Police find ten sets of remains, arrest Long Island suspect

A search that began for one missing woman on Long Island produced ten sets of remains and the arrest of a man police identified as a suspect in several of the deaths. On May 1, 2010, 23-year-old Shannan Gilbert, who worked as an escort, placed a 911 call from a client's home stating that someone was after her. She was never found.

Discovery of remains In December 2010, a police officer and K-9 located four bodies near Gilgo Beach. The women, later called the Gilgo Four, were identified as Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Amber Costello, Megan Waterman and Melissa Barthelemy. All were described as petite, in their 20s and working as escorts.

By May 2011, investigators had recovered six additional sets of remains in the same area. The remains included Jessica Taylor, who disappeared in 2003; Valerie Mack, missing since 2000; Karen Vergata, missing since 1996; an unidentified Asian male; a toddler girl; and a woman nicknamed "Peaches," later confirmed as the toddler's mother.

Arrest and identification Shannan Gilbert's remains were recovered in December 2011. Police arrested Rex Heuermann and charged him in connection with several of the deaths. >"Very petite. 5 foot or under, 100 pounds." — Dominick Varrone, former Suffolk County chief of detectives (CBS News)