Investigators had found 10 bodies and identified five of them, but they were still searching for Shannan Gilbert.

"This investigation started because Shannan Gilbert disappeared," said reporter Kristin Thorne. "It wasn't until Shannan Gilbert disappeared that her family started to hold police accountable and say -- you have to get out there and try to find Shannan Gilbert."

Investigators found a cell phone, lip gloss, shoes, and a pocketbook they say belonged to Shannan Gilbert on Gilgo Beach.

Yet they did not believe her death was related to the 10 bodies they found in the area.

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