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Monster: Hunting LISK [Episode 1]

December 8, 2025·37 min·2 clips

Shannon Gilbert spent more than 20 minutes on 911 claiming someone was trying to kill her.

1. Monster: Hunting the Long Island Serial Killer opens with Josh Zeman revisiting the Gilgo Beach murders after Rex Heuermann’s July 13, 2023 arrest. 2. Josh Zeman hosts and narrates the episode, while his earlier investigative work with Rachel on The Killing Season supplies archival footage and prior leads. 3. The episode asks whether Rex Heuermann could have been identified sooner and whether earlier clues were overlooked. 4. Zeman recalls receiving texts at 6:45 a.m. that Suffolk County was about to arrest the Long Island serial killer. 5. News reports identified 59-year-old Rex Heuermann as charged in the murders of three women. 6. Heuermann’s residence in Massapequa Park matched a location repeatedly associated with earlier investigative clues. 7. Zeman says Heuermann’s Manhattan commute also matched evidence suggesting the killer traveled from Long Island. 8. The episode returns to December 11, 2010, when a cadaver dog searching for Shannon Gilbert found Melissa Bartholomew’s remains. 9. Police subsequently discovered additional remains along Ocean Parkway, eventually identifying ten victims near Gilgo Beach. 10. Robert Kolker says Lost Girls brought attention to victims whose families had reported them missing while police stigmatized escort work. 11. Shannon Gilbert’s 23-minute 911 call reportedly included her claim that someone was trying to kill her. 12. Shannon ran through Oak Beach, knocked on neighbors’ doors, and repeatedly refused or could not answer questions coherently. 13. Suffolk County police arrived at 5:40 a.m. after Shannon mistakenly identified Jones Beach instead of Oak Beach to 911 operators. 14. Shannon’s family says they were sent between New Jersey and Long Island authorities while trying to file a missing-person report. 15. Dr. Peter Hackett told Mary Gilbert that he had encountered Shannon, while later denying that he gave her drugs. 16. Former detective Hawk Shaw alleges that Suffolk County had a history of coercive interrogations, whistleblower retaliation, and sexual misconduct. 17. A source identified as Leanne says Oak Beach parties included drugs, escorts, and James Burke, whom she describes as aggressive and narcissistic. 18. The episode uses narration, archival recordings, interviews, news audio, and excerpts from The Killing Season in an investigative documentary format. 19. Best for listeners tracking Gilgo Beach evidence, investigative reporting, and unresolved police questions. 20. Listeners avoiding graphic true crime, missing-person cases, or disputed theories might skip it.

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