Crime | Craigslist killer Long Island Killer Targeting Craigslist Escorts, Cops Fear Four bodies identified by Long Island police as prostitutes By Mark Russell Posted Jan 25, 2011 4:07 AM CST Updated Jan 25, 2011 7:06 AM CST Copied The victims of a possible Craigslist killer. From left, Melissa Barthelemy, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello. (AP Photo/Suffolk County Police Department) Long Island police fear they are facing a Craigslist killer, after identifying the skeletal remains of three women found dumped on a local beach last month—all were prostitutes, less than 5 feet tall, and about 100 pounds, and all three advertised on the popular classifieds site. One of the women had been missing since 2007. A fourth body found nearby was identified last week as a prostitute who had been missing since last summer. All four were killed and dumped in a similar way, reports the New York Daily News. "I think it fits within the known definition of what a serial killer would be," says a local DA. Friends of one woman talked about how she was a kind, "beautiful-natured person," but had turned to prostitution to feed a drug habit. "That's why she probably ended up the way she did. She had no fear," a friend said. "This is really sad." Read These Next Rubio says the fate of Iran's conversion facility is what matters. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Fan who taunted Ketel Marte's mom has been banned by MLB. NJ lifeguard survives after being impaled by an umbrella. Report an error