July 1, 1966 - John Bittrolff
Bittrolff drew renewed attention during one of the more complex unsolved serial murder investigations in recent American history, though he was ultimately convicted on two counts stemming from the deaths of Rita Tangredi and Colleen McNamee in the 1990s. The case against him was built largely on DNA evidence, and his conviction came more than two decades after the killings.
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John Bittrolff (born July 1, 1966) is an American convicted murderer and former suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings case. In July 2014, he was charged with the murders of Rita Tangredi and Colleen McNamee. He was also a suspect in the murder of a third woman, Sandra Costilla, prior to the capture of serial killer Rex Heuermann. Bittrolff became a suspect in the unsolved murders after his brother, Timothy Bittrolff, was partially matched to DNA found on the bodies in 2013. Timothy Bittrolff submitted the sample after violating an unrelated order of protection, in 2013.
On July 5, 2017, Bittrolff was found guilty of the second degree murders of Tangredi and McNamee. He was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison on September 12, 2017. He is imprisoned at Clinton Correctional Facility.
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