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Whenever a murder investigation makes headlines, a movie, TV show or documentary is basically guaranteed to be in development. Nowadays, true crime has become a major topic in Hollywood, including the Gilgo Beach murders. Amid a decades-long mystery, the Long Island serial killer inspired multiple media projects. From television specials such as a Lifetime production to a docuseries and a movie, there have been several projects unpacking what was once considered a cold case.<\/p>\n
Below, see the movies, documentaries and TV shows that were inspired by the Gilgo Beach murders.<\/p>\n
Untitled Netflix Docuseries<\/h2>\n
An untitled Netflix docuseries is in development exploring the investigation and arrest of Rex Heuermann<\/strong><\/a> in 2023. The doc\u2019s director, Liz Garbus<\/strong>, told Netflix, \u201cWith the arrest of suspect Rex Heuermann<\/a> on July 13 of this year, a new chapter began in the decades-old investigation of the missing and murdered women found in Gilgo Beach and beyond. And yet, just as some questions start being answered, new ones emerge.\u201d<\/p>\n A release date for the docuseries is still unknown.<\/p>\n The 2020 drama Lost Girls<\/em> was directly inspired by the cold case and stars Amy Ryan, Gabriel Byrne<\/strong> and Thomasin McKenzie<\/strong> in main roles.<\/p>\n According to Netflix, the synopsis of Lost Girls<\/em> reads, \u201cDesperate to find her missing daughter, a mother fights to uncover the truth \u2014 and helps expose a string of unsolved murders.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Lifetime, the film stars Kim Delaney<\/strong> and Katharine Isabelle<\/strong>, and it explores \u201cMari Gilbert\u2019s search for the truth behind what happened to her daughter Shannan, a sometime escort who disappeared after a \u2018date\u2019 on Long Island.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAfter Shannan fails to come home, her mother Mari knows something is terribly wrong,\u201d the Lifetime movie\u2019s synopsis reads. \u201cPleading to police to take her concerns seriously, she keeps pushing the police for answers. Mari\u2019s insistence that her daughter not be overlooked eventually leads to a horror hidden on Long Island for more than a decade \u2013 19 bodies of young women discovered buried in shallow graves along Ocean Parkway in the area of Jones Beach State Park. Though the search for the killer is still ongoing, Mari\u2019s passionate dedication to giving her daughter and other forgotten women a voice, and the attention they deserve, has kept the case alive with hopes of a breakthrough soon.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t<\/div>\nLost Girls<\/em> \u2013 Netflix<\/h2>\n
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The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother\u2019s Hunt for Justice<\/em> \u2013 Lifetime<\/h2>\n