The Craigslist Seaside Strangler (The Long Island Serial Killer) - A Timeline

-Women began disappearing in 2007
-A search begins for a 24 year old prostitute, Shannon Gilbert, who was reported missing from New Jersey in May of 2010. She was last seen meeting a client in Oak Beach.
-The first four bodies were discovered in December 2010 in the same area north of Ocean Parkway.
-In March and April of 2011, police began searching the Oak Beach area up to the Nassau County border and discovered four more bodies.
-Another search began on April 11th. Two skulls and a set of bones were discovered. If the one skull does not match any of the previous skeletons, then the total body count is at 10.
-Four victims have been identified so far:

• Maureen Brainard-Barnes. Age: 25. From: Norwich, Connecticut. Went missing July 9, 2007. Body found: December 2010. Was working as a prostitute.
• Melissa Barthelemy. Age: 24. From: Erie County, New York. Went missing July 10, 2009. At the time of her disappearance, she was living in the Bronx and advertising her escort services through Craigslist. After her disappearance, her sister received phone calls from the killer during a period of five weeks.
• Megan Waterman. Age: 22. From: Scarborough, Maine. Went missing June 6, 2010. Body found: December 2010. At the time of her disappearance, she had placed advertisements on Craigslist as an escort.
• Amber Lynn Costello. Age: 27. From: North Babylon, New York. Went missing September 2010. Body found: December 2010. Was working as a prostitute. 

-There were also the remains of an 18 month old child discovered in the same area as the bodies. It is not yet known if this body has any connection to the other killings.

NewsBytez 11.4.11

-A terrorist explosion in a Minsk, Belarus subway resulted in 11 deaths and over 100 injuries.
-Demi Lovato has admitted that her stint in rehab was due to an eating disorder. She did not clarify which one. The startlet also said she looks forward to returning to work. She is rumoured to be a guest performer on The X Factor this fall.
-Verizon has eliminated its 1-year contract options. Beginning April 17th, all customers will have to sign a two year contract for service.
-Today is the two-year anniversary of Susan Boyle's life changing performance on Britain's Got Talent.
-Two more bodies belonging to suspected victims of the Long Island Serial Killer were discovered today, bringing the total to ten bodies.

NewsBytez 6.4.11

-Dish Network has won an auction to acquire Blockbuster. The satellite TV company purchased the video rental chain for a mere $228 million.
-Miley Cyrus says she's a big fan of Charlie Sheen. The starlet rejoined Twitter just to follow him. This can't lead to anything good - perhaps a sign of the apocalypse.
-Transocean, the company that owns Deepwater Horizon, has said that its executives will donate a quarter of a million dollars to the families of those killed in the oil rig explosion last year. The quarter of a million dollars is not the full sum of their bonus! The announcement was made after public outcry that the executives were even receiving bonuses.
-The CDC says that the US does not face any problems from the Japanese radiation leak.
-Charlie Sheen has applied to trademark 22 of his catchphrases
-Three more bodies have been discovered on a stretch of beach in Long Island. They are believed to be victims of the Long Island Serial Killer. A total of eight bodies have been discovered, all belonging to murdered prostitutes who advertised their services on Craigslist.