The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings
The bound bodies of four women are found along a desolate stretch of beach. Disturbing new details about the architect police say is a serial killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Rex Heuermann
The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings
The bound bodies of four women are found along a desolate stretch of beach. Disturbing new details about the architect police say is a serial killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Judge in Gilgo Beach murders case allows advanced DNA evidence, a 1st for N.Y.
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Co-worker: Gilgo murders suspect unnerved her by tracking her down on a cruise
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Co-worker of Gilgo Beach murders suspect says he unnerved her by tracking her down on vacation
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Sneak peek: The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings
The bound bodies of four women are found along a desolate stretch of beach. Disturbing details about the architect police say is a serial killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports in an encore airing Saturday, April 12 at 9/8c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
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The Gilgo Beach murder case is moving toward trial, but Rex Heuermann's attorneys are challenging something called nuclear DNA testing.
Gilgo Beach suspect charged with 7th murder
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Rex Heuermann, alleged Long Island serial killer, charged with 7th killing
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has been charged with a seventh murder.
New charges against Rex Heuermann
Rex Heuermann, the suspect in the string of murders known as the Gilgo Beach killings, faces fresh criminal charges in connection to the murder of a seventh apparent victim. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Another murder charge for Gilgo Beach suspect
Rex Heuermann, the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, has been charged with a seventh murder. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced the new charge Tuesday.
Gilgo Beach Task Force seeks new details
The Gilgo Beach Task Force is seeking new details on the identity of a victim they believe may be linked to the Gilgo Beach killings that occurred more than a decade ago. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff has more.
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.
More murder charges for Rex Heuermann
The man accused of murdering four women whose bodies were found near Long Island's Gilgo Beach was charged in the killings of two other women. Rex Heuermann was indicted in the deaths of Sandra Costilla, who was killed in 1993, and Jessica Taylor, who went missing in 2003. CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
New charge expected for Rex Heuermann
A new murder charge is expected against Rex Heuermann, the suspect in the Gilgo Beach murders, sources tell CBS News. Details about the charge have not been released. Errol Barnett has more.
Another charge for Gilgo Beach murder suspect
Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann is expected to be charged in connection with a fifth killing, sources said. Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to killing four of the 11 women whose remains were found on Long Island's Gilgo Beach more than a decade ago. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett has more.
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.
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.
Gilgo Beach murders suspect appears in court
The man charged with killing three New York women more than a decade ago appeared in court Wednesday. Prosecutors charged Rex Heuermann back in January after DNA evidence linked him to one of the victims at Gilgo Beach. Heuermann has pleaded not guilty. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more on Heuermann's court appearance.
The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings
The bound bodies of four women are found along a desolate stretch of beach. Disturbing new details about the architect police say is a serial killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Authorities explain the evidence they say led them to Rex Heuermann
Dave Schaller told them that before his roommate Amber Costello went missing, he saw a man that looked like an “ogre," and had a Chevy Avalanche. Over a decade later, his description helped lead investigators to Rex Heuermann.
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