No Ties Between Long Island and Atlantic City Slayings, Cops Say

The 10 sets of remains found along a remote Long Island highway are not linked to the deaths of four Atlantic City prostitutes in 2006, a New York police official said Wednesday.

"The indications we have right now is that there is no connection," Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer said.

The department also announced Wednesday that the FBI joined the probe into a possible serial killer and will be using airplanes and helicopters to scour the beach about 45 miles from New York City for evidence.

Some of the bodies found in the area were identified as women working as prostitutes, which is what led officials to check against the 2006 case in New Jersey.

Divers scoured the depths of an inlet along a Long Island beach highway Wednesday to comb for evidence in an area where 10 sets of human remains — some linked to a possible serial killer — have been found.

Two sets of remains were found this week in Nassau County following the grisly discovery of eight sets of human remains since December along the same stretch of highway.

The first four bodies are likely the victims of a serial killer, authorities said. They have not linked all the remains to the same suspect.

Dormer urged the public to call in any tips they may have. So far the Suffolk County police have received more than 600 tips.

With the Associated Press