OAK BEACH, N.Y. (WCBS 880) -- New Suffolk Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison said he’s bringing a fresh start to the county’s investigation of the Gligo Beach killings that has puzzled law enforcement for years.
Harrison, the former NYPD chief of department, is taking on the job 11 years after police found human remains along beaches on Long Island.
Harrison toured the area Friday and said he’s met with investigators and other officials. He said he’s seen “great leads” but “more work needs to be done.”
The cold case involves 11 victims, which was set off by the discovery of Shannan Gilbert, of Jersey City, who disappeared after working as an escort in Oak Beach. Ever since her death, attorney John Ray has pleaded for the release of her 911 call the night of her death.
So far, no arrests have been made in the case. Harrison has said he’d be open to releasing the call if it wouldn’t impede on the investigation.
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"There is evidence that Shannon was seen in the morning after she knocked on doors, and evidence that directly connects her to Peter Hackett,” said Ray to News 12 Long Island.
Hackett, of Oak Beach, has not been tabbed as a suspect by police.
“We will not rest until we bring those accountable to justice,” Harrison said. “I stated this when I was nominated as police commissioner, that solving this serial case is very important to me.”
According to Newsday, Harrison is the county’s fifth police commissioner to oversee the Gilgo case.
Work to track down the killer has continued even within the last year, with former Commissioner Geraldine Hart releasing photos of a belt believed to have belonged to the killer.
It was preceded by police and the FBI announcing the identify of one of the Gilgo Beach murder victims: a woman named Valerie Mack, who went missing in 2000 at the age of 24.
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