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Serial Killers
March 5, 2026

Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Contacted at Least 60 Women, Viewed ‘Sadistic’ Torture Images Before Arrest

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann allegedly had “significant contacts” with at least 60 sex workers prior to his 2023 arrest. According to a motion filed by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday, 63-year-old Heuermann reached out to the workers through Tindr, after allegedly creating fake accounts with the names “Andrew Roberts” …

Murder
January 23, 2026

Accused Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Wants Murder Charge Dismissed as Trial Looms

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heueremann is pushing for a dismissal in connection with the 1993 murder of Sandra Castillo. According to the Massapequa Post, Rex Heuermann’s defense team asked for the dismissal of the second-degree murder charge, during a hearing earlier this month, before Justice Timothy Mazzei of the New York State Supreme …

Tanya Jackson and infant
Murder
December 6, 2025

Suspect Arrested in the 1997 Deaths of Mother and Tot Found Near Gilgo Beach Murders

The suspected killer in the murder of a mother and her 2-year-old daughter, who was found near where the Gilgo Beach murders transpired, appeared in court on Thursday. On Wednesday, Andrew Dykes, 66, was arrested, according to ABC 7, in Florida near Tampa. Dykes had a warrant out for his arrest from the Nassau County, …

Court
September 23, 2025

Accused Gilgo Beach Serial Killer to Face One Trial for All Seven Murders, Judge Rules

A New York judge ruled that accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann will face a single trial for all seven murders he is accused of. Judge Timothy Mazzei made the ruling Tuesday, according to ABC 7 New York. The decision comes after Heuermann’s attorneys pushed to have the murders broken up into multiple cases, …

Murder
September 3, 2025

Gilgo Beach Murders: Novel DNA Method Allowed as Evidence in Rex Heuermann Trial

A Suffolk County judge in New York has authorized the use of DNA evidence that prosecutors says will pin accused serial killer Rex Heuermann on six of the seven Gilgo Beach murders. The defense objected to the evidence due to its acquisition through a new DNA technique called whole genome sequencing, which is novel to …

Court
June 19, 2025

Accused Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Rex Heuermann’s Defense Team Battles with Prosecution Over Expert Witness

During a hearing Tuesday, accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann’s defense team called their first expert witness, but the witness’s qualifications were reportedly met with skepticism by the prosecution. According to LI Press, during the Frye hearing at the Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, the defense and prosecution continued to debate the scientific validity …

Famous Murder Cases
April 23, 2025

BREAKING: Police Identify Mom & Baby Girl Found Murdered Near Gilgo Beach

New York police announced on Wednesday that they have identified a woman and baby girl found murdered near Gilgo Beach — where a series of slayings transpired between the 1990s and 2010s. Nassau County police Detective Sergeant Stephen E. Fitzpatrick said the bodies discovered on the Long Island seafront are Tanya Jackson, 26, and her …

January 21, 2025

Accused Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Murdered Victims in His Basement: Prosecutors

Rex Heuermann, the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer, was charged with a seventh murder last Tuesday, with prosecutors alleging that the  killings occurred in his Massapequa Park basement in New York. According to ABC News, the information surfaced as investigators connected Heuermann to the November 2000 murder of Valerie Mack. Prosecutors stated that Heuremann adhered …

Serial Killers
January 8, 2025

Accused Gilgo Beach Serial Killer’s Lawyers Want DNA Hair Evidence Excluded from Evidence

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann’s attorneys are pushing to have certain evidence excluded from his upcoming trial, including DNA found on several victims. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Heuermann faces charges for the murders of seven women. His attorneys are pushing to exclude DNA evidence from hair found at six crime scenes, arguing that …

December 17, 2024

Accused Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Charged with 7th Murder

Rex Heuermann, the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer, is repoetedly a new charge for a seventthvmurswe. Heuermann has been charged with murdering 24-year-old Valerie Mack from New Jersey in 2020, with her remains found in Manorville, New York. He is set to appear in court on Long Island Tuesday morning to respond to this latest …