Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer

You Can’t Make This Up

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🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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The search for a missing person in 2010 led to the discovery of a woman’s body on a secluded stretch of Gilgo Beach. It prompted police to unearth the remains of several more women. Authorities reached a startling conclusion: a serial killer had been preying on sex workers in Long Island for years. For a time, it seemed the case would remain cold, but new investigators utilized overlooked clues and cutting-edge technology to identify the man they believe is responsible for the murders. In the Netflix documentary series Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer, director Liz Garbus picks up the story where her motion picture Lost Girls left off. The series chronicles how the investigation into the Gilgo Beach Four expanded into a manhunt for the murderer of at least ten people. It delves into the missed opportunities and public corruption that hindered the search, while also offering a fascinating profile of Rex Heuermann, the man alleged to have used this part of New York as his hunting ground for decades. In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews director Liz Garbus. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on. Dig deeper into all of your favorite Netflix documentaries and films at Tudum.com. This week, read their profile on the victims of The Long Island Serial Killer and the latest in the case against Rex Heuermann as his murder trial draws near. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca Lavoie, and this is You Can't Make This Up.
0:15.2	You Can't Make This Up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind your favorite Netflix documentaries and films.
0:21.6	On today's episode, we take a closer look at the Netflix documentary series, Gone
0:26.8	Girls, the Long Island serial killer.
0:29.1	And it's just completely surreal because this is the one place I didn't think anything bad
0:34.7	could happen.
0:36.3	And it's the one place it did.
0:37.6	Today we're talking to director Liz Garbus.
0:40.8	The search for a missing person in 2010 led to the discovery of a woman's body on a secluded stretch of Gilgo Beach.
0:47.9	It prompted police to unearth the remains of several more women.
0:52.3	Authorities reached a startling conclusion. A serial killer had been
0:56.1	preying on sex workers on Long Island for years. For a time, it seemed the case would remain cold,
1:02.7	but new investigators utilized overlooked clues and cutting-edge technology to identify the man
1:08.5	they believe is responsible for the murders.
1:15.4	In the Netflix documentary series, Gone Girls, the Long Island serial killer,
1:20.4	director Liz Garbus picks up the story where her motion picture lost girls left off.
1:26.5	The series chronicles how the investigation into the Gilgo Beach Four expanded into a manhunt for the murderer of at least ten people.
1:29.3	It delves into the missed opportunities and public corruption that hindered the search,
1:34.4	while also offering a fascinating profile of Rex Heuerman,
1:38.4	the man alleged to have used this part of New York as his hunting ground for decades.
1:42.9	How many fucking six-foot-eight giants driving around in Massapequa driving a Chevy
1:47.3	avalanche? They had the answers for fucking years.
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