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Amber Lynn Costello

Case from Gilgo Beach, NY dated Dec 13, 2010

Victim Details

Amber Lynn Costello

July 14, 2023

Female

White / Caucasian

Gilgo Beach

NY

2010-12-13

2010-09-02

2010-09-02

1983-02-10

27

Amber Lynn Costello

Amber Lynn

Costello

Victim

Yes

07/09/2026


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Amber Lynn Costello, a 27-year-old female, was a woman whose life, marked by both struggle and moments of hope, came to a tragic end in the fall of 2010. Originally from Wilmington, North Carolina, she had moved to New York in 2009 with the hope of overcoming a heroin addiction. Despite completing a rehabilitation program, she relapsed and turned to sex work to support her habit, advertising her services on platforms like Craigslist.

On the evening of September 2, 2010, Amber was at her h ...
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  • What we know about the women known as the 'Gilgo Four' | CNN
  • Gilgo Beach serial killings - Wikipedia
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    Did anyone else read about the kind of life Amber led before she left Wilmington? I can't stop think... ...Read More
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