Another woman victim of the 'Gilgo Beach' serial killer identified in New York

New York authorities have publicly identified a woman whose remains were found on separate dates — her legs and feet in 1996 and her skull in 2011 — and who is part of a long list of victims in the Long Island town blamed on a murderer. in series in the media case of 'Gilgo Beach'.

The woman was identified with the help of DNA tests as Karen Vergata, who was 34 when she disappeared in February 1996, according to the Suffolk County, Long Island prosecutor's office handling the case.

The victim remained as 'Jane Doe' until now, a name given to unidentified corpses. It is believed that Vergata, like other victims in this high-profile case, was a sex worker and advertised her services on the Craigslist website.

Prosecutor Ray Tierey explained that, after a genealogical profile was created, the FBI identified her in September 2022, but that only her family had been notified.

The victims of 'Gilgo Beach', a total of nine women, is a notorious case that for years has kept the attention of the authorities and the media.

The remains of a man and a child were also found, still unidentified, but it is unknown if they are linked to the deaths of the women.

Last month the architect Rex Heuerman was arrested as an alleged perpetrator.

Heuerman has been charged to date in the deaths of three women. Although authorities did not say if he could be linked to Vergata's murder.

The architect, married with two children and who had his firm in Manhattan, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The case has been the subject of several documentaries and inspired the film Lost Girls, released in 2020.