July 9, 2007
Maureen Brainard-Barnes

• Born June 14, 1982, in New London, Connecticut
• Last heard from at 11:43 p.m. when she called a friend and said she was going to meet someone
• She was later found on December 13, 2010, near Ocean Parkway by Gilgo Beach
• Cause of death: Strangulation

July 10, 2009
Melissa Barthelemy

• Born April 14, 1985, in Buffalo, New York
• Last seen at her residence at 1149 Underhill Avenue in the Bronx
• Told a friend she was going to see a man and would return in the morning
• After her disappearance, her sister received taunting phone calls from a male using Melissa’s phone

May 1, 2010
Shannan Marie Gilbert

• Age 23 at the time of disappearance
• Went missing after leaving a client’s home in Oak Beach
• Called 911 stating someone was after her and trying to kill her
• Seen running through the neighborhood seeking help
• Remains found in December 2011 near Oak Beach
• Authorities have stated her death may have been accidental, separate from the Gilgo Four

June 6, 2010
Megan Waterman

• Age 22
• Last seen leaving the Holiday Inn Express in Hauppauge
• Reported missing two days later by family
• Remains found December 13, 2010, north side of Ocean Parkway near Gilgo Beach

September 2, 2010
Amber Lynn Costello

• Moved to NY from Clearwater, Florida
• Last seen leaving her residence to meet a client
• Did not take her phone and was never reported missing
• Remains found December 13, 2010, near Ocean Parkway
• Cause of death: Strangulation

2011
Jessica Taylor

• Partial skeletal remains located along Ocean Parkway
• Matched to earlier remains originally found July 26, 2003 in Manorville

Ongoing and Related Investigations

1982
Tina Foglia

• Partial remains found along Southern State Parkway exit ramp in plastic bags
• Human hair visible through bags alerted workers

1991
Tiffany Dixon

• Disappeared October 10, 1991 while walking to school in Brooklyn

1991
Sandra Acosta

• Dismembered remains discovered in Park Slope
• Strangled, drained of blood, dismembered
• Torso never found

1992
Becky Detres

• Dismembered remains discovered in two garbage bags in Fort Greene
• Strangled and dismembered
• Known sex worker

1996
Karen Vergata

• Last seen February 14, 1996
• Remains found in Davis Park, Fire Island
• Additional remains found April 11, 2011 along Ocean Parkway
• Identified in July 2023 through DNA

1997
Peaches

• Torso found in Hempstead Lake State Park
• Tattoo of a peach on breast
• Believed killed shortly before discovery

1997
Baby Doe

• DNA confirmed Baby Doe was Peaches’ child
• Believed killed at the same time as mother

2000
Valerie Mack

• Escort using alias Melissa Taylor
• Remains discovered in Manorville
• Later linked through DNA to remains found near Gilgo

1999
Jacqueline Smith

• Last seen August 7, 1999
• Torso found in 2000 near Rockaway Beach wrapped in plastic and tape

2003
Jessica Taylor

• Body found July 26, 2003 in Manorville
• Partial remains later found near Gilgo March 29, 2011

2003
Victoria Camara
2003
Jodi Marie Brewer
Brief details acknowledged as related investigative interest cases

2007
Unidentified Manorville Body

• Found by hunters
• Caucasian female, 35 to 50 years old

2007
“Cherries”

• Torso found in suitcase in Mamaroneck
• Tattoo of cherries
• Dismemberment consistent with Peaches, Jessica Taylor, and Jane Doe 6

2010
Discovery of the Gilgo Four

• Melissa Barthelemy
• Maureen Brainard-Barnes
• Megan Waterman
• Amber Lynn Costello
• Remains recovered along Ocean Parkway