Joel David Rifkin (born January 20, 1959) is an American serial killer, who was sentenced to 203 years in prison for the murders of nine women between 1989 and 1993, though it is believed he killed as many as 17 people.

[6] On August 22, 1987, Rifkin was arrested during a prostitution sting in Hempstead, New York, after offering an undercover female police officer money for sex.

He then dismembered her body, removing her teeth and fingertips, putting her head in a paint can which he left in the woods on a golf course in Hopewell, New Jersey, disposing of her legs farther north, and dumping her remaining torso and arms into the East River around New York City.

After indicating for the driver to pull over, he failed to stop and led police on a 20 - 25 minute chase, ending after he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a light pole.

[16] The driver was identified as Joel David Rifkin and after searching the vehicle, the troopers found the body of Tiffany Bresciani wrapped in a tarpaulin.

[20] In 2023, Rex Heuermann, an architect from Massapequa Park, was arrested and charged with the murder of several women found on Gilgo Beach.