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Tiffany Bresciani, 22, disappeared from Manhattan in the early morning hours of June 24, 1993, after getting into a tan Mazda pickup on Allen Street. She had been working there with her boyfriend and pimp, punk musician Dave Rubinstein, and told him she would be back in about 20 minutes. When she did not return, Rubinstein reported her missing and provided police with information about the truck.

On June 28, about 3:15 a.m., New York State Troopers Deborah Spaargaren and Sean Ruane tried to stop a 1984 Mazda B2000 on the Southern State Parkway that had no rear license plate. The driver led them on a 20 to 25 minute high-speed chase, at times reaching about 90 mph, before crashing while turning from Roslyn Road onto Old Country Road. The driver was identified as Joel David Rifkin. During an inventory search of the vehicle before impoundment, officers found Tiffany Bresciani’s body hidden in the rear, concealed beneath a covering. Rifkin was arrested at the scene and charged in Nassau County with second-degree murder and first-degree reckless endangerment related to the chase.

Investigators say Rifkin admitted to killing additional women, prompting a multi-jurisdiction Rifkin Task Force. Rifkin’s first conviction was for Bresciani’s murder, with a guilty verdict in Nassau County on May 9, 1994. If anyone knew Tiffany or saw her in Manhattan on June 24, 1993, can you share what you remember?