Gilgo Beach serial killer admits to 8 murders
Serial killer Rex Heuermann admitted to killing eight women on Long Island over the span of 17 years, ending in 2010. He will now spend the rest of his life in prison. Tom Hanson reports.
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Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to 7 murders
Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to seven counts and admitted guilt in the death of an eighth woman.
Details on Rex Heuermann guilty plea
Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing seven women between 1993 and 2011 and admitted he killed an eighth in what came to be known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings. CBS News' Tom Hanson has more.
Gilgo Beach killings suspect pleads guilty
Rex Heuermann, the man charged with several counts of murder in the Gilgo Beach killings probe, pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday. CBS News' Tom Hanson has more.
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The man accused of killing seven women between 1993 and 2011 is expected to change his plea in court on Long Island. CBS News' Jarred Hill has more.
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer likely to change plea to guilty, source says
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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.
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 of Gilgo Beach murders suspect says he unnerved her by tracking her down on vacation
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Nuclear DNA testing at issue in Gilgo Beach murder case
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
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heurmann has been charged with a seventh murder. He has pleaded not guilty in the murders of six other women. CBS News New York reporter Carolyn Gusoff has more.
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.
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