Up to $2,000 Reward for Information
In observance of National Cold Case Month this September, the District Attorney’s Office is reaffirming its dedication to solving unsolved homicides, missing persons cases, and other long-standing investigations by adding three new cold cases to its official website. In doing so, the District Attorney aims to engage the community in the fervent hope that victims and their families may finally get closure.
“Each cold case represents a person who matters deeply to someone,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “Adding their cases to our website not only honors the victims’ memory, but also provides new pathways for the public to contribute meaningfully to long-standing investigations.”
On September 15, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Cold Case Task Force released previously undisclosed details about these three unsolved cases after working with SCPD forensic artist Danielle Gruttadaurio, and separately with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to create sketches showing what the following victims may have looked like just before their deaths:
- Montauk Mary: On March 22, 1978, the remains of a White female in her 60s were found in East Overlook Park in Montauk. She had been shot to death. To this day, the victim is known only as “Montauk Mary.”
- Melville John Doe: On August 8, 1990, the bloodied and handcuffed remains of an unidentified Hispanic male were found on Chateau Drive in Melville. He had been shot multiple times.
- Brentwood John Doe: On May 20, 1998, male skeletal remains were found near the Brentwood Freshman Center Elementary School in Brentwood. The decedent is believed to have been White and/or Hispanic and between 15 and 17 years of age.
A reward of up to $2,000 is being offered for information leading to the identification of unidentified human remains. For more details on these cases, to learn how to get involved, or if you have any information—no matter how small— that may help move a case forward, the public is encouraged to visit https://www.suffolkcountyda.org/cold-cases/.
Anyone who has information on any of these cases can email contactda@suffolkcountyny.gov or call (631) 263-0526.