Gilgo Beach Serial Killing Suspect Returning to Court as Prosecutors Plan Major Announcement

Published on January 16, 2024

RIVERHEAD, N.Y.—Prosecutors say they are planning a major announcement in their investigation of the suspected serial murders of a group of women whose bodies were found strewn along a coastal highway near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach. The prime suspect in some of those killings, Rex Heuermann, is due in court Tuesday, months after he was charged in the deaths of three women. Prosecutors had also said they were working to charge him with a fourth slaying. Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney is set to make the announcement after a court hearing in the case in Riverhead, New York....