Suffolk County Commissioner Richard Dormer said last week that investigators don't believe Shannan Gilbert is one of the victims of a suspected serial killer. But police say there's still a possibility that Gilbert may be dead, and that her body could be in the same area.
The search today is expected to cover an area from the Robert Moses Causeway near Captree west to Tobay Beach.
Dormer says detectives now think one person is probably responsible for all 10 of the deaths dating back to 1996.
A Suffolk County police spokeswoman told Newsday that the department's detective division received new information indicating the "possibility" that Gilbert may be dead. The tip also indicated that her remains may be dumped along the highway, according to the newspaper.
Gilbert disappeared in the area on May 1, 2010, after apparently meeting a client she had booked through Craigslist. A witness reported seeing her running frantically from a home in the area near where the bodies were found.
The decision comes as Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer revealed that detectives now think that one person may be responsible for the 10 deaths. He previously said as many as three killers may be responsible.
Dormer declined to detail reasons for the change in theory, but notes all victims appear linked to the sex trade.
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