The arrest of a suspected serial killer charged with murdering three young women and leaving their remains near a Long Island beach more than a decade ago has captured the nation's attention. Robert Kolker, journalist and author of the 2013 book “Lost Girls,” joins Preet to discuss the latest in the Gilgo Beach murders case, why the investigation stalled for so many years, and what this story suggests about which crime victims get justice.
References & Supplemental Materials:
Robert Kolker, Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery, Harper Collins, 2013
“The Gilgo Beach Victims Were Always More Than Escorts,” NYT, 7/16/23
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