Ep. 1: Shannan and the South Shore

Crime Coast

The curious case of missing person, Shannan Gilbert and the four bodies that came with it. SOURCES/CITATIONS: Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker For facts and information on the case All direct quotes and paraphrased quotes are taken from this book (with the exception of the newspaper headlines in intro) Newsday headlines used in introduction were adapted and combined. Adaptations are cited below (all phrasing was taken from Newsday and is NOT original content, we simply combined and shortened headlines) “Dead Body is Found Along Ocean Parkway” “...Four Bodies [dumped] at [Gilgo] Beach” “DA [suspects] Serial Killings…” “Now it’s 8: LI Murder Mystery Deepens as 3 more bodies found” “Cops: [say] Remains not Shannan Gilbert’s” “Cops find 2 more victims in LI Beach Probe: [bringing the] total [dead] to 10” “Families Fear LI Serial Killer Won’t Be Caught” “Grisly details emerge in Gilgo/Jones beach case…” Did Gilgo Victims Let Their Guards Down?” “Remains Found, Likely Shannan Gilbert” All Newsday publications from which the quoted headlines were used are cited below in order as they appeared in the episode: Newsday, 12/11/10 Newsday 12/14/10 Newsday, 12/14/10 Newsday 1/24/11 Newsday, 4/4/11 Newsday, 4/5/11 Newsday, 4/11/11 Newsday, 12/10/11 Newsday, 4/12/11 Newsday 6/11/11 CBS 48 Hours, Episode: The Long Island Serial Killer, Season #24, Air date July 12, 2011 for information on the case and those involved https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-long-island-serial-killer-5/ “The Killing Season” on A & E, Director Joshua Zeman and Rachel Mills --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crimecoastpod/support