A pair of jeans and shoes were also found. Her remains have still not been located 18 months on - but the search has so far helped officers make the gruesome discoveries of 10 other bodies. Police are not linking her to the other 10 people, some of whom advertised as escorts on Craigslist, believed to have been murdered by a serial killer. But search teams have focussed on marshland because they thought damage from Tropical Storm Irene may have unearthed new evidence.
Mari Gilbert said she does not think her daughter drowned accidentally, because she could not swim and never went near water. You try to just hold out hope of some kind'.
Michael Pak was her driver on the night she went missing and claims the latest finding suggests she could have fallen into the water herself, if her phone or wallet was found still in her purse. Meanwhile, it was claimed last week the serial killer may have learnt how to cover his tracks by watching television crime dramas like CSI.
Also discovered: In March police found the head and forearm of year-old Jessica Taylor whose torso had been found in , also on Long Island. An investigation officer said a familiarity with such shows could explain how he has avoided capture and delayed the identification of his victims.
Police are looking for a single killer for the deaths of eight women, a man and a baby whose remains have been found over the past year.
