A convicted murderer is release a review of his case after accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was charged with a similar murder. According to Newsday, John Bittrolff was convicted in the early 1990s murders of Rita Tangredi and Colleen McNamee. He was also suspected, but never charged with the of Sandra Costilla, Now …
New York officials released forensic sketches and flyers Monday to help identify a potential new victim in the Gilgo Beach serial killings, seeking leads in the nearly 20-year-old case. The remains, known as “Asian Doe,” were discovered in 2011 near the bodies of at least 10 others close to Gilgo Beach on Long Island, NBC …
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney credited advances in DNA technology for strengthening the evidence against accused Long Island serial killer, Rex Heuremann, who has a murder trial looming against hist. Newsweek reports that the court will examine new DNA methods during Heuremann’s upcoming trial, including techniques for analyzing human hair and other DNA material, …
The search warrant executed at the home of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has concluded, a family lawyer confirmed. News 14 reports that lawyer Robert Macedonio stated that the search appeared to focus on the Massapequa Park home’s basement. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Macedonio said the family home is currently empty. Heuermann’s wife, …
Investigators have renewed their focus on suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann, returning to his New York home nearly a year after his arrest on murder charges in the Gilgo Beach case. Following his arrest last year in Manhattan, Heuermann emerged as a potential person of interest in cold cases in other states, including …
Police returned to Manorville, New York, Friday, where crews have been conducting searches for several days as part of the ongoing Gilgo Beach murders investigation. Law enforcement continued the search in Manorville on Thursday after Wednesday’s search across a preserve near Wading River Manor Road. News 12 Long Island reports that the area has been …
The search for bodies in a remote Long Island area of New York entered its third day on Thursday, with authorities suggesting a potential link to the infamous Gilgo Beach murders. Dozens of officers from Suffolk County, NYPD, and state troopers were seen scouring the woods near Manorville with cadaver dogs, New York Post reports. …
Police are searching a wooded area in Manorville, New York, in connection with the Gilgo Beach murders investigation. Newsday reports that police and a K-9 were spotted at Wading River Manor Road Wednesday morning before searching a wooded area off Ryerson Avenue shortly after noon. Customers at the nearby “The Maples bar” told the outlet …
A former assistant to Rex Heuermann is revealing new information about her interactions with the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, WABC-TV reports. Heuermann faces charges of first- and second-degree murder for the deaths of Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Costello, Megan Waterman and Maureen Brainard-Barnes, whose bodies were found on the shoreline of Gilgo Beach not far …
On Tuesday, prosecutors in Suffolk County, New York, formally charged accused serial killer Rex Heuermann with the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, who vanished in 2007 while working as an escort. Heuremann is already facing charges for the murders of three other victims, including Melissa Barthelemy, 24; Megan Waterman, 22; and Amber Lynn Costello, 27. Now, …
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to be in court next week for reasons that have not been disclosed officially, but the summons could be related to the murder of a fourth woman, Newsday reports. Multiple, unnamed sources told the newspaper that a special grand jury has been weighing charges against the …
“Happy Face” killer Keith Jesperson says accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann is now his pen pal. According to DailyMail, Jesperson, who’s currently serving a life sentence at Oregon State Prison for killing at least eight women, said he wrote Heureman, who’s also behind bars, and told him to “confess to avoid giving prosecutors …
