Nassau County serial murders
- Year
- 1984
- Where
- New York
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Evidence
- 1
The Nassau County serial murders were a series of murders of young women committed between 1984 and 1989 in Nassau County, New York. All the victims had been involved in prostitution or had drug addictions, and the perpetrator, a possible serial killer, was never apprehended. These murders were the first possible instance of a serial killer operating in the Long Island area, as in the following decades, at least…
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