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New Update: Here Are Details On Fourth Murder Charge For Gilgo Beach Serial Killings Suspect New Update: Here Are Details On Fourth Murder Charge For Gilgo Beach Serial Killings Suspect
New Update: Here Are Details On Fourth Murder Charge For Gilgo Beach Serial Killings Suspect Gilgo Beach serial murders suspect Rex Heuermann, who sits behind bars charged with the killings of three women on Long Island, has been formally charged with murdering a fourth victim. Heuermann, age 60, was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Jan. 16, in the killing of Maureen Brainard-Barnes. The then-25-year-old disappeared in July 2007 while working as a sex worker. Her remains were discovered along a grassy area of the South Shore in 2010 near those of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello. Earlier Report: Gilgo …
Gilgo Beach Murders: Woman Who Worked For Accused Killer Shares Disturbing Details Gilgo Beach Murders: Woman Who Worked For Accused Killer Shares Disturbing Details
Gilgo Beach Murders: Woman Who Worked For Accused Killer Shares Disturbing Details A new account by a woman who worked for Gilgo Beach serial murders suspect Rex Heuermann details how he liked to hire petite women fitting the description of his alleged victims.In the New York magazine story headlined, "My Boss the Monster," Mary Shell, who reported to Heuermann at his architecture agency located on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, also noted how he frequently boasted about his passion for hunting, but never mentioned his wife and two children who lived with him on Long Island, in Massapequa Park. "My former colleagues described how he gushed about his bear-hunting trip…
Gilgo Beach Serial Murders: Key Tip From Witness 12 Years Ago Helps Crack Case Gilgo Beach Serial Murders: Key Tip From Witness 12 Years Ago Helps Crack Case
Gilgo Beach Serial Murders: Key Tip From Witness 12 Years Ago Helps Crack Case The man accused of killing several women and dumping their bodies on a New York beach in what became known as the Gilgo Beach murders was finally nabbed thanks in large part to a tip from one victim’s roommate that came over a decade ago. Dave Schaller met with Suffolk County Police detectives in December 2010, shortly after the skeletal remains of 27-year-old Amber Lynn Costello were found in an area off Ocean Parkway, near Gilgo Beach, according to CBS News. He told them that shortly before Costello disappeared, he had witnessed a large man threatening her inside their North Babylon home…
Long Island Serial Murders: New Reports Shed Light On How Suspect's Wife Became Key To Case Long Island Serial Murders: New Reports Shed Light On How Suspect's Wife Became Key To Case
Long Island Serial Murders: New Reports Shed Light On How Suspect's Wife Became Key To Case The wife of Rex Heuermann, the suspected Long Island Gilgo Beach killer, unknowingly helped investigators zero in on her husband when two of her hairs were found on the bodies of two of the victims, according to new reports. Heuermann, of the village of Massapequa Park in Nassau County, is charged with killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello and burying their bodies in a grassy area of Gilgo Beach, located in the town of Babylon in Suffolk County. He's also a suspect in the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes. Investigators said, those hairs helped link Heuermann but d…
Home Invasion Murder Of Woman: CT Man Sentenced To 85 Years In Prison For Horrific Attack Home Invasion Murder Of Woman: CT Man Sentenced To 85 Years In Prison For Horrific Attack
Home Invasion Murder Of Woman: CT Man Sentenced To 85 Years In Prison For Horrific Attack A Fairfield County man has been sentenced to prison for the brutal home invasion murder of an 93-year-old woman. Stamford/Norwalk State’s Attorney Paul Ferencek announced on Tuesday, May 23, that Robert C. Simmons was sentenced to 85 years in prison for the 2019 home invasion murder of Isabella Mehner in her Stamford home. Simmons, age 54, was found guilty in February by a Stamford Superior Court jury on charges of: Murder Burglary Home invasion Felony murder At trial, the woman's daughter testified about how she found her mother at the bottom of the basement stairs on the evening of Wedn…
Suspect Left Evidence Behind At Home Of NY Mom Found Dead In Duffel Bag, Report Says Suspect Left Evidence Behind At Home Of NY Mom Found Dead In Duffel Bag, Report Says
Suspect Left Evidence Behind At Home Of NY Mom Found Dead In Duffel Bag, Report Says Updated story: Suspected Lover In Custody In Brutal Killing Of Stay-At-Home Mom, NYPD Says As police continue to investigate the death of a New York mom whose body was found stuffed in a duffel bag with some 58 stab wounds, sources say the killer left a piece of evidence that is being tested for DNA. Orsolya Gaal, age 51, was found around 8 a.m., Saturday, April 16, in Forest Hills, Queens, by two walkers in the area after a blood trail led to her home at 72-24 Juno St., said the NYPD. NYPD officials have declined to offer information on the case, but high-ranking law enforcement sour…
Man Arrested For Assaulting Woman At CT Train Station, Police Say Man Arrested For Assaulting Woman At CT Train Station, Police Say
Man Arrested For Assaulting Woman At CT Train Station, Police Say DNA from a cigarette has led to the arrest of a Fairfield County man for allegedly robbing and attempting to sexually assault a woman at an area train station. Ivan Burgos, age 36, of Bridgeport, was arrested Saturday, Feb. 5, for the incident which took place on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. According to MTA police, the New York woman had taken a train to visit friends in Bridgeport. While waiting for a return train later that night at the station, she went outside to have a cigarette. As she was walking back inside the station stairwell, she was grabbed by the neck and thrown on the floor by…