Gilgo Beach killings: A timeline of the investigation

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Gilgo Beach killings: A timeline of the investigation
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Long Island serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann is expected to face additional charges later today.

Starting in 2010, police searching for a missing woman found 10 sets of human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway, not far from the sands of Long Island 's remoteOver the years, investigators used DNA analysis and other clues to identify the victims. In some cases, they were able to connect them to remains found elsewhere on Long Island years earlier.Two witnesses found the remain of 28-year-old Sandra Costilla in the wooded area of Southhampton near Fish Cove Road.

The partial remains of Karen Vergata are discovered on Fire Island, a barrier beach off Long Island's southern coast. Her name remains unknown to investigators until 2022, when new DNA analysis helps them make an identification. Vergata, 34, was last in contact with her family on Feb. 14, 1996. She was involved in sex work when she vanished.

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