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Sister Of Slain NJ Woman Says Accused Long Island Serial Killer 'Deserves To Rot' Sister Of Slain NJ Woman Says Accused Long Island Serial Killer 'Deserves To Rot'
Sister Of Slain NJ Woman Says Accused Long Island Serial Killer 'Deserves To Rot' The younger sister of a New Jersey woman whose disappearance eventually led to the arrest of a midtown Manhattan architect who investigators believe preyed on prostitutes said she was relieved by the news.  "I wished, hoped & prayed for this day," Sherre Gilbert wrote in a Facebook post. "I’m glad I’m still alive to see it." Rex Heuermann, 59, of Massapequa Park was seized after authorities matched his DNA during a full-scale investigation of what became known as the Gilgo Beach murders. Authorities have so far linked Heuermann to four of the slain victims, not including 23-year-old C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Woman's Long-Ago Disappearance Leads To Arrest In Long Island Serial Killings NJ Woman's Long-Ago Disappearance Leads To Arrest In Long Island Serial Killings
NJ Woman's Long-Ago Disappearance Leads To Arrest In Long Island Serial Killings A decade-long hunt for a serial killer that began after an escort from New Jersey went missing on Long Island has led to the arrest of a midtown Manhattan architect who investigators believe preyed on prostitutes. Rex Heuermann, 59, of Massapequa Park was seized after authorities matched his DNA during a full-scale investigation of what became known as the Gilgo Beach murders. What began as a search for Shannan Gilbert, a 23-year-old Craigslist escort who lived in Jersey City, led to the discovery of the skeletal remains of four victims along a sandy stretch of Long Island highway in 2010.…

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by Jerry DeMarco