A new police commissioner on New York’s Long Island launched an interagency task force dedicated to solving the Gilgo Beach serial killings that have stumped detectives for decades.
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison said Tuesday that the task force includes investigators from the FBI, New York State Police, Suffolk County Police Department Homicide Squad, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office.
Some members of the task force will meet daily as part of the renewed commitment to investigating the unsolved killings of female sex workers whose skeletal remains were found along a highway on Long Island. Remains of a man and toddler were also found.
Mack, a Philadelphia-based prostitute, was the latest to be identified in 2020 through advanced DNA technology under the leadership of former Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart. At a press conference, Hart showed a photograph with the initials on a belt, showing either an HM or WH, depending on the angle, an item she said was handled by the suspect and did not belong to the victims.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Danielle Wallace is a breaking news and politics reporter at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on X: @danimwallace.
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