New York police said the suspected Long Island Serial Killer is housed in the same jail as potential key witnesses in the case against him. Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon told CBS that they interviewed 141 sex workers and 12 of them claimed to have had previous contact with suspect Rex Heuermann. Heuermann remains jailed …
New witnesses, two of whom provided sworn affidavits, are linking Long Island serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann to the murders of Karen Vergata and Shannan Gilbert. Attorney John Ray represents to estate of Gilbert, whose disappearance in 2010 ultimately led to the discovery of the Gilgo 4 and other remains on Long Island, He held …
An attorney representing the victims of the accused Long Island Serial Killer said on Wednesday that emerging evidence connects the suspect to two more cold-case slayings. Lawyer John Ray said the evidence links Rex Heuermann to Shannan Gilbert and Karen Vergata. Gilbert, 24, vanished from Oak Beach, New York, in May 2010 — a year-and-a-half …
Investigators are looking into additional victims in connection with Long Island serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann, who’s accused of murdering at the least three people and dumping their bodies at New York’s Gilgo Beach. According to Newsday, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison said two more investigators have been assigned to investigate Heuermann, in …
Keith Jesperson made the admission while talking with Florida officials about the 1994 murder of Suzanne Kjellenburg, whose body was just identified. Jesperson has been charged with her murder.
Authorities are interviewing female inmates who have performed sex work to investigate whether accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is involved in other unsolved murders, The New York Times reports. Police have interviewed approximately 120 women in jails on Long Island and have forwarded information gleaned from interviews with 10 inmates who allege they …
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, …
Accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann told a judge that he has been reviewing evidence against him while behind bars at the Suffolk County jail. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Heuermann, 59, who stands accused of killing three women, appeared for a status hearing in a Manhattan court Wednesday morning, sporting a new haircut with …
A Suffolk County judge could rule on prosecutors’ request to transfer dozens of weapons back to Nassau County — a move opposed by Heuermann’s attorneys, who want them given back to his family.
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 …
A former employee of accused serial killer Rex Heuermann says he once bragged to her that he could literally find her anywhere — including “in the middle of the ocean” — and did. Muriel Henriquez, speaking to CBS News’ “48 Hours” about her ex-boss, said that “going out shooting, hunting, that was [his] passion, according …
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 …
