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Wife of Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann visits him in jail

Rex Heuermann’s wife filed for divorce just six days following his arrest

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How did they catch the Gilgo Beach killer?

It’s taken 13 years but Suffolk County Police finally say they’ve caught the serial killer who dumped his victims along the shores of Gilgo Beach. Here is the evidence that led investigators to Long Island suspect Rex Heuermann. Rachel Sharp reports

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Who is Rex Heuermann?

The Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect appeared to be just like any normal guy: a Manhattan architect living with his wife and two adult children in their family house in Massapequa Park. So who really is Rex Heuermann? Rachel Sharp reports

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Inside the hunt for the Gilgo Beach serial killer

More than a decade after 11 bodies were found dumped in Long Beach, Manhattan-based architect Rex Heuermann was arrested for the murders of three of the women. What happened to the victims who were murdered and how did police find the man they believe to be responsible? Rachel Sharp reports

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Rex Heuermann investigated for two other Gilgo Beach murders

It took years for the remains of Karen Vergata and Valerie Mack to be identified and – as of yet – Rex Heuermann has not been charged with their murders

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Gilgo Beach suspect appears in court as prosecutors home in on DNA evidence

Rex Heuermann, charged over deaths of three women on Long Island, speaks briefly as he bids to reclaim 280 guns seized by police

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Prosecutors say cheek swab from Gilgo Beach murder suspect adds to evidence of guilt

Prosecutors say DNA from Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann’s cheek swab matches the DNA that authorities had previously collected from a pizza crust and used to link Heuermann to one of the victims

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New DNA evidence ties Rex Heuermann to discarded pizza crust – and Gilgo Beach victim

Sporting a new shorter haircut, the suspected killer looked on as prosecutors unveiled further damning evidence linking him to the murders since his arrest in July

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Rex Heuermann’s ‘disturbing’ online behaviour days before Gilgo Beach arrest revealed

With no arrests made in connection to the deaths of seven victims, Commissioner Harrison said that he cannot rule out the possibility that there is still another serial killer on the loose

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Manhattan architect, family man and accused serial killer: Who is Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann?

A Manhattan architect and father-of-two has been arrested in connection to one of the most infamous unsolved serial killer cases along the East Coast. So who really is Rex Heuermann? Rachel Sharp reports

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How the Gilgo Beach serial killer turned the Long Island shore into a graveyard

More than a decade after 11 bodies were found dumped in Long Beach, married father of two and Manhattan-based architect Rex Heuermann is under arrest. Does this mean the hunt for the Gilgo Beach serial killer is finally over? Rachel Sharp reports

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Gilgo Beach case: New DNA evidence links Rex Heuermann to murders

Follow updates as Rex Heuermann appears in court for a pre-trial conference in the Gilgo Beach murders case

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Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect hit with lawsuit over $70k in unpaid wages at architecture firm

The 59-year-old accused serial killer allegedly paid a former executive assistant at his architecture firm less than minimum wage

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Attorney for Gilgo Beach murder suspect’s children hits back at claims family knew about alleged crimes

Exclusive: Attorney Vess Mitev tells The Independent that Victoria Heuermann, 26, and Christopher Sheridan, 33, are ‘just trying to survive’ following father’s bombshell arrest

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Two sex workers call Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect ‘violent’ and ‘aggressive’

Two women say they were concerned for safety during encounters with Rex Heuermann as investigators seek more information

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Police investigating claim that missing South Carolina woman was last seen with Gilgo Beach murders suspect

Julia Ann Bean, 36, vanished from Sumter County, South Carolina in May 2017. She hasn’t been seen or heard from since

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Scandal-plagued former Gilgo Beach police chief arrested for soliciting sex from undercover officer in park

Ex-police chief is accused of exposing himself to a Suffolk County park ranger

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Ex-New York police chief who once led Gilgo Beach probe arrested on sexual misconduct charges

A former Long Island police chief who served federal prison time for beating a suspect has been arrested for allegedly soliciting sex and exposing himself at a public park

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Wife of Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect may sue police for leaving her home ‘in shambles’, lawyer says

Asa Ellerup is also battling cancer and trying to raise money for treatment

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Rex Heuermann’s ‘disturbing’ online behaviour days before Gilgo Beach arrest revealed

With no arrests made in connection to the deaths of seven victims, Commissioner Harrison said that he cannot rule out the possibility that there is still another serial killer on the loose

The Independent UK

Gilgo Beach murders suspect must submit DNA sample, judge rules

New swab will be used to test against a DNA profile developed from pizza crust and napkin found to match hair sample

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Gilgo Beach murders suspect fighting efforts to provide DNA sample, report says

Cheek swab is requested to be tested against DNA profile from pizza crust and used napkin

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Rex Heuermann’s children are living in ‘waking horror show’ following his Gilgo Beach murders arrest

Victoria Heuermann and Christopher Sheridan have found themselves thrust into the ‘developing legal case of the century’ after shock arrest of architect father

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Gilgo Beach murders victim Karen Vergata’s final phone call revealed

A petition filed in court in 2017 reveals the 34-year-old woman called her father Dominic Vergata on his birthday on 14 February 1996

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Gilgo Beach murders victim Karen Vergata’s final phone call revealed

A petition filed in court in 2017 reveals the 34-year-old woman called her father Dominic Vergata on his birthday on 14 February 1996

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