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Gilgo Beach Murders
Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann charged with killing 2 more women
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is now charged with killing two more women, Sandra Costilla and Jessica Taylor, 10 years apart on Long Island.
Gilgo Beach murders suspect to be indicted on new charge, sources say
Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann will be indicted on a new murder charge this week, sources tell CBS New York.
Wife of suspected Gilgo Beach killer giving husband "benefit of the doubt"
Asa Ellerup said in a statement through her attorneys that she sympathized with the victims and that "nobody deserves to die in that manner."
Gilgo Beach murders suspect faces new charges
Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann was charged Tuesday with a fourth killing. He's facing new charges after court documents say DNA links him to the death of 25-year-old Maureen Brainard-Barnes of Connecticut. Meg Oliver has more.
Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann charged with 4th killing
Heuermann was charged last summer with killing three women whose bodies were found along Gilgo Beach in 2010.
Gilgo Beach killings suspect faces new charge
Officials on Long Island, New York, announced a fourth murder charge against Rex Heuermann, a suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings. Heuermann was charged in the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes Tuesday. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Sources: Gilgo Beach suspect expected to be charged in 4th murder
Rex Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to the murders of three other women whose remains were found on the south shore of Long Island in 2010.
Prosecutors: Rex Heuermann's cheek swab matches DNA found on pizza box
The Gilgo Beach murder suspect told a judge Wednesday he spends two to three hours a day reviewing evidence in the case.
Timeline: Investigating the Long Island serial killings
What began as a search for one missing woman — Shannan Gilbert — led to multiple bodies and the capture of Rex Heuermann, a man police say is a serial killer.
Was Rex Heuermann's wife sleeping next to the Long Island serial killer?
Asa Ellerup has come under public scrutiny following her husband's arrest for three of the Gilgo Beach murders, but the daughters of notorious serial killers BTK and the Happy Face Killer have come to her defense.
Ex-New York police chief charged with soliciting sex from undercover ranger
Burke attempted to leverage his status as a former law enforcement official to get out of the arrest, officials said.
Long Island murder victim identified
Police on New York's Long Island have identified a murder victim as Karen Vergata, a woman who disappeared in 1996 at the age of 34. It is not clear if the discovery is linked to the Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect already facing charges for three other murders. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul has more.
Gilgo Beach murders victim identified
New York officials identified Karen Vergata as the woman whose remains were found in multiple locations on Long Island, including Gilgo Beach, where several other remains were found over a decade ago. Vergata was 34 when she disappeared in 1996. Authorities did not identify a suspect, but the development comes just weeks after Rex Heuermann was arrested and charged with the murders of three Gilgo Beach victims. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul has the latest.
Long Island murder victim identified 27 years after she vanished
Karen Vergata had been living in Manhattan before she disappeared around Feb. 14, 1996, officials said.
Gilgo Beach murder suspect appears in court
Rex Heuermann, who has been charged in the murders of three women in suburban New York, appeared in court yesterday. Errol Barnett was in the courtroom and has the latest.
Gilgo Beach suspect makes court appearance
The suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings on Long Island, Rex Heuermann, made an appearance in court Tuesday where prosecutors laid out evidence they described as "eight terabytes of data." CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett has more from Riverhead, New York.
Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann appears in court
Families of victims walked out of court in silence and grief after having seen the accused serial killer up close.
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer in court
Rex Heuermann, the man suspected in a series of killings in on New York's Long Island, is expected to appear in court Tuesday. Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering three women whose bodies were found on Gilgo Beach more than a decade ago. CBS News' Errol Barnett reports.
Police end search of Gilgo Beach murder suspect's home
Police found "approximately 279 weapons" in the "cluttered" residence, official said.
Gilgo Beach investigation expands nationwide
The investigation into the Gilgo Beach murders on New York's Long Island has expanded across multiple states. Investigators are looking into whether suspect Rex Heuermann is connected to other unsolved murders. Lilia Luciano has the story.
Gilgo Beach murders investigation expands
The investigation of the Gilgo Beach murders on Long Island, New York, has now spread to three other states. Investigators are trying to see if the suspected serial killer, Rex Heuermann, is connected to other unsolved killings in New Jersey, South Carolina and Nevada. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano reports.
Accused serial killer's wife files for divorce as eerie stories emerge
Nicole Brass told CBS New York that she went on a date with Rex Heuermann, and he was "excited" to talk about the Gilgo Beach murders.
Inside the Gilgo Beach murders investigation
Officials are still combing through evidence in the case of the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer. Robert Kolker, an author and reporter who wrote a book about the lives of the victims at the center of the murders, joins CBS News to discuss the latest developments in the investigation.
Police search Gilgo Beach murder suspect's home, storage unit for clues
A Long Island man is charged with three murders and is the prime suspect in a fourth, and more killings remain under investigation.
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Some GOP senators seem tepid on Hegseth nomination as allegations pile up
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U.S. charges Chinese national for exporting guns and ammo to North Korea
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Trump says he will attend Notre Dame reopening in Paris this weekend
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Are there really risks to fluoride in water?
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U.S. charges Chinese national for exporting guns and ammo to North Korea
A Chinese national living in California is accused of exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea at the direction of North Korean agents.
Trump says he will attend Notre Dame reopening in Paris this weekend
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"The Brutalist" named year's best film by New York film critics
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Starbucks plastic cup investigation
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Daniel Penny trial jury deliberates
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