News: Update for Gilgo Beach Investigation
(Long Island, N.Y.) The search has continued despite the common belief that the ongoing investigation for evidence in the case of the Gilgo Beach/Jones Beach serial killer would pause during the summer season. Police and authorities canvassed the Robert Moses Causeway today and focused on “hot spots” that were previously discovered by an FBI helicopter. The “Black Hawk” had taken aerial photographs in April for potential evidence.
At least eleven specific locations were checked on Tuesday after being previously searched by investigators about a month ago. Parts of the Robert Moses Causeway were expected to be reduced to one lane. The hours of the limited traffic were unknown, as was the duration of the search.
Tuesday’s investigation was prompted by the FBI’s photos and authorities on the case won’t reveal what the images entailed. They also didn’t disclose what they were hoping to find by a secondary search, though no new identifications have been made concerning any of the remains that were previously discovered. State Police Troopers have led today’s search and claim that no new technology will be utilized.
Reports stated that Tuesday’s investigation would be undertaken on foot and concentrated on the ground with the help of thirty law enforcement officials. State Police Troopers were joined by the FBI and Suffolk County Police Department in a cooperative effort to obtain evidence. A pair of cadaver dogs were also used to detect for human remains amidst the bramble.
This year’s busy season is not expected to be impaired by the talk of a local serial killer. National weather personnel are predicting a long and hot summer, making sure that Long Island businesses retain their usual influx of visitors. Long Island merchants take in billions of dollars in tourist revenue each season, partially due to the millions of beachgoers that make annual trips to Jones Beach.
Many claim that the only deterrence to the beaches will be on account of the weather. They say that they will continue to visit the beaches near the killer’s preferred dumping grounds and that fishermen will remain fishing off the Jones Beach pier at night. Meanwhile, Long Island residents continue to question the killer’s whereabouts, and some wonder if it will take another set of remains or summertime disappearance for visitors to employ caution.
In the wake of the grim discoveries, reports have stated that the four women found in December share similar biological backgrounds. The same applies to missing person Shannan Gilbert, the New Jersey woman who prompted the original search of the Oak Beach area. Family and friends of the victims claim that the women have shared comparable life experiences and struggles.
The sister of one of the victims is believed to have received seven phone calls from the killer, the last of which occurred in August of 2009. Reports stated that the calls were traced to Midtown Manhattan and Massapequa.
