On Thursday morning, more than 20 police vehicles, including over a dozen K-9 units, gathered at the Manorville firehouse, as the search of the vast woodlands continued to grow.
The NYPD has also provided K-9 resources.
The first units to leave the firehouse at 8 a.m. Thursday were with New York State Police. The caravan of troopers headed out to the LIPA right-of-way east of Connecticut Avenue and Halsey Manor Lane to continue search efforts near the power lines. The remains of two Gilgo Beach victims, Valerie Mack and Jessica Taylor, were each found about a mile apart in the woods to the east of Halsey Manor Lane more than 20 years ago.
The search marked the latest development in the investigation following the July arrest of suspected Gilgo serial killer Rex A. Heuermann, 60, of Massapequa Park.
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