# Mari Gilbert

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{{Short description|American activist (1964–2016)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Mari Gilbert
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| birth_place        = [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), U.S.
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1964|6|22}}
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2016|07|23|1964|6|22}}
| death_place        = [Ellenville, New York](/source/Ellenville%2C_New_York), U.S.
| death_cause        = [Stabbing](/source/Stabbing)
| occupation         = {{hlist|Activist|television personality}}
| notable_works      = 
|children=Sarra, Sherre, Stevie, [Shannan](/source/Shannan_Gilbert)
}}

'''Mari Gilbert''' (June 22, 1964 – July 23, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funeralhomehosting.net/lck/notices/Mari-Gilbert/guest-book |publisher=Loucks Funeral Home|title=Mari Gilbert|accessdate=April 27, 2017}}</ref>) was an American [activist](/source/activist) and [murder](/source/murder) victim advocate.

==Biography==
Gilbert was an advocate for her daughter, [Shannan](/source/Shannan_Gilbert), a 24-year-old woman from New Jersey who disappeared in May 2010. The investigation of Shannan's disappearance led to the discovery of the remains of 10 homicide victims scattered along [Ocean Parkway](/source/Ocean_Parkway_(Long_Island)) in New York.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/nyregion/mari-gilbert-mother-of-shannan-gilbert-found-dead.html?_r=0|title=Mari Gilbert Mother of Shannon Gilbert Found Dead|newspaper=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date=25 July 2016 |accessdate=2016-07-29|last1=Dollinger |first1=Arielle }}</ref> Investigators believed that Shannan died of an accidental [drowning](/source/drowning) that was unrelated to the crimes of the [Long Island serial killer](/source/Gilgo_Beach_serial_killings), but Gilbert challenged the finding and fought to have the case reopened as a murder investigation. An independent autopsy sought by Gilbert's family found that Shannan may have been strangled to death.<ref>{{cite web|first=Pauline|last=Liu |url=http://www.recordonline.com/article/20160726/NEWS/160729568 |title=Judge orders psychiatric exam for murder defendant Gilbert - News - recordonline.com - Middletown, NY |website=Recordonline.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-29}}</ref> Gilbert and her other daughters, Sarra and Sherre, frequently appeared on television shows discussing the case.

===Death===
Gilbert was stabbed to death by her 27-year-old daughter Sarra in Sarra's apartment building on Warren Street in [Ellenville, New York](/source/Ellenville%2C_New_York), on July 23, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/07/24/shannan-gilbert-mother-murder/ |title=Attorney: Shannan Gilbert's Sister Stabbed Mother To Death « CBS New York nbn|website=Newyork.cbslocal.com |date=2016-07-24 |accessdate=2016-07-29}}</ref> Her daughter suffered from [schizophrenia](/source/schizophrenia), with one report claiming that she "had voices in her head telling her to carry out the crime."<ref>{{cite news|last=Bult |first=Laura |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/mother-shannan-gilbert-found-dead-younger-daughter-charged-article-1.2723964 |title=Mother of Shannan Gilbert found dead; younger daughter charged |newspaper=[New York Daily News](/source/New_York_Daily_News) |date=2016-07-24 |accessdate=2016-07-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pitzer |first=Kurt |url=http://www.people.com/article/sarra-gilbert-schizophrenia-mental-illness-mari-gilbert-dead |title=Mari Gilbert Killed: Daughter Sarra Had Schizophrenia, Attorney Says |website=People.com |date=2016-07-25 |accessdate=2016-07-29}}</ref> Sarra was charged with [second-degree murder](/source/second-degree_murder) and fourth-degree possession of a weapon,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/mom-of-gilgo-beach-victim-shannan-gilbert-found-dead-other-daughter-charged/ |title=Mom of Gilgo Beach victim Shannan Gilbert found dead, other daughter charged |publisher=Fox News |date=2016-07-24 |access-date=2016-07-29}}</ref> convicted of murder, and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in August 2017. She is imprisoned at the [Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women](/source/Bedford_Hills_Correctional_Facility_for_Women).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Doxsey |first1=Patricia R. |title=Sarra Gilbert sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in stabbing death of mother |url=https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/sarra-gilbert-sentenced-to-years-to-life-in-prison-in/article_a26d775d-dfe7-5b17-bc9c-3dfe2fc2827f.html |accessdate=14 June 2020 |work=Daily Freeman |date=3 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313215335/https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/sarra-gilbert-sentenced-to-years-to-life-in-prison-in/article_a26d775d-dfe7-5b17-bc9c-3dfe2fc2827f.html |archive-date=13 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision |url=http://nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov/GCA00P00/WIQ3/WINQ130 |website=Inmate Population Information Search |publisher=Department of Corrections and Community Supervision |accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==

* In the 2020 Netflix original film ''[Lost Girls](/source/Lost_Girls_(film))'', Gilbert is portrayed by [Amy Ryan](/source/Amy_Ryan).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/amy-ryan-plays-a-mother-fighting-for-answers-in-gripping-trailer-for-netflixs-lost-girls/|title=Amy Ryan Plays a Mother Fighting for Answers in Gripping Trailer for Netflix's Lost Girls|last=Russian|first=Ale|date=January 16, 2020|website=[People](/source/People_(magazine))|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>
* In the 2021 Lifetime television film ''The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice'', Gilbert is portrayed by [Kim Delaney](/source/Kim_Delaney).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/lifetime-long-island-serial-killer-trailer-true-crime-movie/|title=Lifetime's Long Island Serial Killer, Inspired by a True Story, Tracks Search for Missing Daughter|first=Jodi|last=Guglielmi|date=January 22, 2021|website=[People](/source/People_(magazine))|access-date=2021-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv/warm-tv-blog/article249373600.html|title=What to Watch Saturday: Kim Delaney in Lifetime's 'Long Island Serial Killer' movie|first=Brooke|last=Cain|date=February 20, 2021|website=[The News & Observer](/source/The_News_%26_Observer)|location=Raleigh, North Carolina|access-date=2021-02-21}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|5910458|Mari Gilbert}}
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Category:American activists
Category:American television personalities
Category:American women television personalities
Category:1964 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:American murder victims
Category:Victims of matricide
Category:People murdered in New York (state)
Category:Violence against women in New York (state)
Category: deaths by stabbing in New York (state)
Category: 2016 murders in the United States
Category:Female murder victims

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