The tragedies and illness are often intertwined, says Dottie Laster, a private investigator and missing-persons specialist who helped the Gilbert family search for Mari Gilberts older daughter, Shannan. Authorities said they thought Shannans death wasnt connected and might have been a drowning. "No one in the family said that Dr. Hackett called saying that he had seen Shannan?" Every product was carefully curated by an Esquire editor. As she told the jury, Sarra believed Mari, "was evil. Police say both Pak and Joseph Brewer passed polygraphs, and are not suspects. By all accounts, he really aggressively put himself in the center of things whenever anything was going on there, he said. Dr. Hackett has steadfastly denied ever seeing Shannan to the press. With Shannan Gilbert's disappearance and the discovery of four other bodies, all escorts, attention focused on a profession that has always operated in the shadows. "I believe my sister needs a voice needs her pride back needs the respect she had before this all happened," said Melissa Cann. She was the first woman to disappear in 2007. No one would give her a job," said Cann. "I said, 'Well, I called the police they are on their way to bring her back," Colletti said. One, Sherre, ran a Facebook page dedicated to Shannans case. Mari Gilbert felt that Shannans disappearance wasnt being treated with urgency, and that her daughter was being dismissed because she was a sex worker. "And it was too overgrown to bring in dogs and to search!". Mari Gilbert was an American Activist who had a very tragic life. "I don't believe he said that. Our editors handpick the products that we feature. 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. Moriarty asked. "You have to understand the manner in which these items were found very consistent with someone losing these items as they're running.". These are all the jobs she called and applied for call center, data entry and the list goes on and on," Cann said, showing off a list. So we did go back and sort of apply some of that hindsight to the storytelling. Stevie Smith tends to stays out of the spotlight. I think this guy got into her head somehow.". Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! "I was like, 'Be safe.' Its not clear what triggered Gilberts fear and a23-minute call she placed to 911has never been publicly released. "No one saw her, no one knew her My brother came back and was like, 'It's a different world out there. Lawenforcement sources have said in the past that Shannan allegedly told the dispatcher theyre trying to kill me, during the call, Her disappearance and Mari's efforts to find out what happened to her daughter are the focus of the new Netflix feature film ". " Upon information and belief, at all times Defendant Hackett held himself out to the general public, and in particular to Shannan Gilbert and Mari Gilbert, as the owner/operator of a home for wayward females, the lawsuit, obtained by Oxygen.com, said. "We hear the conversation between the two of them and she's just staring at him and not acting rationally. On Thursday, Suffolk County police "Mari was a lifetime practitioner of witchcraft and apparently of black magic," Ray said in the same Newsday report. Convinced the Suffolk police weren't going to investigate Shannan's death, attorney John Ray took matters into his own hands. It's all in the missing person's report. The calls didn't stop coming. "At a certain point you just have to run with it.". "If he's lying about something so simple about calling me," Mari Gilbert said, "then what else is he lying about?". She was a good sister and daughter. Her Sister Shannan Gilbert Died Mysteriously Shannan Maria Gilbert went missing on Long Island on May 1, 2010. He was sort of the local big shot in Oak Beach, Robert Kolker, the author of Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery toldOxygen.comof Hackett. Moriarty asked Schaller. However, the investigation into her disappearance led to the discovery of ten sets of human remains. "We gave them flyers. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. 5: Jessica Taylor, an escort missing since 2003; dismembered, Victim No. It was Michael Pak, Shannan's driver. Mari had "When I finally told myself Maureen was actually missing, that she wasn't coming back, I couldn't breathe. I've seen it, its really overgrown," Moriarty noted. Attempts to find current contact information for Hackett were not immediately successful. ", "I was there when my mother received the phone call, so there's no way. Then, five years after the discovery of Shannans body, the Gilbert family once again made Former Chief of Detectives Dominick Varrone says Dr. Hackett is not a suspect in Shannan's death. ", "I reached over and grabbed that phone, dialed 911," Colletti continued. "He said he never saw Shannan before," she replied. But Sarra's sister Stevie Smith disagreed regarding the motive, testifying that Sarra was jealous of her relationship with their mother and "I believe she would have killed me too.". He used the phrase that it was too late to help her and that he then released her., Shannan'sbody was discovered in 2011, partially clothed, in a localmarsh. "How could this tiny 23-year-old get that far into it - into there?" Theres no proof that he even saw her that night, but he did call Mari, Kolker told, While investigators were searching for Shannan, they, . 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. "In this police force, not unlike a lot of other police forces around the country, there's this culture of minimization and denial when it comes to women who are escorts," he said. By then, she had been missing for eight days. Asked if he believes this man will probably kill again, Cohen told Moriarty, "Oh, there's no question he is getting better and better at it. But he went on to say that "at no time did I suggest I had ever met her or render medical care of any sort to her.". "I still don't want to believe it. Shannan ran towards the home of another Oak Beach resident, Barbara Brennan. We certainly believe that he may have called to offer his assistance.". It was eventually concluded that she drowned in a boggy marsh. I don't," said Shannan's mother, Mari Gilbert. We start callin' hospitals.". Shannan also reportedly didnt get along with her mothers abusive boyfriend, further straining their relationship. "But wouldn't you sound that way if you were panicked and afraid?" Fearing the worst, Maureen's family went to the Norwich Police Department, submitted her name to the missing persons database, and told police she was an online escort. The Gilberts' attorney, John Ray, finds that hard to believe. Anytime there was anything going on he was helpful.. MELISSA BARTHELEMY: Disappeared July 12, 2009. "We believe that Dr. C. Peter Hackett's actions led to Shannan Gilbert's death," said Ray. "Suddenly, you no longer had to walk down the street; you could just work out of your home," he said. Although Brewer refused to go on camera, he admitted to "48 Hours" that he solicited Shannan online, but, he said, not for sex. But soon after Maris death, daughter Sherre apparently posted on Facebook about the news, according to screenshots obtained by PEOPLE. In February, she drowned her pit bull in her bathtub and was arrested, he says, and that case is still pending.. Hackett denied any contact with Shannan and denied providing any medical treatment. And she stabbed her to death.. "If she had abandoned her shoes and she was walking barefoot through this, it would seem almost impossible for her without cutting up her feet very badly on the broken reeds," he explained. ultimately discovered the bodies of four women along Ocean Parkway, Howeverin an update of the case in January. Read an excerpt of "Lost Girls"Kolker: Who let down the lost girls? She was not perfect, but she was loved and she was cared for, Gilbert told the press in 2011. There are stories about him having a police radio and anytime there was any sort of emergency call within reach of where he lived, he would hop in and drive over to see if he could help out.. In the prosecutors view, the killing of Mari Gilbert was a crime of passion, quite likely drug-fueled, against a mother whom Sarra resented for years. Found the resolution to each, I know who really killed Chanin, her husband did not, I have so many questions about this story. Why weren't they screaming that and clamoring that?" Councilor Matt Garcia was shot dead in a suburban driveway as he chatted with a friend in Fairfield City, California. And more questions about a curious character who put himself right in the middle of the mystery. "When Amanda answered the phone, you know, she was so excited," Barthelemy said. She refused, but Megan, who usually had someone accompany her on calls, let down her guard and went out into the night alone. Mari Gilbert died in July 2016, allegedly stabbed to death by her other daughter, Sarra, who suffers from schizophrenia. Shannan was last seen running on the streetsof Oak Beach after leaving her client Joseph Brewers home. Ten bodies, eight suffocated or strangled, and none of them Shannan Gilbert, the young woman whose disappearance launched the investigation. Please enter valid email address to continue. So you inserted yourself. "He denied calling my mother," said Sherre Gilbert. Two neighbors signed affidavits -- one stating the doctor had given him "a prescription injectable steroid" and another claiming that Hackett "provided prescriptions for Oak Beach residents.". It was now 5:21 am. Mari Gilbert's murder was "the most morbid turn in this already complete tragedy," Vesselin Mitev, who Mari originally hired to help her solve Shannan's death, He wouldn't go on camera, but in a text message, Pak says that he "never touched her" and maintains that he had nothing to do with Shannan's disappearance. 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. But Hackett would face criticism after he allegedly embellished his role in the investigation, Vice reports. Do you, This was definitely in IL because we are friends with, Hi. "No," she exclaimed. Get all your true crime news from Oxygen. Shannan Gilbert went missing after a terrifying 911 call in May 2010. .css-ssumvd{display:block;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.0625rem;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-ssumvd:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-ssumvd{letter-spacing:0rem;margin-top:0.9375rem;}}Gayle King Interviews Angela Bassett, Gayle Says March Is a Good Month for TV Lovers, Sheryl Lee Ralphs Definition of True Love, What We Know About The Little Mermaid Remake, Oprah Congratulates Kimmel on 20 Years of His Show, Nikole Hannah-Jones on "The 1619 Project", Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Wakanda Forever Podcast, Oprah Is Acting in Tyler Perrys Next Netflix Film. At the time, Maureen was a desperate, single mother of two. 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The remaining claims are related to Shannan Gilberts pain and suffering before her death and the later emotional distress suffered by Mari Gilbert, according tocourt documentsin the case. Schaller says Amber hated the person she'd become: a drug addict who turned tricks to support her habit. Attorney John Ray told CBS that Sarra invited Mari to her home and in the living room, she was knifed to death.. "She's saying, 'There's someone after me; there's someone after me,'" he said. "Today they found a pair of jeans a pair of shoes the pocketbook with identification in the pocketbook belonging to Shannan Gilbert," then-Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer told reporters. ", Police have said that they do not consider Hackett a suspect in the killings,according to, We allege that Dr. Peter Hackett has told others that he encountered Shannan knocking on his door on May 1, that he let her into his home and that he administered narcotics, Ray said outside the courthouse after filing the suit according to, . And he's on a mission.". But when Shannan's sisters went out to Oak Beach, they got a different story. Her defense lawyer subsequently argued that on the day of the murder, shed been suffering from hallucinations and was hearing voices that told her to commit the crime. While investigators were searching for Shannan, theyultimately discovered the bodies of four women along Ocean Parkway. During her sister Sarras trial, she appeared for the prosecution. Sarra was arrested at the scene with blood on her clothing. he replied. However, the prosecution and members of Sarras family told a story of a devious, manipulative young woman who tried to excuse her drug addiction as a mental illness. Gilbert family attorney John Ray told PIX11 that in the months leading up to Mari's horrific death, Sarra had drowned her pet puppy and threatened to kill her 8-year-old son. What would kill a 23-year-old woman? "Her driver dropped her off and she was there for quite a while and then for some reason, she started to panic.". He said homicide could not be ruled out, nothing that the larynx was missing and a hyoid bone was missing horns, which might happen in the case of strangulation. "It was probably around three or four times but she was on the phone with him for a while each time," he said. Stop, go a little bit," said Colletti. "It makes it easier for a killer who wants to work in the shadows," Moriarty noted. Gilberts other daughters supported her effort to bring attention to their sisters murder, and often appeared alongside their mother at memorials and when she spoke to reporters. Shannan was last seen running on the streetsof Oak Beach after leaving her client Joseph Brewers home. He used the phrase that it was too late to help her and that he then released her., Shannan'sbody was discovered in 2011, partially clothed, in a localmarsh. "No. 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. The Netflix movie Lost Girls is based on Gilberts life story. Mari Gilberts body was discovered in her daughter Sarras apartment in the Catskills. Stevie has stayed out of the spotlight for the most part. In addition, she was portrayed by Amy Ryan. "We pull out the phone book, we get on the internet. "Yeah, that's a lot of money for any of these girls," Schaller replied. While the calls he made to Shannan's family may be strange, they're not out of character. Sarra was ultimately charged and convicted of murdering her mother. In 2016, just months after an independent autopsy raised more questions about Shannans death, Mari Gilbert was found dead in her daughter Sarra Gilberts apartment in Ellenville, CBS New York reported at the time. "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 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. But mainly he focused on Melissa's little sister and called to terrify her. 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." "I could see a car come and stopping, coming a little bit and stopping," he said. Follow the links to read about more murders profiled on ID this week. "I didn't know it would be only once.". And I yelled to him to stop. She wants people to know that her sister, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, may have worked as an escort, but she was much more than that. In December 2011, a year-and-a-half after Shannan Gilbert vanished, police finally found the first sign of the missing 23-year-old in the marsh by Oak Beach not far from where she was last seen. But then how did her clothing end up so far from her body? She's a prostitute. Varrone says that the investigation into Shannan's death remains open and is confident that the days of the elusive serial killer haunting the beaches of Long Island are numbered. Israel Nieves was so jealous of James Rodriguez. Mari Gilbert's daughters dealt with the tragedy of their sister Shannan in different ways. Gilbert worked a variety of jobs, including serving as a retail manager, teaching assistant, and Walmart employee, but continued to face personal struggles. Mari Gilbert, Shannan's mother, filed the suit last year, making wrongful death and other claims. That neighbor, Gus Colletti, is the one who tried to help Shannan and noticed that black SUV following her. "I knew that it was a possibility but I really just wanted to keep hope," said Sherre. "I walked out the front door with her," Schaller recalled. "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?" In July 2007, Maureen left her home in Norwich, Conn., and boarded a train to New York City. "Had he seen Shannan?" "So, when Mary says that Dr. Hackett called on May 3 and said that he'd seen Shannan and that he was running a home for wayward girls, do you believe that, do you believe what she's saying?" There is not an iota of evidence in any of this litigation., 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 to, The remaining claims are related to Shannan Gilberts pain and suffering before her death and the later emotional distress suffered by Mari Gilbert, according to, Before Hackett was embroiled in the media coverage of the case, Kolker told, Hackett had served as head for the Suffolk County Emergency Medical Services when the. Seven months later, a police dog found skeletal remains on Gilgo Beach, leading to the discovery of three more bodies, all belonging to sex workers whod used Craigslist to find their clients. He raised a family there, was their emergency services guy, their security guy. "Is it possible that he knows more about what happened to Shannan Gilbert?" The first was loosing Shannan. Shannan's body was found about three miles east from the others and detectives have speculated that her death was accidental. An autopsy ruled Mari Gilberts death a homicide due to multiple stab wounds. But they werent getting it.. He says the internet has made prostitution more accessible, but also more dangerous. "'Oh my God, Melissa's finally calling me.' Netflixs new true crime drama, .css-umdwtv{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:.0625rem;text-decoration-color:#FF3A30;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:inherit;-webkit-transition:background 0.4s;transition:background 0.4s;background:linear-gradient(#ffffff, #ffffff 50%, #d5dbe3 50%, #d5dbe3);-webkit-background-size:100% 200%;background-size:100% 200%;}.css-umdwtv:hover{color:#000000;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;-webkit-background-position:100% 100%;background-position:100% 100%;}Lost Girls, tells the story of the hunt for the Long Island serial killer, whos believed to have murdered at least 10 people and buried their bodies near a beach on Long Island, New York. "'She's 24 She's not on any psych meds. "It almost seems like she's in some type of psychotic state or in some type of drug-induced stupor.". "The story of these women is the story about a part of America where people have few options and where some people make desperate or risky decisions," said journalist Bob Kolker, who has written a new book about the Long Island cases, called "Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery." When Hackett who is portrayed in the film by Reed Birney called Mari just a few days later, she claimed the doctor told her he had interacted with Shannan the night she died. In a 14-page Sarra stabbed her mother an incredible 227 times with a 15-inch kitchen knife. "There's no doubt in my mind" he replied. "You have no question about that?" Melissa Cann simply wishes police had worked harder to find Maureen. I felt her determination to not just let her sister disappear, she says. They don't want to hear anything. In describing Gilberts legacy, Kolker wrote that out of all of the family members of the Gilgo Beach murder victims, Mari was the one who got the most out of the police, forced them to do things they otherwise wouldnt. Sarra Giberts sister, Shannan Maria Gilbert went missing on Long Island on May 1, 2010. Learn about Stevie, Sherre, and Sarra here. The lawsuit alleged Hackett took Shannan into his home in the early morning hours on the day she disappeared and gave her drugs. One of Mari's three surviving daughters, the then 27-year-old Sarra had been previously diagnosed with schizophrenia and spent time in and out of mental health facilities. "But you're as vulnerable as ever when you're working alone, particularly when you just meet your client that night.". Ray also said that she was going to kill her own son, but her boyfriend stopped her. "She was a human being she was a mother she was a loved sister she was everything to us," Cann said. We went everywhere.". When your loved one is missing, the torture is too much for family members. What did you hear? Seriously, a person gets a lot of phone calls," he said. "I mean, a big city like that. Gabrielle Bruney is a writer and editor for Esquire, where she focuses on politics and culture. Twisted Sisters airs at 9/8c on Investigation Discovery. She wanted to be a singer, an actress. Shannans body was discovered 18 months after her disappearance, on the same stretch of road where the bodies of 10 victims have been linked to a suspected Long Island serial killer, though investigators have said Shannans death is unconnected to the other 10. Police later responded tothe neighborhoodafter several other residents had called 911 to report the distraught woman, but there was no trace of Shannan when they arrived. / CBS News, Produced by Clare Friedland and Liza Finley. She drowned her pet dog, and lost custody of her son, who entered her mothers care. Pak told Colletti he was looking for Shannan. Moriarty asked. Sarra heard voices that urged her to perform violent acts, New York Daily News reported. When she has moments of lucidity, I know shell be devastated by what she has done., Laster called it one tragedy on top of another., This is a family that needed a lot of help. Meserve says. Ray asked. "I could see a car coming down the road very slowly would stop and then go a little bit. Mari Gilberts body was discovered in her daughter Sarras apartment in the Catskills. The Sadly, the film's real-life heroine never got the justice she wanted for Shannan's death. "Perhaps someone knows something. Sherre, Sarras sister, spoke about Sarra after her sentencing and said they tried to get Sarrah help, but she would get better for a short period of time and then get worse again, People reported. After Shannans disappearance in May 2010, Sarra appeared at vigils and memorials alongside her mother and sister Sherre, holding photos of her missing sister. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. From Netflix's Lost Girls. Much has been made about the caller's familiarity with police investigative techniques. "It was like 5:00 in the morning," Colletti recalled. "You could make that argument," he replied. She has been "It's a girl who clearly believes she's in harm's way.". "It's possible," he replied. "We went to all the houses around the area to, like, knock on their doors and just say, 'Hey listen, did you see my sister?'" With each burlap covered victim found on Gilgo Beach, the police learned more about the serial killer: his habits, his M.O., and his uncanny ability to avoid detection. The mother of Shannan Gilbert, whose disappearance led to the discovery of 10 bodies at Gilgo Beach in Babylon, N.Y., in 2011, has been murdered, and a second daughter has been charged in her death. "Could Shannan Gilbert's mother invent this even if she wanted to? They cant eat. "And I said to her 'What's the matter?' "And he also left one of the conversations with the threat that he knows where Amanda lives and might come after her.". Former Chief of Detectives Dominick Varrone believes Shannan actually died by accident -- after running into the thick marsh and getting lost. Still on the 911 call, Shannan fled the house running towards the nearby home of Gus Colletti, a retired insurance fraud investigator and resident of Oak Beach for over 30 years. By then, Amber had been missing from their home on Long Island for three months. Stevie also said that her sister Sarra had tormented and belittled her mom for years, In Touch Weekly reported. In January 2020, police changed Gilberts cause of death to inconclusive rather than accidental, Daily Freeman reported. Yelling, 'Help me, help me, help me. During my conversations with them they asked that I call the family, he wrote. She was sentenced to 25 years to life, which was the maximum sentence, Daily Freeman reported. Varrone says that while Dr. Hackett may be a busybody - "He exaggerates, that's how some people have described him" -- he is not a suspect in Shannan Gilbert's death or in any other. Over time, they can develop serious medical malfunctions., (Local police did not immediately respond to PEOPLEs request for comment, and have not publicly discussed a motive in the case. But Ryan found out what ultimately happened to Mari after she'd fallen in love with the Netflix film's screenplay, when a Google rabbit-hole informed her of the woman's awful fate. Gilbert, 27, who has been charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon, appeared in court Tuesday afternoon and apologized for fatally "And they said, 'She's a hooker. A year & a half of anger, tears & sleepless nights. Hacketts attorney, James ORouke, has denied Hackett had anything to do with Shannans death and called the allegations against him contained in the lawsuit categorically false., The tragedy of this young womans death is only compounded by the prosecution in this civil litigation, he toldFox News. The book Lost Girls by journalist Robert Kolker served as the basis of the film, and in it Kolker offers details of Gilberts life that didnt make it to the screen. Suffolk County police told "48 Hours" that they believe the caller was, in fact, Melissa's killer. All of a sudden, I heard screaming out here and banging on that door. All were online escorts. Mari Gilbert Born ( 1964-06-22) June 22, 1964 New York Died July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23) (aged 52) Ell Cause of death Stabbing Occupation Activist television personality 1 more rows Tips can also be submitted online. He is very controlled, very calculating in what he does. It is not clear if her death was a homicide or a tragic accident. Police believe the latest victims were also linked to the sex trade, but only one has ever been identified: Victim No. That he had treated Shannan and had medicated her," said Ray. It doesn't make any sense.". "Does she say who she's afraid of," Moriarty asked Chief Varrone. Intwo letters to CBSs 48 Hoursin 2011 he denied ever seeing Shannan that night but said he had called the family to be supportive after getting Maris number from Shannans boyfriend and driver when the pair came to the neighborhood to look for Shannan in the days after she disappeared. "We had a sinking feeling that it was her.". Nobody dreamed that the daughter was going to kill her mother, he says. Moriarty asked Varrone. It took authorities almost a month to connect the call to the missing persons report the Gilbert family had filed for Shannan. "I knew I wasn't going to look, walk, and sound exactly like Mari, but there was an essence, or a gesture that I was hoping to pick up," Ryan adds. In 2016, Mari Gilbert was found dead in her daughter Sarra Gilberts apartment in Ellenville, CBS New York reported. But he would make a call to Shannan Gilbert's mother that she alleges linked him to the night she vanished. He nowreportedly lives in Florida. "I feel like now that they found her body that is kinda pretty much it for the investigation. There is not an iota of evidence in any of this litigation.. She called her mother and said come over. 'Lost Girls' Tells the True Story of Mari Gilbert, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. Something doesnt, No , the murder happened in Ohio . "I believe Shannan was murdered," said Sherre. The problems go back a long time, when those girls were bounced around in foster homes and suffered abuse, including in their mothers home, Meserve says.