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Architect suspected in Gilgo Beach murders is charged with the death of a fourth woman
An architect charged in a string of slayings known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings was accused Tuesday in the death of a fourth woman, a Connecticut mother of two who vanished in 2007 and whose remains were found more than three years later along a coastal highway in New York. Rex Heuermann was formally charged Tuesday in the killing of...
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27 years after remains discovered, ‘Fire Island Jane Doe' identified as Karen Vergata
Investigators announced Friday that after nearly three decades, the victim known as ‘Fire Island Jane Doe’ was identified as 34-year-old Karen Vergata, a presumed sex worker who went missing on Feb. 14, 1996.
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Long Island police identify ‘Fire Island Jane Doe' as Karen Vergata in Gilgo Beach case
The victim, previously known as “Jane Doe #7” or “Fire Island Jane Doe,” was identified as Karen Vergata, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said at a press conference Friday morning.
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Prosecutors in Gilgo Beach killings are giving Rex Heuermann's defense a vast trove of evidence
Weeks after charging Long Island architect Rex Heuermann in a string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders, prosecutors say they’ve begun providing his lawyer with reams of evidence. That includes autopsy findings, DNA reports and crime scene photos. Suffolk County prosecutors spoke during a brief court hearing Tuesday. District Attorney Ray Tierney said that’s a fraction of the...
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Wife of suspect in Gilgo Beach killings asks for ‘normalcy' in wake of ‘indescribable catastrophe'
The family of a Manhattan architect charged in the Gilgo Beach serial killings is “enduring a profound and indescribable catastrophe,” an attorney for his estranged wife said as she begged for privacy and “normalcy.”
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He came face to face with an alleged serial killer. Twelve years later, his tip helped crack the case
As police comb through the home of a man charged in a string of serial killings in New York, one witness is frustrated it took so long to solve the crime.
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Wife of suspect in Gilgo Beach killings files for divorce
A lawyer for Asa Ellerup said a summons and complaint had been filed and declined further comment.
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Gilgo Beach murder case: Police search Long Island storage unit connected to suspect
Days after police nabbed the man suspected of killing multiple women and dumping their bodies in the Gilgo Beach area of Long Island, police are now searching for more possible clues and evidence related to the serial slayings.
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Arrest of suspect in Long Island serial killings brings pain and relief to victims' families
Families of several women who were slain and dumped along the coastline of New York’s Long Island are trying to find closure after the capture of a man who authorities say is responsible.
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LISTEN: District attorney outlines some of the evidence against Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney outlined some of the evidence against Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann, including graphic internet searches and multiple burner phones.
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Gilgo Beach murder suspect arrested
Police arrested architect Rex Heuermann, 59, Thursday night at his office in Manhattan.
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All your questions answered about the Gilgo Beach murders
A suspect has been taken into custody and charged with three counts of murder, over a decade after the remains of 11 people were found along a beach in Suffolk County. Here’s what you need to know.
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Who is Rex Heuermann, the man arrested in connection to Gilgo Beach murders?
A suspect has been taken into custody on New York’s Long Island in connection with a long-unsolved string of killings, known as the Gilgo Beach murders. That’s according to a law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press on Friday. The deaths of 11 people whose remains were found in 2010 and 2011 along a New York Beach Highway...
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Gilgo Beach murders: Suspected serial killer arrested in connection to Long Island slayings
After a years-long manhunt that has confounded police, a suspected serial killer is in custody in connection to the string of murders and bodies found along Gilgo Beach on Long Island, according to a law enforcement official and two government officials.