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''Homicide Squad detectives are also investigating whether Bittrolff killed a third woman, Sandra Costilla, 28, of Queens, whose cause of death resembles Tangredi’s and McNamee’s, authorities said. Costilla was found dead in North Sea on the South Fork on Nov. 20, 1993.
“The manner of death, the positioning of her body, and the trace evidence of Ms. Costilla is similar to that of Tangredi and McNamee,” Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota told reporters Tuesday during at a news conference at his Hauppauge office.
He did not say of Costilla also worked as a prostitute, but noted: “She had a lifestyle that may have been substantially similar.”
Sandra Costilla was found murdered at the Fish Cove Camp at 50 Fish Cove Road in North Sea on November 20, 1993.
Authorities said Tangredi’s and McNamee’s cases were similar in that both bodies were “uniquely positioned” and the same “significant” piece of clothing was missing, but declined to elaborate. Similar biological and trace evidence were found at both crime scenes.
“Cause and manner of death of both these women are exactly the same,” Spota said.''
Manorville Man Arrested for ’90s Murders Suspected in 3rd Cold Case
John Bittrolff was charged with the murders of Rita Tangredi-Beinlich and Colleen McNamee.
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''Homicide Squad detectives are also investigating whether Bittrolff killed a third woman, Sandra Costilla, 28, of Queens, whose cause of death resembles Tangredi’s and McNamee’s, authorities said. Costilla was found dead in North Sea on the South Fork on Nov. 20, 1993.
“The manner of death, the positioning of her body, and the trace evidence of Ms. Costilla is similar to that of Tangredi and McNamee,” Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota told reporters Tuesday during at a news conference at his Hauppauge office.
He did not say of Costilla also worked as a prostitute, but noted: “She had a lifestyle that may have been substantially similar.”
Sandra Costilla was found murdered at the Fish Cove Camp at 50 Fish Cove Road in North Sea on November 20, 1993.
Authorities said Tangredi’s and McNamee’s cases were similar in that both bodies were “uniquely positioned” and the same “significant” piece of clothing was missing, but declined to elaborate. Similar biological and trace evidence were found at both crime scenes.
“Cause and manner of death of both these women are exactly the same,” Spota said.''
