Melissa Barthelemy

Rex Heuermann, the Gilgo Beach serial killer, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering eight women. Victims' relatives expressed anger and grief during the sentencing, while Heuermann admitted responsibility for the crimes.

Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing eight women in New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killings. He admitted to strangling and dismembering his victims, most of whom were sex workers, with their remains found near coastal areas including Gilgo Beach, Fire Island, and the Hamptons.

Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the Gilgo Beach serial killings, having admitted to murdering eight women over 17 years. The case involved a lengthy investigation and drew public attention through documentaries and podcasts.

Rex Heuermann is being sentenced in New York for admitting to murdering eight women in the Gilgo Beach serial killings. His victims' remains were discovered along a coastal parkway near Gilgo Beach, and he faces a life sentence.

Rex Heuermann, an architect, is being sentenced for admitting to murdering eight women in New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killings. His victims' remains were found along Ocean Parkway and other coastal areas, with DNA evidence and cellphone data linking him to the crimes.

Police discovered human remains near New York's Gilgo Beach in 2010, leading to an investigation that identified victims through DNA analysis and connected them to earlier remains on Long Island. Rex Heuermann was arrested and pleaded guilty to murdering seven women, admitting to an eighth killing.

Rex Heuermann, the confessed Gilgo Beach serial killer, admitted to murdering seven victims in the basement of his former home. His ex-wife, Asa Ellerup, now resides in the same basement, expressing remorse and detailing her psychological struggle to understand his crimes in a Peacock docuseries.