The Gilgo Beach serial killings haunted the Long Island community for years. What was once just a 911 call followed by a missing person unfolded into a multitude of slayings, one uncovered after the other spanning 15 years and the loss of at least 11 lives.
Rex Heuermann was arrested in 2023 for the murders that happened between 1993 and 2011 and has since pleaded not guilty and is now in the pre-trial stages of his court battle. This docuseries pulls in the families of victims and others who have fought to keep their stories alive. These women may have been overlooked by law enforcement as simply “missing,” which no doubt had much to do with their professions as sex workers. However, their families and loved ones had no intention of halting their search, and it’s because of those families that these 11 women were finally found and put to rest.
Any true crime fan is going to be familiar with this story, but this docuseries lets us get to know the victims through their families’ eyes and brings to light the absolutely broken relationship the authorities have with our most at-risk populations. (three approximately 49- to 56-min. episodes)
—Anna Starkey
This article appears in Apr 17-27, 2025.