Mari Gilbert with her daughters (left to right) Stevie Smith, Sarra Gilbert, and Sherre Gilbert, with attorney John Ray and retired police detective William Mahoney. "When I tried to tell my story to the police and to the media no one believed me," said Mari. At the time, Maureen was a desperate, single mother of two. Twisted Sisters is investigating the terrifying case of the Gilbert family in New York state, where Sarra Gilbert brutally murdered her own mother, Mari Gilbert, in the most violent fashion. She wrote a heartfelt message about Shannan in 2019, saying: Its been 8yrs since you were found. Mari Gilbert died in July 2016, allegedly stabbed to death by her other daughter, Sarra, who suffers from schizophrenia. Jurors didn't find Sarra and her attorney's claims and pleas for mercy compelling, with one unnamed juror telling the Daily Freeman, "We feel that she has mental illness but she was also aware of what she was doing." FacebookShannan Gilbert in a Facebook photo. 'Lost Girls' Tells the True Story of Mari Gilbert, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. In March of 2011 -- three months after finding the bodies of Melissa, Amber, Megan and Maureen -- police start finding more bodies and more body parts along a once pristine beach playground; six new sets of human remains in all. Girl, 11, Was Killed After Wandering Away from Her Mother in 1988, Suspect ID'd as Former Officer, Denver Police Say Man Who Killed Cop 40 Years Ago Is Also Responsible for 4 Women's Murders, Suspected N.M. Warning, because this gets graphic: As Sarra Gilbert later testified in court, on July 26, 2016, she stabbed Mari Gilbert with a kitchen knife 227 times in Mari's Ellenville, NY apartment. I'm like that's -- 'they're gonna eat you alive.' She just kept staring at me and going, 'Help me, help me, help me. On Dec. 13, 2010, Maureen's body was found alongside the others. Mari fought tirelessly to bring justice for her daughter Shannan, from Shannan's death sadly until her own death at the hands of her "A lot of money for her," Moriarty noted. "If you came up and asked her for her last penny in her pocket, she would give it to you". "At a certain point you just have to run with it.". It was a year and a half that you went missing. All were online escorts. I think this guy got into her head somehow.". She was not perfect, but she was loved and she was cared for, Gilbert told the press in 2011. Gilbert was stabbed to death by her 27-year-old daughter Sarra in Sarra's apartment building on Warren Street in Ellenville, New York, on July 23, 2016. [4] Her daughter suffered from schizophrenia, with one report claiming that she "had voices in her head telling her to carry out the crime." Hackett the former head of the Suffolk County Emergency Medical Services had become an integral part of the private, secluded Oak Beach community by the time 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert, a Craigslist sex worker, disappeared in May 2010 after meeting a client in the community. He is very controlled, very calculating in what he does. "And I said to her 'What's the matter?' "We know she's alive 'cause she's banging on Mrs. Brennan's door and Mrs. Brennan calls 911," said Varrone. "You called Mari on your wife's cell phone on the third on that Monday when Mari said you called," Moriarty told Hackett. Barthelemy wondered. "But you're as vulnerable as ever when you're working alone, particularly when you just meet your client that night.". She was doing a very positive job and was helpful.. Am I personally troubled by it? We may earn commission from the links on this page. No one wants to know you. "When I said to her, 'I called the police. "48 Hours" has since recently obtained phone records from Shannon's mother that confirm Hackett actually did make a call to Mari Gilbert exactly when she said he did on May 3. But "48 Hours" did some more digging and found that Mari Gilbert did in fact report that strange phone call from Dr. Hackett just days after her daughter disappeared. Mari Gilbert, Shannan's mother, filed the suit last year, making wrongful death and other claims. ultimately discovered the bodies of four women along Ocean Parkway, Howeverin an update of the case in January. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. From Netflix's Lost Girls. The caller always hung up before he could be identified. burst into flames, killing all 230 passengers on board in 1996. "I ran up to his car and I said to him, 'Where do you think you're going?'" It was now 5:21 am. reports. Despite her well-documented history of severe mental illness and the fact that Sarra had gone off of her medication before the murder, Sarra was found guilty of murder in 2017 and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. Schaller says Amber hated the person she'd become: a drug addict who turned tricks to support her habit. "But wouldn't you sound that way if you were panicked and afraid?" I feel like if the right things were done maybe these girls would still be alive to this day," she said. Yesterday was the second most devastating day of my life, according to the post. Though county officials theorized that she had wandered into the marsh and drowned, an independent autopsy sought by Gilberts family found that Shannan may have been strangled to death. "You have to understand the manner in which these items were found very consistent with someone losing these items as they're running.". Authorities said they thought Shannans death wasnt connected and might have been a drowning. Mari Gilbert felt that Shannans disappearance wasnt being treated with urgency, and that her daughter was being dismissed because she was a sex worker. A county medical examiner said her cause of death was undetermined. Police believe the latest victims were also linked to the sex trade, but only one has ever been identified: Victim No. Chief Varrone insists police didn't know about that call until months later. Upon information and belief, on or about May 1, 2010, at Defendant Hacketts aforesaid address, Defendant Hackett induced, coerced, overreached, and persuaded Shannan Gilbert to enter his aforesaid premises and to accept the aforesaid treatment and medications he provided and administered to her, the lawsuit said. Over the years, many of the initial counts in the lawsuit have been removed, including the wrongful death claim that was dismissed in 2013, according tocourt documentsin the case. / CBS News, Produced by Clare Friedland and Liza Finley. Did you ever see her? "Sexually explicit things as to what he had done to Melissa, sexually explicit things as to what he was going to do to Amanda.". And he's on a mission.". Dr. Hackett: I never saw her, I never met her. They arrested Sarra later that day and charged her with criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree murder. Mental illness drove Sarra Gilbert to kill her mother, Mari Gilbert five years after Sarras sister was found dead near a suspected serial killers mass grave in Long Island, New York Maris lawyer and others close to the family allege to PEOPLE. "Is it possible that he knows more about what happened to Shannan Gilbert?" Somewhere along the line, somebody dropped the ball. "Shock," Varrone replied. "It was like 5:00 in the morning," Colletti recalled. And then, there's a guy on the other end.". Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. She called her mother and said come over. "We could've saved those other girls.". Get all your true crime news from Oxygen. You dont go back to where you started Its like a nuclear bomb went off.. In the hours after midnight on May 1, 2010, Shannan Gilbert, an escort on her way to a job, drove past the place where the bones of the Long Island Serial Killer's victims lay hidden in the brush. "There's something so sad that Amber lived 27 years, disappears, and nobody reports her missing," remarked Moriarty. Brewer claims he doesn't know what set Shannan off or why she made that call to 911. But Hackett would face criticism after he allegedly embellished his role in the investigation, Vice reports. They don't want to hear anything. "I was just hysterical, totally hysterical," said Barthelemy. "I contacted them," he said. Then, Colletti saw Shannan was hiding underneath the boat in his yard. However, the investigation into her disappearance led to the discovery of ten sets of human remains. Then, five years after the discovery of Shannans body, the Gilbert family once again made Mari Gilbert was an American activist and advocate for her late daughter, Shannan Gilbert, a 23-year-old aspiring author working as an escort who may have been murdered by the Long Island serial killer. Significantly, this is the same Holiday Inn where a client asked Amber Costello to meet him just few weeks before her death. We tried to get Sarra help many times since she was diagnosed with schizophrenia in early 2014 and she would get better and then her condition would get worse., Laster says she genuinely liked Sarra. "But Chief, she was only 23 years of age. But before her body was found, multiple other womens bodies were found on Ocean Parkway between Gilgo and Oak Beach and authorities began to suspect a serial killer had been at work in the area. Found the resolution to each, I know who really killed Chanin, her husband did not, I have so many questions about this story. In December 2010, detectives showed up at his door. No one would give her a job," said Cann. It's like running through a corn field or a wheat field you just push push it outta your way," said Varrone. "I was like, 'You guys found Amber You found her.'". Follow the links to read about more murders profiled on ID this week. Sarra then stripped Mari naked and removed her jewelry. "After I read the scripts, I Googled it and came across, I guess it was a Wikipedia page," Ryan says. The search for Shannan led police back to the last place she was seen -- the gated community of Oak Beach, just 3 miles from the dumping ground and to three men: The man who hired her, the man who drove her, and a doctor who put himself in the middle of the investigation. It took nearly a month for police to connect Shannan's desperate call to the missing persons report her family had filed in New Jersey, where Shannan lived. Much has been made about the caller's familiarity with police investigative techniques. "It's possible," he replied. "Immediately, I started to panic," she said. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? You need to turn yourself in because you will be caught and you will be caught soon," said Ela. Mental illness is a serious disease. He nowreportedly lives in Florida. For more stories like this, sign up for our newsletter. "So why did he pick, you know, a sex worker if he didn't want sex?" "48 Hours" uncovers missing escort Shannan Gilbert's final minutes Moriarty asked Varrone. Local newspaper reports about Shannan Gilberts disappearance and the bodies discovered on Gilgo Beach. "The area in and around Gilgo Beach has been used to discard human remains for some period of time," a police officer said at a press conference. "I don't want anybody to think that -- we have a Jack the Ripper runnin' around Suffolk County with -- blood drippin' from a knife," Dormer told reporters.. One by one, the bodies were identified, and with each name, came the story of a troubled life cut short. Dr. Michael M. Baden conducted the autopsy and said she might have been murdered. "When I started the project, it was 2015. Mari Gilbert's daughters dealt with the tragedy of their sister Shannan in different ways. "These young women were cast aside on the road, barely even covered up, and were neglected to even be looked for for so long.". Ryan tells OprahMag.com that she'd been familiar with the story of the Long Island Serial killer, as a native New Yorker who spent time at nearby Jones Beach growing up. "When Amanda answered the phone, you know, she was so excited," Barthelemy said. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. But she was of age and all I could say was 'be careful' and call her all the time.". All were young women in their 20s. "If Michael Pak had stayed there and told the officers that she was still missing, is it possible that Shannan Gilbert might still be alive?" MELISSA BARTHELEMY: Disappeared July 12, 2009. Powered by. An autopsy ruled Mari Gilberts death a homicide due to multiple stab wounds. Unidentified woman: We did. Former Chief of Detectives Dominick Varrone says Dr. Hackett is not a suspect in Shannan's death. This content is imported from youTube. Shannan ran towards the home of another Oak Beach resident, Barbara Brennan. In 2017, Sarra was convicted of second-degree murder, Daily Freeman reported. When her mom died, Sherre wrote about it on Facebook the next day, sharing that Sarra had battled mental illness for more than two years. Shannan's body was found about three miles east from the others and detectives have speculated that her death was accidental. According to police, she appears to have entered the marsh right behind where Peter Hacketts house is, and her belongings were found right near his house in the marsh and then her body was found a long distance away, Kolker toldOxygen.com.