Samantha Vincenty is the former senior staff writer at Oprah Daily. "Perhaps someone knows something. Every product was carefully curated by an Esquire editor. Several references are made to Sarra's mood stabilizer prescriptions throughout the film, and Garbus says that was tweaked retroactively after Mari died. ", The Office alum says she partly based her portrayal on Liz's "very helpful" accounts of her conversations with Mari, videos of Mari, and Kolker's book. Moriarty asked. "The complaint operator's asking, 'Well, where are you?' That's what was odd. Over time, they can develop serious medical malfunctions., (Local police did not immediately respond to PEOPLEs request for comment, and have not publicly discussed a motive in the case. Sadly, the film's real-life heroine never got the justice she wanted for Shannan's death. "You called Mari on your wife's cell phone on the third on that Monday when Mari said you called," Moriarty told Hackett. Learn about Stevie, Sherre, and Sarra here. On July 23, 2016, Sarra Gilbert traveled from Ellenville, NY, to her mothers home in Catskills, NY, and attacked Mari Gilbert. But soon after Maris death, daughter Sherre apparently posted on Facebook about the news, according to screenshots obtained by PEOPLE. Somehow he convinced her to meet him alone -- an unusual move for Amber, who normally required clients to come to her. Mari Gilbert was an American Activist who had a very tragic life. "And the killer said some pretty horrible things to Amanda," Cohen told Moriarty. Sarra's mental health struggles are foreshadowed in the film. They were very much on the same page, as far as trying to find Shannan, Laster says. With each burlap covered victim found on Gilgo Beach, the police learned more about the serial killer: his habits, his M.O., and his uncanny ability to avoid detection. Shannan was last seen running on the streetsof Oak Beach after leaving her client Joseph Brewers home. Though county officials theorized that she had wandered into the marsh and drowned, an independent autopsy sought by Gilberts family found that Shannan may In February, she drowned her pit bull in her bathtub and was arrested, he says, and that case is still pending.. Sarra was arrested at the scene with blood on her clothing. The truth is all these women are victims.. Heres what you should know. The Netflix movie Lost Girls is based on Gilberts life story. "All I can say is he's sick. "So why would you call her mother? Mari Gilbert died in July 2016, allegedly stabbed to death by her other daughter, Sarra, who suffers from schizophrenia. We certainly believe that he may have called to offer his assistance.". Few families experience the amount of tragedy that the Gilberts have. In 2017, Sarra was convicted of second-degree murder, Daily Freeman reported. So we did go back and sort of apply some of that hindsight to the storytelling. "It's possible. They don't want to hear anything. "You didn't think your mom could be mistaken? My mom, my best friend, the person I relied on the most in this world is gone!!! Then, Colletti saw Shannan was hiding underneath the boat in his yard. Stevie Smith tends to stays out of the spotlight. In August 2017, Sarra Gibert was sentenced to 25 years in prison, the maximum allowed by law. Police later responded tothe neighborhoodafter several other residents had called 911 to report the distraught woman, but there was no trace of Shannan when they arrived. "All of a sudden, she took off, out from under the boat and he took off after her. "She was a human being she was a mother she was a loved sister she was everything to us," Cann said. And then you keep changing your story," said Moriarty. She lived just 10 miles from the killer's dumping ground. Did you ever see her? "We had a sinking feeling that it was her.". Dr. Hackett: I never saw her, I never met her. "I believe that he is between -- his late 20s and his late 30s," Cohen said. While the calls he made to Shannan's family may be strange, they're not out of character. Schaller says the caller was so persuasive, Amber -- an experienced escort -- walked out the door without her purse or even a cell phone. When Hackett who is portrayed in the film by Reed Birney called Mari just a few days later, she claimed the doctor told her he had interacted with Shannan the night she died. Sherre was an administrator for a Facebook page dedicated to trying to solve her sister Shannans death called Praying for Shannan Maria Gilbert. According to Mari Gilberts obituary, Mari had four grandsons when she died and she was engaged to Elroy J. Shulterbrandt. Moriarty asked Varrone. | True Crime Attorney John Ray told CBS that Sarra invited Mari to her home and in the living room, she was knifed to death.. "Do you think the person she went out with that night is the same person who killed her?" "It was probably around three or four times but she was on the phone with him for a while each time," he said. Much has been made about the caller's familiarity with police investigative techniques. Her mother, Mari, and sister, Sherre, were desperately trying to hold onto hope. "Yeah, I'm sure I did. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Dr. Hackett admits he has treated friends and neighbors, but denies he ever saw or treated Shannan. Seven months later, a police dog found skeletal remains on Gilgo Beach, leading to the discovery of three more bodies, all belonging to sex workers whod used Craigslist to find their clients. The afterword to Lost Girls briefly notes that Gilbert was stabbed to death by one of her daughters, Sarra. "There's something so sad that Amber lived 27 years, disappears, and nobody reports her missing," remarked Moriarty. "And he said, 'Do you know what I did to your sister?' Read an excerpt of "Lost Girls"Kolker: Who let down the lost girls? The calls didn't stop coming. But Sarra's sister Stevie Smith disagreed regarding the motive, testifying that Sarra was jealous of her relationship with their mother and "I believe she would have killed me too.". She remains in prison today. Maybe she doesn't care about her kids'" Cann said, her eyes welling with tears. Mari died on July 23, 2016, in the apartment building the She wouldn't answer me. And we're gonna catch him," said Berthelemy. Shannans body was discovered 18 months after her disappearance, on the same stretch of road where the bodies of 10 victims have been linked to a suspected Long Island serial killer, though investigators have said Shannans death is unconnected to the other 10. "I've been led to believe by Amanda and by the data that I have that he is a white male.". Maureen checked into a Super 8 hotel in Manhattan, and like the other young women, the 25-year-old seemed to vanish in the night. Journalist and author Robert Kolker now wonders if solving the mystery has ever been a police priority. He says the internet has made prostitution more accessible, but also more dangerous. And she didnt just make a lot of noise; the experience of fighting on behalf of her daughter Shannan transformed Mari, too.. Stop, go a little bit," said Colletti. Jurors didn't find Sarra and her attorney's claims and pleas for mercy compelling, with one unnamed juror telling the Daily Freeman, "We feel that she has mental illness but she was also aware of what she was doing." It was a year and a half that you went missing. Powered by. "How could this tiny 23-year-old get that far into it - into there?" It would be two days before Sherre learned her sister was missing when Shannan's worried boyfriend called to say she hadn't come home. FacebookShannan Gilbert in a Facebook photo. "We said that Maureen went to New York and she never came back. And her children were adversely affected by it, there is no question about it whatsoever." He said homicide could not be ruled out, nothing that the larynx was missing and a hyoid bone was missing horns, which might happen in the case of strangulation. Intwo letters to CBSs 48 Hoursin 2011 he denied ever seeing Shannan that night but said he had called the family to be supportive after getting Maris number from Shannans boyfriend and driver when the pair came to the neighborhood to look for Shannan in the days after she disappeared. Ray also said that she was going to kill her own son, but her boyfriend stopped her. Sarra Elizabeth Gilbert, 27, is being charged in the crime. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. And this killer may have been shopping for victims for years. After Shannans disappearance in May 2010, Sarra appeared at vigils and memorials alongside her mother and sister Sherre, holding photos of her missing sister. Twisted Sisters airs at 9/8c on Investigation Discovery. Six more bodies would eventually be found. Brewer insists he never harmed Shannan. Dr. Michael M. Baden conducted the autopsy and said she might have been murdered. The mother of Shannan Gilbert, whose disappearance led to the discovery of 10 bodies at Gilgo Beach in Babylon, N.Y., in 2011, has been murdered, and a second daughter has been charged in her death. But he went on to say that "at no time did I suggest I had ever met her or render medical care of any sort to her.". "Do you believe that this killer or killers will eventually be caught?" reports. Hackett's attorney, James O'Rourke of Hauppauge, said none of the claims is true. (The) last time I talked to him, it was seven years ago at least, and he was saying that he was basically unemployable, Kolker toldOxygen.com. "I was so moved by Mari's story," Garbus tells OprahMag.com. "I'm so grateful for that," Garbus says of their meeting. said Colletti. But "48 Hours" did some more digging and found that Mari Gilbert did in fact report that strange phone call from Dr. Hackett just days after her daughter disappeared. "I was really sad," Sherre Gilbert said. They cant eat. Why weren't they screaming that and clamoring that?" Due to the control exercised by Hackett, Shannans family believes she experienced pain, suffering, anguish, agony, and knowledge and fear of her imminent death, according to the lawsuit. Sarra, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had been cycling out of mental hospitals, Ray said. Stevie also said that her sister Sarra had tormented and belittled her mom for years, In Touch Weekly reported. Mari Gilbert: Why would you say that to me? "When Amanda answered the phone, you know, she was so excited," Barthelemy said. "I was just hysterical, totally hysterical," said Barthelemy. "I was like, 'Be safe.' They're on their way,' She just looked at me and she ran right out the door.". "We hear the conversation between the two of them and she's just staring at him and not acting rationally. I don't think that's the case," said Chief Varrone. However, the presiding judge said that she would never walk free again if he had any say in the matter.