A suspect has been arrested in connection with the Gilgo Beach murders, two government officials and a law enforcement official said on Friday. The Gilgo Beach murders attracted national attention and puzzled Long Island, New York, police for more than ten years.

The inquiry is being handled by the Suffolk County police and Suffolk County district attorney. The suspect hails from the adjacent county of Nassau’s Massapequa. However, authorities have not named the suspect so far.

Police started looking along Ocean Parkway for Shannan Gilbert, a 24-year-old New Jersey sex worker who disappeared in 2010 after leaving a client’s home in Oak Beach, and have since discovered eleven sets of remains there.

On December 11, 2010, the remains of Melissa Barthelemy, 24, were discovered during the search. The bodies of Megan Waterman, 22, Amber Lynn Costello, 27, and Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25, were found two days later.

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The victims, who were discovered during a search for 23-year-old Ellenville, New York, resident Shannan Gilbert, became known as The Gilgo Four after being discovered close to Gilgo Beach on the southern tip of Long Island. On the night she vanished, Shannan called 911 in a panic after being observed pounding on doors in the gated Oak Beach neighborhood while crying for help.

Numerous bodies buried in bushes along the Ocean Parkway were found thanks to the search for Shannan. Although there are seven other cases that are thought to be connected, the Gilgo Case website lists 10 people or bodies that have been formally linked to the case.

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The reported arrest on Friday followed the creation of a specialized Gilgo Beach Homicide Investigation Task Force in February of last year by Suffolk County’s new police commissioner.

The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the local sheriffs, the state police, and the FBI all provided assistance.

Former NYPD Commissioner Rodney Harrison remarked at the time, “I believe this case is solvable and identifying the person or people responsible for these murders is a top priority.”