When 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert called 911 on May 1, 2010, she was absolutely frantic.
Gilbert was a sex worker.
She was adiagnosed bipolarwho wasreportedlynot taking her medication.
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And it felt like the police werent taking it seriously.
I thought, I have to do a documentary, she said.
There was so much more to the story.
She went to the police to report her daughter missing, Ray says in Episode One.
The police laughed at her and said, Oh, you know, shes a prostitute.
Though Heuermann has not been charged with Gilberts murder, her role in the case is significant nonetheless.
Police got a confession from 15-year-old Peter Quartararo, who implicated himself and his brother Michael.
(Peterlaterrecanted the confession.)
Burke then became a cop after graduating from high school, working under Spota for many years.
As the Chief of Police, Burke was the lead officer in charge of the Gilgo Murder investigation.
Burkes career was plagued by scandal, including a dozen internal complaints on his official file.
Several cops reported hearing Burke dismiss the Gilgo case, saying they were unimportant misdemeanor murders.
(He specifically denied using that phrase.)
It took years for the FBI to finally get a member of the Suffolk County Police to speak.
The Eastern District of New York U.S.
Attorneys Officefound thatBurke and Spota used their influence to pressure witnesses and other police officers into staying silent.
In November 2021, Burke was sentenced to 46 years in jail for assault and obstruction of justice.
Witnesses gave police a detailed description of a suspect in 2011.
But his focus was on her.
How many fucking six-foot-eight giants driving around in Massapequa driving a Chevy Avalanche?
They had their answers for fucking years.
