Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann expected to plead guilty Rex Heuermann, a 62-year-old former architect accused of killing seven women and dumping their bodies along Long Island’s Gilgo Beach, is expected to plead guilty to the charges Wednesday, more than a decade after the discovery of human remains sparked national attention and deepened the mystery of the serial killings. The anticipated plea deal, which would spare him from a potential trial where he faced life in prison without parole, comes just five months before his original trial was set to begin. Heuermann’s attorney, Michael J. Brown, and Suffolk County prosecutors have not publicly commented on the plea agreement, though the court must approve the change of plea for it to proceed. The case centers on the deaths of seven women whose bodies were found between 2010 and 2011 along a beachside parkway in Gilgo Beach, a small oceanfront neighborhood on Long Island’s southern shore. Authorities believe the victims were primarily sex workers, though they have not confirmed all the killings are linked to a single perpetrator. Heuermann, who lived in Massapequa Park, a middle-class suburb about an hour east of Manhattan, was initially charged in the deaths of three women—Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello—who disappeared in 2009 and 2010. These women were among the “Gilgo Four,” a group of sex workers whose bodies were discovered in 2010, bound at the head, midsection, and legs with burlap. The investigation took a major turn in 2022 when Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney reopened the cases, leading to the identification of a Chevrolet Avalanche registered to Heuermann. A tip from an old witness connected the vehicle to the disappearance of Amber Costello, one of the “Gilgo Four.#long_island #suffolk_county #rex_heuermann #gilgo_beach #raymond_a_tierney
