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+ | {{Graphic notice}}{{Identified Infobox|title1=Valerie Mack|image1=Valerie Mack.jpg|caption1=|name=Valerie Mack|sex={{F}}|age=24|missing_from=Port Republic, New Jersey|disappeared=Spring/Summer 2000|discovered=November 19, 2000 |
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− | {{Identified notice}}{{Graphic}}{{UID|image = [[File:UP 9680.JPG|200px]]|sex = {{F}}|race = {{White}}|location = Manorville, New York|found = November 19, 2000<br>April 4, 2011|span = {{age|2000|11|19}}|postmortem interval = Weeks|body condition = {{ti}}|age approximation = 18-40|height approximation = 5'2|weight approximation = N/A|cause of death = {{Homicide}}|name = Manorville Jane Doe {{developing}}}} |
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+ | April 4, 2011|location=Manorville, New York|identified=May 2020|span=19 years|cod={{Homicide}}}} |
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+ | '''Valerie Mack '''who also used the alias '''Melissa Taylor''' was a young woman whose torso was discovered in Manorville, New York in 2000. Her head, hands and right foot were later found near Gilgo Beach, New York in 2011. She is a confirmed victim of the Long Island Serial Killer. |
− | She was identified through |
+ | She was identified through forensic genealogy in May 2020. |
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+ | ==Background== |
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+ | Valerie had been working as an escort in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the time of her disappearance. Valerie's family members last saw her in the spring or summer of 2000 in Port Republic, New Jersey. She had a young son and was living with a boyfriend. |
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== Case == |
== Case == |
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− | The nude, dismembered torso of |
+ | The nude, dismembered torso of her body was discovered in Manorville, New York on November 19, 2000. Around 11 years later on April 4, 2011, her head, hands and right foot were found in a plastic bag in the vicinity of Ocean Parkway on Gilgo Beach. No personal items, jewelry, or clothing were found with the partially recovered remains. |
− | Investigators |
+ | Investigators initially believed she was a prostitute in the New York City area. She is one of eleven victims found along the remote Long Island highway. However, only ten of the victims are believed to be victims of a serial killer. |
== Characteristics == |
== Characteristics == |
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* Brown hair. |
* Brown hair. |
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− | * Eye color |
+ | * Eye color was unknown. |
− | * Her left and right nasal |
+ | * Her left and right nasal bones had previously been fractured and then healed. |
− | [[File:LongIsland00.jpg|thumb|left|Profile]] |
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+ | ==Gallery== |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ==Sources== |
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− | *{{Doe Network|1047ufny.html| |
+ | *{{Doe Network|1047ufny.html|Valerie Mack}} |
*{{Wikipedia|Long_Island_serial_killer|Long Island Serial Killer}} |
*{{Wikipedia|Long_Island_serial_killer|Long Island Serial Killer}} |
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+ | *Long Island Press |
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− | * [https://www.longislandpress.com/2020/05/22/suffolk-police-id-another-long-island-serial-killer-victim/ '' |
+ | ** [https://www.longislandpress.com/2020/05/22/suffolk-police-id-another-long-island-serial-killer-victim/ ''Article #1''] |
+ | **''[https://www.longislandpress.com/2020/05/28/suffolk-police-release-name-of-newly-identified-long-island-serial-killer-victim/ Article #2]'' |
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+ | * ''[https://wcbs880.radio.com/articles/news/gilgo-beach-murder-victim-identified-as-valerie-mack WBCS 880]'' |
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+ | * ''[https://nypost.com/2020/05/28/gilgo-beach-murder-victim-identified-as-24-year-old-valerie-mack/ New York Post]'' |
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+ | * ''[https://www.newsday.com/long-island/gilgo-serial-killer-victim-identified-1.45020352 Newsday]'' |
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+ | * ''[https://www.pix11.com/news/local-news/short-troubled-life-of-jane-doe-no-6-in-gilgo-beach-case-she-had-a-young-son Pix 11]'' |
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Revision as of 20:41, 27 April 2021
Valerie Mack who also used the alias Melissa Taylor was a young woman whose torso was discovered in Manorville, New York in 2000. Her head, hands and right foot were later found near Gilgo Beach, New York in 2011. She is a confirmed victim of the Long Island Serial Killer.
She was identified through forensic genealogy in May 2020.
Background
Valerie had been working as an escort in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the time of her disappearance. Valerie's family members last saw her in the spring or summer of 2000 in Port Republic, New Jersey. She had a young son and was living with a boyfriend.
Case
The nude, dismembered torso of her body was discovered in Manorville, New York on November 19, 2000. Around 11 years later on April 4, 2011, her head, hands and right foot were found in a plastic bag in the vicinity of Ocean Parkway on Gilgo Beach. No personal items, jewelry, or clothing were found with the partially recovered remains.
Investigators initially believed she was a prostitute in the New York City area. She is one of eleven victims found along the remote Long Island highway. However, only ten of the victims are believed to be victims of a serial killer.
Characteristics
- Brown hair.
- Eye color was unknown.
- Her left and right nasal bones had previously been fractured and then healed.
Gallery
Sources
- Valerie Mack at the Doe Network
- Long Island Serial Killer on Wikipedia
- Long Island Press
- WBCS 880
- New York Post
- Newsday
- Pix 11