The Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Case Explained (with Robert Kolker)

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🗓️ 24 July 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The arrest of a suspected serial killer charged with murdering three young women and leaving their remains near a Long Island beach more than a decade ago has captured the nation's attention. Robert Kolker, journalist and author of the 2013 book “Lost Girls,” joins Preet to discuss the latest in the Gilgo Beach murders case, why the investigation stalled for so many years, and what this story suggests about which crime victims get justice. References & Supplemental Materials: Robert Kolker, Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery, Harper Collins, 2013 “The Gilgo Beach Victims Were Always More Than Escorts,” NYT, 7/16/23 For analysis of recent news at the intersection of law and politics, try the CAFE Insider membership. You can now get 40% off the first year membership price with discount code JUSTICE. Head to: cafe.com/insider. Offer valid through July 2023. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at letters@cafe.com, or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe in the Vox Media Podcast Network, this is Stay Tuned in Brief.
0:10.1	I'm Pete Barara.
0:11.7	Today we're going to discuss a stunning development in a homicide investigation that has baffled
0:16.1	the public and law enforcement for more than a decade.
0:19.9	It's the filing of charges against an alleged serial killer.
0:24.4	Earlier this month, police arrested Rex Hureman, a 59-year-old architect who stands accused
0:30.0	of murdering at least three women whose remains were found in your Long Island's Gilgo Beach
0:34.0	in 2010, and he suspected of even more murders.
0:38.7	Over the next year, eight additional bodies were found near the beach.
0:43.0	What took so long?
0:44.6	Why is this elusive cold case only being cracked now?
0:48.3	And where is the investigation heading next?
0:51.1	My guess this week is Robert Colcker.
0:53.7	He has reported on the Gilgo Beach case from the beginning and is author of the 2013 book
0:58.5	Lost Girls, An Unsolved American Mystery.
1:02.0	It examines the victims and the ensuing investigation in the years following their murders.
1:07.2	That book was made into a Netflix movie.
1:09.7	Bob, welcome to the show.
1:11.4	It's great to talk to you, Pete.
1:13.3	So this has been news that has obviously resonated all over, not just on Long Island.
1:20.1	For people who are not familiar, could you just take us back to 2010 and describe what
1:24.5	happened and what the public reaction was and why this is such a big deal?
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