Gilgo Beach Murders

True Crime April 23

New York police ID murder victims linked to Gilgo Beach serial killer investigation

A woman and her toddler killed on Long Island in 1997, whose homicide has been linked to the Gilgo Beach serial killings, have been identified by New York authorities.

True Crime December 17

Suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann charged with seventh slaying

Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann has been charged with a seventh slaying, in connection with the death of Philadelphia woman Valerie Mack.

Gilgo Beach Murders July 12

Gilgo Beach murders: Serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann faces more possible charges a year after arrest

A year after the shocking arrest of Gilgo murders suspect Rex Heuermann in the vexing Long Island, New York, serial killer case, the investigation into additional victims remains ongoing.

Gilgo Beach Murders June 13

Rex Heuermann update: Lawyer for family of woman who kicked off Gilgo Beach search discusses new evidence

Long Island attorney John Ray discusses what he says is new "important" evidence in the Gilgo Beach murders case and the suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann.

Gilgo Beach Murders June 7

Suspected Long Island serial killer's notes outlined meticulous murder plot: court docs

Suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann allegedly kept meticulous notes on how to kill and get away with it and thought he deleted them. Cops recovered the file.

Gilgo Beach Murders June 6

Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect allegedly has more victims, hunting grounds than police first imagined

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann returned to court Thursday as New York prosecutors continue to expand the charges against him.

True Crime June 3

Gilgo Beach investigators link another victim to suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann, sources say

Long Island investigators have linked a fifth alleged victim to Rex Heuermann, the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer, sources tell Fox News Digital.

Gilgo Beach Murders May 22

Dog bed DNA could put death penalty into play for Gilgo suspect Rex Heuermann – here's how: cold case expert

Police searching Rex Heuermann's house could be seeking evidence tied to cases outside of New York, which could have a major impact on his case, experts say.

Gilgo Beach Murders May 21

Rex Heuermann’s family kept gruesome piece of evidence, source says

A gruesome scrapbook of black-and-white crime scene photos taken by a California homicide detective was spotted inside the suspected serial killer's home, source says.

Gilgo Beach Murders May 20

Suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann's home searched again

Police have returned to the Massapequa Park home of suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann, who has been jailed since last year in Gilgo case.

Gilgo Beach Murders April 26, 2024

New York police search of Long Island forest could be linked to Gilgo Beach murders

Police K-9 units were searching a wooded are in New York this week as the investigation into the Gilgo Beach murders continues after charges in just 4 of 11 cases.

Gilgo Beach Murders March 14, 2024

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann 'not capable' of murders, wife says after jail visits

Asa Ellerup, the wife of suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, says in rare statement she doesn't think he could have committed the murders.

Gilgo Beach Murders February 4, 2024

Contentious claim in Gilgo Beach serial killer case could set suspect free

A dispute over the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer's wife could have a dire outcome for investigators if the unverified claim turns out to be true.

Gilgo Beach Murders January 19, 2024

Suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann's lawyer defends 'sadistic' internet searches in Gilgo Beach case

Michael Brown, the attorney for suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann, defended the searches prosecutors allegedly found on his client's devices.

Gilgo Beach Murders January 17, 2024

Gilgo Beach serial killer: Why DNA from suspect Rex Heuermann's daughter matters

Detectives were following suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann and his family for more than a year, his defense lawyer told reporters Tuesday.

Gilgo Beach Murders January 16, 2024

Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect charged with 4th murder

Rex Heuermann, the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer accused of dumping victims in the brush off Long Island's Ocean Parkway, is charged with a fourth murder.

Gilgo Beach Murders January 15, 2024

Gilgo Beach prosecutor announces 'significant' update in case, charges in 4th murder expected

New York architect Rex Heuermann, suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer, will return to court Tuesday, when a "significant development" is expected.

True Crime December 30, 2023

Top five true crime documentaries of 2023

Bryan Kohberger, Alex Murdaugh, Rex Heuermann, Jeffrey Dahmer and Jimmy Hoffa are among the subjects of this year's top true crime documentaries on Fox Nation.

Gilgo Beach Murders November 29, 2023

50 Cent producing Gilgo Beach documentary with Rex Heuermann's wife

Curtis “50 Cent" Jackson's G-Unit production company will produce a docuseries following Rex Heuermann's wife Asa Ellerup through the suspected Long Island Serial Killer's trial.

True Crime November 23, 2023

'Happy Face' serial killer brags he's pen pals with Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann

Rare insight into the thoughts of suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann made public in handwritten letter to serial killer Keith Jesperson.

Gilgo Beach Murders November 15, 2023

Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann 'appreciates' wife attending court, lawyer says

Rex Heuermnan, the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer, was in court Wednesday, and his estranged wife was in attendance "to see the evidence for herself."

True Crime November 2, 2023

Speculation of another victim of the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer squashed by police

Speculation and local rumors swirled for about 48 hours after human remains were found within 30-minute drive from the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer's home.

Gilgo Beach Murders October 19, 2023

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer linked to two more victims by explosive new testimony, lawyers say

New claims from a group of eyewitnesses place Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann face-to-face with two other women whose deaths remain unsolved.

Gilgo Beach Murders October 16, 2023

Suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann's wife wants to sell gun collection seized by police

Rex Heuermann's estranged wife wants prosecutors to let her sell some of her husband's confiscated collection of guns as she divorces the suspected serial killer.

Gilgo Beach Murders September 27, 2023

Gilgo Beach suspect's cheek swab DNA matches pizza box sample: prosecutor

Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann's DNA sample is "consistent" with a specimen police seized from a pizza box outside his Manhattan office, prosecutors say.

Gilgo Beach Murders August 26, 2023

Key figures in botched Gilgo Beach serial killer investigation lose again in court

The Suffolk County District Attorney and his top anti-corruption prosecutor when bodies were first unearthed along Gilgo Beach lost their appeals

Gilgo Beach Murders August 25, 2023

Missing South Carolina woman last seen with Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann: report

A missing South Carolina woman's daughter reportedly believes her mom was last seen with Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann before she vanished in 2017.

Gilgo Beach Murders August 20, 2023

Gilgo Beach murder victims forgotten during years of corruption and scandal

Over a decade of corruption, dysfunction and infighting in the Suffolk County PD and DA's Office derailed the infamous Gilgo Beach cold case

Gilgo Beach Murders August 7, 2023

Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann's kids 'living in a surreal, waking horror show': lawyer

The children of suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann are living in a "surreal, waking horror show" after his arrest in the Gilgo Beach murders, their lawyer said.

Gilgo Beach Murders August 4, 2023

Top prosecutor on Long Island serial killer case identifies 'Fire Island Jane Doe'

Nearly 30 years after her remains were first discovered, investigators have identified one of 11 bodies found in the Gilgo Beach area as Karen Vergata, the Suffolk County DA said.