By Hank Russell
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives have started an investigation after human remains were found on a beach in Shirley.
A man and a woman were walking on the beach at Smith Point County Park in Shirley on December 23 when they found what appeared to be a human jawbone. They brought the remains to a park attendant working at the beach.
Suffolk County police were called at approximately 4:55 p.m. The Suffolk County Medical Examiner determined the remains were human. The remains were transported to the Medical Examiner’s office for positive identification.
Long Island Life & Politics reached out to the Suffolk County Police Department to see if it might be connected to the Gilgo Beach murders. A SCPD spokesperson said that they can only confirm that the jawbone belonged to a male.
Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392.