Her cause of death remains contested, with police claiming accidental drowning while an independent autopsy determined possible strangulation. He wants to get out there and mix it up with the troops in the trenches.". Unraveled 's story begins on May 1, 2010, when 23-year-old sex worker Shannan Gilbert was hired via Craigslist to spend time at the private Oak Beach residence of Joseph Brewer, only to flee the . He was a carpenter by trade with access to hacksaws and electric saws. Two days after Shannan Gilbert's remains were found businessman James Bissett died by suicide in his car at Mattituck park. Bittrolff's attorney rejected the prosecutor's assertion. The previous day she had told her 20-year-old boyfriend that she was going out and would call him later. [75] Due to the controversy about Gilbert's death, in September 2014, famed forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden agreed to conduct an independent autopsy of Gilbert's remains in hopes of determining a clear cause of death. The newly-discovered victims were Jessica Taylor, Valerie Mack, an unidentified woman designated "Jane Doe No. [36] They were found about one mile apart, approximately five miles west of those found in December. Other people of interest include Shannans last client Joseph Brewer though he was cleared early on, a police chief called James Burke who had hired sex workers before and blocked the FBI getting involved with Shannans case, and a man convicted of killing two other sex workers, John Bittrolff. "He's probably one of the brightest men I've met in law enforcement," said Robert Creighton, a Republican councilman in Smithtown who oversaw DA investigators while Burke supervised police detectives in Spota's office. If any gangster came from a troubled childhood, it was Burke. He then ordered that multiple high-ranking commanders in the Suffolk County Police Department ensure officers who had witnessed the assault would never reveal what they had observed., Spota was recruited into the conspiracy at this point, along with McPartland, who was then the chief of investigations of an anti-corruption bureau. Killer", "Investigators Believe Single Serial Killer Behind Gilgo Beach Bodies", "Police raise reward in Long Island serial killer case", "Busted ex-police chief blocked FBI probe of Gilgo Beach murders", "FBI joins 'Long Island serial killer' investigation", "Prosecutor: Convicted killer may be tied to more NY slayings", "L.I.