Gilgo Beach murder suspect investigated in 1989 death
The family of Carmen Vargas claims her gruesome death bore "too many similarities" to the Gilgo four slayings that Rex Heuermann is accused of committing.
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The family of Carmen Vargas claims her gruesome death bore "too many similarities" to the Gilgo four slayings that Rex Heuermann is accused of committing.
There is new evidence that may connect an infamous serial killer to additional murders. Dennis Rader is known as BTK -- a name he gave himself, which is short for bind, torture, kill
One of the women depicted in drawings done by the self-proclaimed BTK serial killer, Dennis Rader, has possibly been identified, according to a sheriff in Oklahoma.
Two women held in Suffolk County jail say they had encounters with the Gilgo Beach killings suspect Rex Heuermann, describing the meetings with him as "violent" and "aggressive," sheriff's department spokesperson Vicki DiStefano said Thursday.
The Gilgo Beach murder suspect, Rex Heuermann, is off suicide watch, according to the Suffolk County sheriff.
The adult children of a man charged with murder in New York's Gilgo Beach killings are "absolutely innocent bystanders," the attorney representing the children said.
A Suffolk County judge sided with prosecutors and ruled Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann must provide a DNA sample, according to a court ruling filed Wednesday.
Mari Gilbert, in the final years of her life, pressured police to take her daughter's disappearance seriously. She fought tirelessly to ensure that Shannan and the other victims would not be forgotten.
The wife of Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann and her attorney told CNN she had "no idea" about her husband's alleged actions and the flood of public attention has been "extremely overwhelming" for the mother and her two children.
We hear from a legal expert about today's court hearing for suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann on Long Island.
Police believe Rex Heuermann, the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer, is not connected to the unsolved deaths of four sex workers in Atlantic City back in 2006, according to report.
Police believe Rex Heuermann, the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer is not connected to the unsolved deaths of four sex workers in Atlantic City back in 2006.
For decades, criminologists and true crime documentaries have attempted to understand what causes serial killers to commit the atrocities they do.
Probes into Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann now reach across the country where the suspect has owned property.
Investigators remained at Rex Heuermann's home on Long Island on Monday, as people came by bicycle, car, and foot to catch a glimpse of police working on the sensational case. Law enforcement confiscated an arsenal of nearly 300 guns, framed pictures, even a child-like doll from Heuermann's disheveled Massapequa Park home.
The suspect, identified as Rex Heuermann, of Massapequa, Long Island, is charged with multiple counts of murder.
