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An arrest has been made in the Long Island Serial Killer/Gilgo Beach murders case.

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Jul 14, 2023
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It takes a lot for a news story to make me exclaim “wow!” when I first see it, but this met the threshold:

A suspected serial killer has been arrested over the notorious Gilgo Beach murders in Long Island, The Post can confirm.

The suspect — who has yet to be identified — is due in court in hours, according to a source close to the investigation.

He is being looked at over the so-called “Gilgo Four,” women found wrapped in burlap within days of each other from late 2010, and not the other six who were later eyed as possibly being connected, the source said.

Multiple sources first confirmed the arrest to News 12 Long Island, which said that First Avenue in Massapequa Park was “just flooded with police.”

State and Suffolk County police — both at the scene since the early hours — did not officially confirm the arrest Friday.

News 12 did not identify the suspect or detail what led to the reported breakthrough in what it called “one of the most intense, prolific searches for a serial killer eve…

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