Lost Girls
Netflix’sLost Girlstells the unfeigned write up of the families impacted by the Long Island consecutive killer , include Mari Gilbert and her daughters , but what happened to them afterwards ? Director Liz Garbus tackle one of the most ill-famed unsolved law-breaking of the 21st century withLost Girls , aNetflixoriginal movie that dropped on the platform on March 13 . ground on the well - betray non - fiction book by journalist Robert Kolker , the film cover the murderer cognise as the Long Island serial grampus and the deaths of multiple women link to the sex work manufacture whose bodies were find on the South Shore barrier island of Long Island .
At the heart ofLost Girls ' report , both in the book and movie , is Mari Gilbert , mother of the late Shannan Gilbert . It was Mari ’s relentless push of law enforcement to enquire the whereabouts of her missing girl that led to the discovery of up to ten body . As played by Amy Ryan ( Beautiful Boy ) , Mari is a tenacious forcefulness for justice , one who refused to take no for an answer even as the police force and society at large tried to give notice the dupe as insignificant due to their condition as working - class cleaning woman affiliate with escorting , stripping , and sexual activity oeuvre . Shannan Gilbert ’s expiry was eventually classified as an accidental drowning completely unconnected to the Long Island serial killer deaths , but Mari Gilbert and her family , which include daughter Sarra and Sherre , refused to take this verdict .
What Happened to Mari Gilbert and Her Daughters?
The afterword toLost Girlsbriefly notes that Gilbert was stab to decease by one of her daughters , Sarra . Mari pall on July 23 , 2016 , in the flat building the pair shared ( albeit in separate apartment ) in Ellenville , New York . She was 52 age one-time . Sarra , aged 27 at the time , was arrested and file with murder in the 2nd degree and fourth - academic degree deplorable possession of a weapon system . According to the family ’s lawyer , Sarra had invited Mari to her nursing home before killing her . Sarra had been diagnosed with schizophrenia from an other long time , and had been in and out of genial hospital for many years .
At the time of her slaying , Sarra had stopped taking her medication . Her action at law had reportedly turned violent in the month leading up to her kill her female parent , which include a shocking incident where she killed a house dog in front of her young son by overwhelm him . The Gilbert menage lawyer also take that Sarra had buy a tongue with the express intention of drink down her Word , who was 8 - years - old at the time . She had obviously plan to take him to a forest near their home to do the deed , but her fellow found out about it and intervened . Gilbert was level with aggravated cruelty to animals and endangering the wellbeing of a child .
Sarra ( played in the movie by Oona Laurence ) said that she had discover spokesperson in her head tell her to down her mother . At the run , she said ( viaNY Post ) that she was"very sorry for what I ’ve done . “She pleaded not guilty to the charges , with her lawyer arguing that she could not be take for fully responsible for the crime due to her genial wellness . In August 2017 , Sarra was encounter guilty of 2nd - point execution . She was sentenced to the maximal sentence , of between 25 years and life . Sarra Gilbert is currently in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in New York .
Theending ofLost Girlsnotes that Sherre Gilbert , played by Thomasin McKenzie ( Jojo Rabbit ) in the film , retain to struggle for justness on behalf of Shannan . She campaign theFacebookpage " Praying for Shannan Maria Gilbert " , which currently has over 7,900 likes . One of the page ’s most recent posts lambasts John Ray for claiming in a newspaper publisher consultation that Shannan"was raised in one of the bad families this county has ever had in its bosom . “The article , included in an attached photo , also allege that Shannan"practiced ' total darkness magic'“with her mother ’s blessing , a claim that Sherre denies .
The third of Shannan Gilbert ’s sister , Stevie Smith , was not featured inLost young lady . In existent life , she has choose to rest out of the spotlight and retain her privacy while Sherre stay on the boldness of the movement for justice for Shannan , although she has expressed her support for the case of Sarra ’s death to be re - look into by the authorities . According toThe Cut , Stevie testified in court that Sarra was not force back by mental illness to obliterate their mother but by drug use .
Lost Girlsis now available towatch on Netflix .
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