Although her identification was unclear at the time, some of the 34-year-old’s remains were found on Fire Island on Long Island two months later.
Less than five kilometers from Gilgo Beach, on Tobay Beach, more of her remains were discovered in 2011.
In 2023, police used genetic genealogy to identify the bones for the first time, and they are still trying to identify the other three victims.
Detectives stated at a news conference in 2024 that one of the victims was Asian, dressed in women’s clothes, possibly employed as an escort, and between the ages of 17 and 23.
An African American woman and her kid were the other two victims.
Vergata and the other three unnamed victims died, but Heuermann has not been charged with their killings.
