Name Mari Gilbert | Cause of death Stabbing | |
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Born 22 June 1964 ( 1964-06-22 ) Jersey City, New Jersey, United States Occupation Activist, television personality Children Shannan Gilbert, Sarra Elizabeth Gilbert, Sherre Gilbert, Stevie Smith Similar Long Island serial killer, Michael Baden, Robert Kolker, Joel Rifkin, Sara Gilbert | ||
Mari Gilbert (June 22, 1964 – July 23, 2016) was an American activist and murder victim advocate.
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Biography
Gilbert was an advocate for her daughter, Shannan, a 24-year-old prostitute from New Jersey who disappeared on May 2010; the investigation of Shannan's disappearance led to the discovery of ten homicide victims scattered along Ocean Parkway in New York. Investigators believed that Shannan died of an accidental drowning that was unrelated to the crimes of the Long Island serial killer, but Gilbert challenged the finding and fought to have the case reopened as a murder investigation. Gilbert and her other daughters (Sarra, Sherre, and Stevie) frequently appeared on television shows discussing the case.
Death
Sarra Gilbert 27, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of her mother 52-year-old Mari Gilbert
Gilbert was stabbed to death by one of her daughters, Sarra, in Sarra's apartment building on Warren Street in Ellenville, New York on July 23, 2016. Sarra suffered from schizophrenia. One report claimed that Sarra "had voices in her head telling her to carry out the crime". Sarra was later charged with second-degree murder and fourth-degree possession of a weapon. She is being held at Ulster County Jail.
