Investigators digging in backyard of Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann
It comes amid questions about whether critical tips were overlooked in the case. CBS New York's John Dias reports from outside the suspect's home.
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It comes amid questions about whether critical tips were overlooked in the case. CBS New York's John Dias reports from outside the suspect's home.
Roommate of Amber Costello described suspect Rex Heuermann's frame, Chevy Avalanche to detectives early on.
Investigators were seen Sunday digging in the backyard of the suspect's home and collecting evidence. CBS New York's Naveen Dhaliwal has the latest from Massapequa Park.
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.
Nikkie Brass says Heuermann asked her if she liked true crime, then asked if she knew about the Gilgo Beach murders.
The search continues in Massapequa Park for evidence at the home of accused serial killer Rex Heuermann, and now, a former escort is detailing what she claims was a date she had with him that caused her to flee a restaurant. CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Police confirmed Thursday they are looking at possible links to unsolved murders around the nation.
The Gilgo Beach murders investigation has now spread to at least four states, including New Jersey. It's been one week since suspect Rex Heuermann was arrested, and investigators continue to go through his Massapequa Park home inch by inch. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports. Read more: https://cbsn.ws/3O2eIVf
At least one woman linked to Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann was a victim of human trafficking. As CBS New York's Ali Bauman found, New York is a hub for human trafficking and many efforts to help the victims are stalled. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3DjZIgC
Investigators continue to haul potential evidence out of the Long Island home of accused serial killer Rex Heuermann. As CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports, one or more of the murders may have happened at the house Heuermann share with his family. Read more: https://cbsn.ws/3O2eIVf
This comes as more women are coming forward, sharing their chilling encounters with Heuermann.
We've learned that the wife of Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann has filed for divorce, six days after Heuermann was taken into custody. CBS New York's Jennifer Bisram reports it comes as more women are coming forward to share their chilling encounters with him. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3Q4fDHf
In the Gilgo Beach murders case, the vehicle detectives say links Rex Heuermann to the crimes arrived by tow truck from his South Carolina property Wednesday. Investigators are going way back in the suspect's life to try to piece together the case. CBS New York's Jennifer McLogan reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3Q4fDHf
Investigators continue to confiscate evidence from Rex Heuermann's home, and at two storage rental units nearby.
Suspect Rex Heuermann remains on suicide watch as police on Long Island continue to search his home and two rental storage facilities. CBS New York's Ali Bauman reports.
Investigators surrounded Rex Heuermann's Massapequa Park home and continue to confiscate evidence from it, and at two storage rental units nearby. CBS New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
They are comparing the suspect's home to the "Amityville horror" house two miles away.
The Gilgo Beach murder case remains active, days after a suspect was arrested. Investigators remained at Rex Heuermann's home on Long Island on Monday. CBS New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
New York State Police held a news conference to shed some additional light on their role in the Gilgo Beach murders investigation.
Crowds continued to make their way to Massapequa Park as police removed evidence from Heuermann's home.
A Long Island community was still a crime scene Saturday after the arrest of Rex Heuermann in the notorious Gilgo Beach murders. CBS New York's Alecia Reid has the latest on the investigation and what police recovered from the suspect's home. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3NRLKqZ
Heuermann grew up on Long Island and attended Berner High School, but he worked in Midtown as an architect.
Investigators were spotted outside Rex Heuermann's Midtown office for a second day Saturday. Tonight, we're learning more about the suspect arrest in the Gilgo Beach murders. Bradley Blackburn reports for CBS New York. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/44qdDxk
Heuermann is charged with the murders of Megan Waterman, Melissa Marthelemy and Amber Costello, who all went missing between 2007-2010, CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
Heuermann's arrest in the Gilgo Beach murders sent shockwaves through a quiet Long Island community, CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced thousands of New York City Housing Authority apartments will get upgraded utilities.
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Rex Heuermann admitted in court earlier this month that he strangled all his victims to death, but his ex-wife Asa Ellerup heard his confession prior to his plea.
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There are some out there who believe Mayor Mamdani may have been the catalyst for the Mets' current 11-game losing streak.
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A 2009 New York City law requiring most roll-down security gates to be at least 70% transparent is set to take effect this summer.
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The FDNY responded to reports of a car fire just before 10 a.m. on Cooper Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens.
