A suspect is in custody in the Gilgo Beach murders, a law enforcement official and two government officials said on Friday, in a case that captured national attention and confounded police on Long Island, New York, for more than a decade.
The Suffolk County police and Suffolk County District Attorney are leading the investigation.
Those offices declined to comment. The suspect is from Massapequa, which is in neighboring Nassau County.
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