A timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings

In 2010, police searching for a missing woman began finding human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway near New York’s Gilgo Beach. Police almost immediately feared some were left by a serial killer. Over the years, investigators used DNA analysis and other clues to identify the victims. In some cases, they were … Read more

Accused Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Expected to Plead Guilty

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Rex Heuermann, accused Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect, expected to plead guilty

  Updated 16m ago More information about Rex Heuermann Rex Heuermann, 62, grew up on Long Island. He attended Berner High School and lived in Massapequa Park. Neighbors there were stunned when police swooped in to make their arrest at the house where, neighbors said, Heuermann grew up with his parents and brother.  Heuermann was married at the … Read more

Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect heads to court for expected guilty plea

A former architect accused of killing seven women and dumping their bodies in Long Island’s Gilgo Beach is expected to plead guilty Wednesday, more than a decade after the discovery of human remains sent shock waves through the New York City suburb and captivated the nation. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access … Read more

Rex Heuermann to plead guilty in the Gilgo Beach killings, ending long search for a serial killer

A Long Island architect accused in a string of long-unsolved slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday, closing a case that bedeviled investigators, agonized victims’ relatives and tantalized a true-crime obsessed public for years. Rex Heuermann, 62, is charged with murdering seven women, many of them sex workers, … Read more

California family on Easter egg hunt finds human remains in Long Beach, police say

An investigation is underway in Long Beach after a family discovered human remains during an Easter egg hunt in the area near DeForest Park and Wetlands on Sunday afternoon, according to police.  Officers told CBS LA that they were called to the 5900 block of De Forest Avenue at around 5 p.m. upon learning of … Read more