The last time anyone saw her alive, Shannan Gilbert was running frantically from house to house in the dark of night through the quiet seaside community of Oak Beach 16 years ago, screaming for help. “These people are trying to kill me,” she told a 911 operator on the last known call she made. That's how the search started for Gilbert, a sex worker from New Jersey who advertised on Craigslist. More than a year later, investigators looking for her led to the discovery of 10 sets of human remains in nearby Gilgo Beach, triggering a serial killer investigation that frustrated investigators for more than a decade. Her name became instantly associated with the grisly crimes. Link in bio for more. (Photo: Jersey City Police Department) . . . #longisland #longislandny #suffolkcounty #gilgobeach #oakbeach