About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "Case 354: The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings (Part 1/2)" from Casefile: Australian True Crime Podcast Since 2016 covers the disappearances of women connected to what became known as The Gilgo Beach Serial killings. In the late 2000s, women began going missing after travelling to Long Island, New York. At first only their families noticed the pattern, but everything changed when a fifth woman, Shannan Gilbert, vanished on May 1, 2010. The search for Gilbert would ultimately uncover a series of horrific crimes tied to Gilgo Beach, setting the stage for a case that would grip the US for years. This first of two parts lays out the disappearances and the discovery that followed, carrying content warnings for sexual assault, rape, and femicide.
Hosts and release
Casefile is an Australian True Crime Podcast that has covered solved and unsolved cases from Australia, the UK and the US since 2016 in a sober, scripted format. The host remains anonymous, narrating in a measured, factual style that has made the show one of the most listened-to in the genre. Research and writing for this episode were handled by Erin Munro, with production and music by Mike Migas and audio editing by Anthony Telfer. This episode runs 113 minutes and is the first half of a two-part story on the Gilgo Beach case.
