving his summer day camp. A man involved in the boy’s Hasidic community was largely responsible for all of the success in capturing the man charged with his murder.

Police and authorities on the case looked at a variety of surveillance footage from the different establishments along the boy’s route from day camp. They believed to be stuck when they realized he wasn’t on the video from the footage along the intended route. One man drew the reasonable conclusion, contrary to popular belief, that he didn’t take a right on 13th avenue.

After further examination of the surveillance footage, it seemed to be clear to police and authorities on the case that the boy had missed his turn. He was finally spotted on surveillance footage taken from two cameras along 44th Street and 14th Avenue at roughly fifteen minutes after five that evening. The clearest images of the boy came from the next corner at 44th Street and 15th Avenue.

Police and investigators encountered more surveillance footage from a camera on the next block. The video was from a resident’s garage, but was deemed corrupted and unwatchable. The principal of Yeshiva Beth Hillel of Krasna, located past 16th Avenue on 44th Street, had taken surveillance of the entire block. The eight-year-old was captured on a video near 17th Avenue.

The boy’s killer was eventually captured from surveillance video at a car-leasing company called Tristate Fleet. The cameras were newly installed and the killer was seen entering and exiting the nearby dentist office. The dentist office appeared to be a white house, and the boy’s killer had stayed in the building for the duration of three minutes.

The man involved with the case had been in close contact with the New York City Police Department’s Clergy Liaison Program. The team was able to determine who the killer was because he was the only man to enter and exit the dentist’s office quickly. The boy’s remains were found inside the killer’s freezer, located two miles from the rest of the remains found inside a dumpster.

The old-fashioned detective work was completed by a man who once shopped at the hardware store where the boy’s killer worked. He allegedly had tears in his eyes when given the news. Many claimed that he should have received more credit for solving the entire case.

News: Massapequa Father Endangers Kids

(Long Island, N.Y.) A thirty-five-year-old man was charged with driving while intoxicated under Leandra’s Law after he got into his vehicle with his two young children. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon when Nassau County police officers saw him swerving in the parking lot of a Massapequa park. The man was found to be high on drugs and driving with his two children, an infant and three-year-old child.

Nassau County police officers pulled him over and administered sobriety tests. He failed the tests and two pills of oxycodone were later discovered in his possession. Under Leandra’s Law, the man was charged more severely for endangering the lives of his two children. The law is advertised in local establishments, and has even been printed on business cards placed at Long Island diners.

The law was named for Leandra Rosado, who was killed in a drunken driving wreck in 2009. The man was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, traffic violations, and felony driving. He was also charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, possessing oxycodone pills, and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

The man had brought his children at roughly 1:15 PM to Majorie Post Park in Massapequa. The park is not far from his home, and it is uncertain where his wife/mother of his children was that afternoon. Witnesses at the park claimed that the man shook his three-year-old child, telling him to shut up.

Witnesses included Town of Oyster Bay parks workers who have stated that the man slapped his child with an open hand and choked the child around the neck. Neighbors claimed that the man had an ongoing problem with drugs and alcohol and struggled with the abuse for years. One source even claimed that the police and authorities on the case saved the lives of the children, who were in danger in their father’s custody.

The police were called after witnesses at the park dialed emergencies services. Responders were alerted that the man had walked away from his infant son to administer the beating on the three-year-old. Reports stated that the man works in a family construction business and lives in a waterfront home in Massapequa. The home is located in a canal neighborhood just a short distance away from the park where the incident occurred.

Reports also stated that the kids were placed in the mother’s care, and that the man was arraigned on Thursday at the First District Court in Hempstead. This is one of several cases on Long Island involving parents who have endangered the welfare of children as a result of being under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Roughly two years ago, a minivan full of kids crashed when the female driver, who was under the influence of alcohol and marijuana, hit another vehicle while driving the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway.

News: Long Island Serial Killer

(Long Island, N.Y.) It’s been over a year since missing person Shannan Gilbert disappeared from an Oak Beach gated community, but “48 Hour Mystery” revealed new details about her case. Viewers learned, during the TV special, about the specific events that occurred prior to Gilbert’s disappearance and the conflicting stories of those involved. The program dedicated to the Long Island Serial Killer spoke with Gilbert’s driver, client, and a doctor that was included in her case.

Much of the television program was dedicated to exposing the lack of concern police and authorities gave to the missing escort. Friends and family members of Gilbert believed that her profession influenced the search, and that a more timely investigation would have been conducted if it weren’t for her prior career choices. Investigators on the case went as far as saying that Gilbert’s was a normal missing person case.

The host of the television special questioned the police statement, saying that a normal missing person case does not involve the phrase “they’re trying to kill me.” Nonetheless, family members and friends of the Gilgo Beach victims claimed that they’re not going to stop until Gilbert is brought home. The program, which aired Tuesday night at 10 PM on CBS, also stated that the security videos from the gated Oak Beach community had been recorded over when investigators attempted to investigate Gilbert’s case.

Gilbert’s driver claimed to have looked for her for an hour after realizing that she had not returned from her destination. The TV special’s host questioned why the driver waited so little time, especially under the circumstance that he had been hired to ensure Gilbert’s safe transportation to and from the client’s home. The neighbor, who had witnessed Gilbert’s screams for help, had informed the driver that he called for emergency services.

It was then that the driver told the neighbor that he shouldn’t have called police, and reports stated that he was a prior convicted felon. The driver had been charged with conspiracy to use a passport when he tried to bring in an Asian woman from overseas. In regards to Gilbert’s case, and the suspicion of foul play, he claimed to have passed the administered polygraph examination with flying colors.

The TVs special also spoke with the client who claimed he didn’t solicit Gilbert for sex. Instead, he stated that he sought companionship from the missing girl, making authorities wonder why he booked two hours with her. Gilbert wound up staying for three, and the client allegedly refused to pay what she had asked for.

Gilbert’s call to emergency services came from inside the client’s home. The client claimed to have never hurt her and just wanted her to leave. He even said that he brought in her driver to help handle the situation; he last saw Gilbert running into his neighbor’s yard.

Police and authorities on the case are unsure if Gilbert’s missing person investigation is the key to catching the Long Island Serial Killer. They have not ruled out whether Gilbert’s case is coincidental and unrelated to that of the Long Island Serial Killer. Reports stated that police officials believe Gilbert’s case does not fit the pattern of the four victims who were found murdered in the Gilgo Beach brush.

News: Long Island Serial Killer

(Long Island, N.Y.) It’s been over a year since missing person Shannan Gilbert disappeared from an Oak Beach gated community, but “48 Hour Mystery” revealed new details about her case. Viewers learned, during the TV special, about the specific events that occurred prior to Gilbert’s disappearance and the conflicting stories of those involved. The program dedicated to the Long Island Serial Killer spoke with Gilbert’s driver, client, and a doctor that was included in her case.

Much of the television program was dedicated to exposing the lack of concern police and authorities gave to the missing escort. Friends and family members of Gilbert believed that her profession influenced the search, and that a more timely investigation would have been conducted if it weren’t for her prior career choices. Investigators on the case went as far as saying that Gilbert’s was a normal missing person case.

The host of the television special questioned the police statement, saying that a normal missing person case does not involve the phrase “they’re trying to kill me.” Nonetheless, family members and friends of the Gilgo Beach victims claimed that they’re not going to stop until Gilbert is brought home. The program, which aired Tuesday night at 10 PM on CBS, also stated that the security videos from the gated Oak Beach community had been recorded over when investigators attempted to investigate Gilbert’s case.

Gilbert’s driver claimed to have looked for her for an hour after realizing that she had not returned from her destination. The TV special’s host questioned why the driver waited so little time, especially under the circumstance that he had been hired to ensure Gilbert’s safe transportation to and from the client’s home. The neighbor, who had witnessed Gilbert’s screams for help, had informed the driver that he called for emergency services.

It was then that the driver told the neighbor that he shouldn’t have called police, and reports stated that he was a prior convicted felon. The driver had been charged with conspiracy to use a passport when he tried to bring in an Asian woman from overseas. In regards to Gilbert’s case, and the suspicion of foul play, he claimed to have passed the administered polygraph examination with flying colors.

The TVs special also spoke with the client who claimed he didn’t solicit Gilbert for sex. Instead, he stated that he sought companionship from the missing girl, making authorities wonder why he booked two hours with her. Gilbert wound up staying for three, and the client allegedly refused to pay what she had asked for.

Gilbert’s call to emergency services came from inside the client’s home. The client claimed to have never hurt her and just wanted her to leave. He even said that he brought in her driver to help handle the situation; he last saw Gilbert running into his neighbor’s yard.

Police and authorities on the case are unsure if Gilbert’s missing person investigation is the key to catching the Long Island Serial Killer. They have not ruled out whether Gilbert’s case is coincidental and unrelated to that of the Long Island Serial Killer. Reports stated that police officials believe Gilbert’s case does not fit the pattern of the four victims who were found murdered in the Gilgo Beach brush.

News: Suspect Charged for Killing Brooklyn Boy

(Long Island, N.Y.) As part of his bizarre confession, the thirty-five-year-old killer of a nine-year-old boy from Borough Park, Brooklyn also claimed that he and the boy slept in separate rooms prior to the murder. One source claimed that the killer enjoyed hanging out in playgrounds. According to his Facebook page, the killer had 225 friends and listed American Idol among his interests. The boy, Leiby Kletzky, was to turn nine years old in the upcoming weeks, and the killer, Levi Aron, had a birthday in recent days.

Reports also stated that the killer may be given a psychiatric exam and will be tested at Bellevue Hospital. Prior to the discovery of the boy’s remains, the reward for his safe return reached up to $125,000. The FBI also aided in the investigation, and video footage was released capturing the boy speaking to his killer after asking him for directions.

One source claimed that the boy had lost his way within the seven blocks from the day camp and the spot where he was supposed to meet his mother. Video surveillance footage shows the boy walking by himself, speaking to the killer, and following the killer in the opposite direction. He had waited seven minutes for the killer to return from a nearby dentist office where he proceeded to pay a bill for someone else.

The boy, who usually takes the bus home, insisted on walking by himself. His mother went over the route with him prior to that Monday afternoon, but the nine-year-old was a considerable distance off-track when his killer approached him. Police were able to track down the killer by matching the timing of his errand at the dentist’s office with what was shown on surveillance footage.

The dentist was tracked down at his home in New Jersey, and police were able to locate the killer with the help of records and the dentist’s receptionist. The rendezvous where the boy was supposed to meet his mother was halfway between the day camp and his home. The boy was the second eldest of five siblings and his parents’ only son.

The boy’s father works in a private car service, and reports stated that the boy had never walked home alone prior to the incident. By the time that footage was captured on 45th St. and 18th Ave. and at the Dahill Road intersection, the boy was clearly lost. Reports stated that the killer lived around the block from Public School 17 on E. Second Street in Brooklyn.

The boy’s body was found early Wednesday morning dismembered in a dumpster in Sunset Park. It was taken away at 6:45 in the morning on 20th Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenue. It was discovered outside an auto-body shop in Greenwood Heights, with the rest of it found inside the killer’s home in Kensington.

The remains found in the dumpster were inside a red suitcase and wrapped with a black trash bag. Reports stated that, in addition to the killer, two men and one woman were taken from his home and placed into police custody. The killer worked as a hardware store employee at Empire Supply, and was accosted by police at 2:40 in the morning.

Sources claimed that the boy’s body was discovered just as workers were planning to put billboards along the BQE and Prospect Expressway. The killer allegedly moved from Tennessee to Brooklyn after his divorce and had no children of his own. He lived in his attic apartment for two years and was considered a loner.

He went to work on Tuesday, the day after police believe he murdered the nine-year-old boy, and showed no distinct sign of his distress. Some of his co-workers claimed that he was known to flip out during instances where he was the butt of jokes. He allegedly joined a group entitled “Is your family safe? Find out who really lives in your area.”

Surveillance video does not show the boy entering the killer’s vehicle, but after the killer enters the car, the boy is no longer seen. When asked where the boy was located, the killer pointed to his kitchen where blood was found on the refrigerator handle, kitchen knives, and cutting board. Nothing else but the boy’s remains was found inside the refrigerator.

Though the killer lived just a mile away from the boy, there is no evidence that he knew the boy prior to the incident. When asked for an explanation, the killer offered no excuse for the murder and claimed he didn’t know why he did it.

News: Update for Boy Murdered in Brooklyn

(Long Island, N.Y.) A thirty-five-year-old man was charged with killing a nine-year-old boy from Borough Park, Brooklyn. The man was charged Wednesday night with second-degree murder and confessed to the gruesome crime. The boy was last seen on surveillance video getting into the man’s 1990 brown Honda Accord.

Evidence showed that the boy struggled for his life, and marks were found on the killer’s arms and wrists. Reports stated that the boy was suffocated with a bath towel. In his written confession the killer admitted he panicked when seeing posters of the missing boy and proceeded to dispose of the body.

Reports also stated that the boy’s feet were found in a Ziploc bag inside the killer’s freezer within the attic apartment above his parents’ home. One source described the killer as being mentally slow and another claimed that he made an apology for all the hurt that he caused. The killer’s videotaped confession was deemed unemotional, and many claimed that he caused shock within the entire community.

Thousands of people attended the boy’s funeral on Wednesday night and words of grief were spoken by Mayor Bloomberg. The suspect also stated in his confession that he offered to give the boy a lift to the Jewish bookstore and invited him to a wedding in upstate New York. He also claimed that they returned late, yet there is no evidence that the boy attended the wedding with the killer.

The killer also claimed that he intended to bring the boy back to his house the next day. He confessed to making him a tuna sandwich before suffocating him. He stated that the boy fought back a little, and investigators found indications that he had been tied with a rope. There is no evidence that the boy was sexually molested prior to his death.

Police and authorities on the case have reason to believe that the killer’s statement isn’t entirely accurate. There were over five-hundred people at the wedding the killer attended, including between thirty and forty children. Nonetheless, investigators believe that the boy was killed on Monday, and therefore not in attendance among the wedding guests.

In addition to a charge for urination in public, the killer received an order of protection from his ex-wife during their divorce in 2007. The order of protection was later dropped, but detectives on the case are looking into reports that stated he may have tried to lure another boy into his car at an earlier time. The boy’s mother claimed that she thought the killer was being friendly when he offered the boy a lift.

News: Victims of the Gilgo Beach Serial Killer

(Long Island, N.Y.) Last night’s TV special has dubbed the Long Island serial killer case as the biggest and most extensive homicide investigation Long Island has ever had. The mother of the twenty-four-year-old victim, Melissa Barthelemy, claimed that she had a feeling Melissa was among the four victims. The remains were discovered after missing person Shannan Gilbert’s investigation led police to the Gilgo Beach dumping ground.

Barthelemy’s mother knew she was among the victims before receiving a phone call from Suffolk County police officials. Barthelemy came to New York City after graduating beauty school in her native Buffalo. Her family was concerned about how she would fare in the big city, and her mother feared it would eat her alive. Barthelemy’s loved ones tried to file a missing persons report with police, but claimed to have been ignored for three days after her disappearance.

Barthelemy’s then fifteen-year-old sister received a call from the killer while he had been using Barthelemy’s cell phone. Reports stated that he spoke softly, comfortably, and in a controlled manner. He made eight phone calls in total, one of which was to Barthelemy’s mother when he asked if she had filed a missing persons report.

The phones were tapped after the third call to places near Times Square, Port Authority, and the Empire State building. The last call was received on August 26, 2009 when the killer asked Barthelemy’s sister if she knew what he did to her. The killer then admitted that he killed Melissa and threatened her sister by saying he knew where she lived and would come after her.

The TV special also examined the final hours of Amber Lynn Costello and interviewed her roommate. Costello was not reported missing and allegedly lived like she didn’t care about herself. According to her roommate, Costello hated parts of herself and the killer acted like a “lioness preying on a weak gazelle.” The killer promised Costello $1,500 that evening, which was almost six times her going rate.

The killer convinced Costello to meet him alone and without her purse or cell phone. Like some of the other victims, Costello was coerced by the killer into letting down her guard. She was twenty-seven at the time of her murder, living just a short distance away from the killer’s dumping ground. The program also revealed that the twenty-two-year-old victim, Megan Waterman, spent some of her final hours at the same Holiday Inn Express where Costello allegedly rejected a potential client.

The sister of victim Maureen Brainard-Barnes claimed that she needed a voice and to get her pride back. She stated that Brainard-Barnes was faced with getting evicted from her home and turned to Craigslist as a last resort. She showed the list of job postings that her sister pursued in hopes of curing her financial stresses. After being turned down repeatedly by job offers, the mother of two made the trip from Norwich, Connecticut to New York City.

Brainard-Barnes checked into a Super 8 and was never heard from again. Her siblings headed to New York City to search for her but were met with a lack of compassion and concern. The television special showed a tender moment during the first-time meeting of Brainard-Barnes’s sister and the mother of one of the other victims.

News: Boy Missing in Brooklyn

(Long Island, N.Y.) A community has come together in recent hours in hopes of locating a nine-year-old boy from Borough Park, Brooklyn. The boy went missing after leaving a summer camp and police and authorities have joined concerned citizens in the search. The boy, named Leiby Kletzky, is from a Hasidic Jewish Orthodox community called the Shomrim of Borough Park.

The nine-year-old has received a great amount of media attention in addition to an enormous response from the Borough Park community. His story has been covered in an endless variety of Jewish Community newspapers and websites. Kletzky disappeared from the streets of Borough Park at roughly five on Monday evening after getting out of the Boyan Day Camp.

The camp is located on 44th Street and 12th Avenue and the boy was supposed to meet his mother on a nearby street corner. He has been described as being four-feet-and-four-inches tall and weighing an estimated fifty pounds. He has fair skin and light brown hair.

Kletzky was last seen wearing black glasses, a gray/light blue striped shirt with a button and green, white, and blue stripes, a black belt, navy pants, and black sneakers. He had been carrying around a blue knapsack with the words “Nechmod Day Camp” written on it. Reports stated that police and authorities on the case believed to have found the knapsack at one point in the investigation, but soon realized that they had been mistaken.

Members of the Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol had seen Kletzky on a surveillance video. The video shows him walking along 13th Avenue and 50th Street and reports stated that he had been originally walking with a friend. Surveillance footage captures him walking alone, however it does not show the boy traveling past his last known location.

Some have claimed that the Shomrim of Flatbush have close relations with police precincts, while others have stated that the Orthodox community often keeps its affairs private. Nonetheless, police and authorities on the case have urged the public to call Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline with any information about Kletzky’s whereabouts. The boy is believed to be in good mental and physical health and responds to his name “Leiby.”

A five-thousand-dollar reward is being offered to anyone leading to Kletzky’s safe return. An estimated two-thousand people took the streets looking for him, setting up a command post at 57th Street and 15th Avenue for volunteers aiding in the search. Within the first twelve hours of the boy’s disappearance, hundreds went looking through every back and front yard, park, and up and down the neighborhood.

Many volunteers searched through the night and have claimed that they are not taking chances when it comes to finding the boy. In addition to setting up posters, calls to residents, and loudspeaker announcements, a Twitter page has been established in attempts to locate the nine-year-old.

The New York City Police Department has employed special K-9 and aviation units in search for the boy. It’s uncertain whether foul play is involved in his disappearance and whether the case is being considered suspicious.

News: Jones Beach Junior Lifeguard Tournament

(Long Island, N.Y.) A tournament was held yesterday at the Jones Beach State Park for participants of Junior Lifeguards groups across Long Island. Monday’s event was opened to participants between the ages of nine and seventeen. Three different groups competed, allowing participants to compete against those within their specific age bracket.

Three different races and courses were also set up for the competitors and an estimated two hundred junior lifeguards participated. The Jones Beach Junior Lifeguard organization takes place over the summer and is a part of a training program for kids and teens. The program occurs over eight weeks, taking place on Sundays at eight in the morning.

Sessions usually last for two hours and begin on June 26th. They terminate on August 7th and the program accepts any form of sponsorship. According to their website, the program offers company logos printed on their issued uniforms and also takes sponsorship to fund the tournament.

Part of the tournament requires running, swimming, and mock rescue drills. Relay races and exercises are also a part of the competition. The goal is to prepare the kids and teens for real jobs as lifeguards in the future and to teach beach safety to the youth of Long Island.

Monday’s event attracted junior lifeguard participants from as far as East Hampton Beach and Long Beach, along with members from Jones Beach and the Town of Hempstead beaches. Many claimed that the competitors take the tournament very seriously, as they learn life skills that can’t be taught anywhere else. In addition to learning more about teamwork and sportsmanship, participants are taught to develop a respect for authority and discipline.

The junior lifeguard programs and tournaments are also a good way to keep kids and teens in shape while giving them firsthand experience with the water. They learn how to run into the ocean and dive safely into the waves. They are also taught sun safety and about the aquatic dangers of oceans and pools.

The participants compete for a shot at the regional and national competition along with bragging rights for their junior lifeguard division. The top five competitors receive trophies. Many attribute Long Island’s junior lifeguard programs as some of the best in the country.

Many of today’s paid lifeguards at Long Island beaches were once participants of junior lifeguard programs. Most programs cost about a hundred dollars or less and include training sessions for the Jones Beach State Park Junior Lifeguard Tournament. Many programs train hard and urge participants to remember that they will only postpone practice in the case of heavy rains. Participants and instructors both agree that the program is a fun way to learn about the ocean.

News: TV Special On Long Island Serial Killer

(Long Island, N.Y.) The “48 Hours Mystery” Television Series is hosting a special about the Long Island Serial Killer. The program will air on Tuesday, July 12th at 10pm Eastern Standard Time and broadcast an all-new show with new developments in the case. The Suffolk County Police Commissioner claimed that though authorities are making progress, an arrest is not likely to occur in the immediate future.

Police and authorities on the case are still questioning the whereabouts of missing person Shannon Gilbert, and have stated that they have no knowledge about her possible location. The television special will show the profiles of each of the four victims found in December along Long Island’s South Shore. The women, who all suffered similar deaths, are likely the victims of a single serial killer.

The show will also comment on Gilbert’s activities prior to her disappearance on May 1st of last year. On the night of her disappearance she was seen running and screaming within an Oak Beach gated community. The special will air accounts of her driver and client, who are some of the last people to have seen her before she vanished.

Accounts from an Oak Beach doctor, who was the former director of Suffolk County emergency services, will also be shown. Reports stated that he ran the halfway house for runaway children that Gilbert visited on the day she disappeared. Gilbert allegedly left with her driver, but police have stated that none of the men have been listed as suspects.

One source claimed that the doctor informed Gilbert’s mother of the visit shortly after her daughter disappeared but later denied the woman’s account. Gilbert’s mother, located in upstate Ellenville, told a different story. The doctor admitted to the phone call on May 6th, but was requested to do so from Gilbert’s boyfriend, who had been searching for her at Oak Beach.

The doctor claimed that he spoke with Gilbert’s mother for less than four minutes and only offered to help as a board member of the Oak Beach Homeowners Association. He denied having seen her that evening as well as offering her assistance. Nonetheless, Suffolk County Police Officers searched his home with cadaver dogs and many have wondered about his activities during the day that Gilbert went missing. The search, which turned up nothing, was conducted earlier this year.

Followers of the case have also wondered about a second man that was said to have been present on the night of Gilbert’s disappearance. Some sources stated that Gilbert screamed “they are trying to kill me” while seeking help from residents in the area. Many believe that the “they” could refer to the man who entertained Gilbert along with the client.

Tomorrow’s television special will also cover how the possible serial killer terrorized his victim’s loved ones with threatening calls and messages. It will also discuss the stories of the victims, the lives that they lead, the circumstances of their mysterious deaths and disappearances, and the loved ones they left behind. The program is the result of months of scheduled interviews and research.