New York Authorities think possible serial killer

A serial killer may have left behind four bodies, each apparently dumped from a vehicle, along a desolate, wind swept stretch of highway not far from Long Island’s Jones Beach, police said Tuesday. Police Commissioner Richard Dormer of Suffolk County said New York Police found the badly decomposed remains, feet from the roadway, near Cedar Beach as they searched for a missing prostitute last known to be headed to Fire Island. At least two of the bodies are female, but authorities haven’t determined the gender of the other two, Dormer said. Authorities were examining dental records and taking DNA samples to try to identify them.Dormer said the four appeared to have been killed elsewhere and then brought to the site, a strip of land less than 1,000 yards wide that divides the Great South Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. The roadway connects the landmark Jones Beach State Park with several state and town run beaches to its east, including Cedar Beach. The remains were badly decomposed, but appeared to have been dumped over an 18-month period, Dormer said. The first set of remains were found Saturday as police were following up on a missing-person report. The three other bodies were found Monday.Police officers returned to the scene Tuesday with a cadaver searching the area for additional bodies. Despite a coating of snow on the ground a howling wind and  temperatures in the low 20s ,Dormer said the dog would still be able to do its work. He said the search of the vast, remote area could take days or longer.