LISK: Getting to know Amber Lynn Costello

Published: June 30, 2023, 10 a.m.

On September 2nd of 2010, 27-year-old Amber Lynn Costello leaves her house to go meet a john for sex work. Her final words to her roommate as she leaves are, \u201cIf my sister calls, tell her I love her.\u201d Three months later, Amber\u2019s sister, Kim, hears the news that the human remains of four women matching Amber\u2019s description have been discovered along Ocean Parkway on Long Island\u2019s Gilgo Beach. When Kim submits her DNA, her worst fears are confirmed: Amber is one of the Gilgo Four and a victim of the Long Island Serial Killer. Before her death, Amber was a sensitive and caring woman caught in the destructive cycle of drug abuse. In this episode, Jac and Alexis shed light on Amber\u2019s rich life and seek to understand how anyone could want to harm such a joyful person.