After a decade-long investigation, Suffolk County police have arrested Rex Heuermann in connection with the unsolved Gilgo Beach serial killer case. Heuermann, a married New York architect, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and had a cache of more than 200 guns in a vault inside his home. The case had remained unsolved since the discovery of four bodies in 2010, and investigators are now trying to determine if the weapons are legally registered. Heuermann's arrest may finally bring the case to a close.
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Rex Heuermann, a 59-year-old Manhattan architect, was arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree and three counts of second-degree murder in connection to the Gilgo Beach murders, which have been unsolved for more than a decade. Lynn Barthelemy, mother of one of the victims, expressed her hope that Heuermann "suffer[s] at the hands of other inmates" in prison. The Suffolk County Police Department is continuing to investigate the case and is asking anyone with information to contact them.
After years of investigation, a suspect, Rex Heuermann, has been taken into custody in connection with the unsolved Gilgo Beach murders on Long Island, New York. Heuermann was indicted on three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder and will be arraigned in Suffolk County court. The investigation into the Gilgo Beach murders has been ongoing since 2009, and the arrest of Heuermann is a long-awaited development in the case, bringing hope for closure to the families of the victims and the community.
After more than a decade of searching, a suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the unsolved murders of at least 10 women whose bodies were found on Long Island's Gilgo Beach. The suspect is from Massapequa, and there is a large police presence in Massapequa Park. Eleven sets of remains have been found in the area, but it is unclear if the suspect is connected to all of them.
Massachusetts State Police have confirmed the tragic news that the body of 4-year-old Mohamed Fofana was found on the shoreline of Castle Island in Boston Harbor on Monday afternoon. The search for Fofana had involved helicopters and several teams covering land and sea, and his death has been a devastating blow to his family and friends. The cause of death is still unknown, and the investigation is ongoing as the community mourns the loss of a young life taken too soon.
On Sunday afternoon, a sightseeing plane crash-landed in Long Island, New York, leaving one person dead and two others critically injured. The pilot had reported smoke in the cockpit to air traffic controllers before the crash, and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause. Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Shaffer said the two survivors suffered critical injuries, and our thoughts are with the victims and their families during this difficult time.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching a five-figure billboard campaign targeting five freshman Republicans who accepted donations from Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who has been accused of financial fraud. The billboards will focus on Santos's financial issues and Rep. LaLota, who previously served on the Suffolk County, New York, board of elections, has called for Santos's expulsion from Congress. The DCCC hopes to make Santos a major liability for the GOP in key swing districts in the upcoming election.