BREAKING After a years-long manhunt that confounded police, a suspected serial killer is in custody in connection to the string of murders and bodies found along Gilgo Beach on Long Island, according to a law enforcement and two government officials
The suspect has not yet been identified, but sources said the person is from the Massapequa area in Nassau County. There was a large police presence in the Massapequa Park area for much of Friday morning.
The Suffolk County police and Suffolk County district attorney's office are leading investigation. A spokesperson for the district attorney's office said"there has been a significant development in the case but we can’t comment until after a court proceeding later this morning in Riverhead."Get Tri-state area news and weather forecasts to your inbox.
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