Long Island Serial Killer | Trial Clock Starts Now: Rex Heuermann Headed to Court
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Court
August 4, 2024
Rex Heuermann’s Attorney Wants to Split up Cases, May Seek Change of Venue
A defense attorney for the man accused of being the Long Island serial killer says he wants the cases against his client tried separately. Rex Heuermann — charged with six murders, including the so-called “Gilgo 4” — appeared for a status hearing this week before State Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei, Newsday reported. Michael J. …
Famous Murder Cases
September 29, 2023
‘Substantial Evidence’ Links Long Island Serial Killer Suspect Rex Heuermann to Another Victim
Police say there is “substantial evidence” linking accused Long Island Serial killer Rex Heuermann to another victim found deceased at New York’s Gilgo Beach. According to a bail application submitted by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, 59-year-old Heuermann is the prime suspect in the death Maureen Brainard-Barnes, a Connecticut woman who vanished in 2007, …
September 14, 2023
Task Force to Investigate More Missing Sex Workers in Long Island Serial Killer Suspect Case
The Suffolk County police commissioner in New York says investigators are now looking into additional sex worker killings to determine if they are linked with accused Long Island serial killer suspect, Rex Heuermann. Pix 11 reports that Commissioner Rodney Harrison confirmed Wednesday that two detectives have been assigned to investigate unsolved sex worker murders in …
Famous Murder Cases
September 8, 2023
Long Island Serial Killer Suspect Investigated for Unsolved 1989 Murder as Prosecutors Turn Over Hundreds of His Guns
Suffolk County prosecutors are expected to hand over more than 280 firearms seized from accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann’s Massapequa Park home, while New York police investigate the death of another potential victim. According to Newsday, Assistant District Attorney Lawrence Opisso filed a motion with the State Supreme Court Thursday, indicating that Heuermann …
September 5, 2023
Long Island Serial Killer Suspect Rex Heuermann Sued for Underpaying, Swindling Exec Assistant: Court Docs
On Tuesday, the New York State Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against accused Long Island serial killer, Rex Heuermann, alleging that he failed to fulfill the payments he agreed upon after violating New York labor laws. According to court documents filed at the Manhattan State Supreme Court, New York’s Labor Commissioner, Roberta Reardon, argued …
Famous Murder Cases
August 28, 2023
Police Dump Accused Long Island Serial Killer’s Family Cats at Kill Shelter After Trashing Home During Evidence Search: Report
Cats of belonging Rex Heuermann’s family were reportedly taken to a kill shelter, following investigators’ weeks-long search of the suspect’s New York home. Heuermann’s wife, Asa Ellerup, and her two adult children, Christopher and Victoria, were banned from their home for weeks while investigators searched the Massapequa Park residence in July and Agusut, in an …
Unsolved
August 24, 2023
Exclusive: Missing Mom Julia Bean’s Daughter to Identify Long Island Serial Killer Suspect in Unsolved 2017 Case
The daughter of a missing South Carolina woman plans to identify Long Island serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann as the last person she saw with her mother, who has been missing since 2017. Speaking to CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace on Thursday’s “Crime Stories” episode, Heidi Kovas said her friend Julia “Julie” Ann Bean, was last seen …
Murder
August 13, 2023
Family of Accused Gilgo Beach Serial Killer File Notice of Claim Over Ransacked House
The family of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann plans to take legal action against police, alleging that their home was left in disarray after investigators spent nearly two weeks searching it, PIX11 reports. On Friday, lawyers representing the family announced their intention to file a notice of claim against authorities, a move that …
Famous Murder Cases
August 9, 2023
Long Island Serial Killer Suspect Rex Heuermann Must Submit DNA Sample, Judge Rules
A New York judge ordered Wednesday that accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann must provide the prosecution with a DNA sample, despite arguments by Heuermann’s defense team arguing that prosecutors didn’t establish enough probable cause. “The court finds that contrary to the defendant’s contention, there is probable cause to believe the defendant committed the …
Court
August 8, 2023
LONG ISLAND SERIAL KILLER SUSPECT REFUSES TO GIVE DNA SAMPLE: WHY?
The accused Long Island serial killer’s lawyer is contesting the prosecution’s request for a DNA swab from Rex Heuermann, claiming that prosecutors didn’t establish enough probable cause. “The assertions contained the people’s moving papers might be construed as rising to the level of a reasonable suspicion, but that is a far cry from the standard …
Serial Killers
August 4, 2023
Gilgo Beach Murder Victim Found Bound in Belt with Rex Heuremann Grandfather’s Embossed Initials
Gilgo Beach victim Maureen Brainard-Barnes had her body secured with a belt marked with either “WH” or “HM,” and the county prosecutor says those initials are the same as accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann’s grandfather. In an interview in Newsday, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said that the belt, which was considered …