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Long Island Serial Killings: A Timeline of the Investigation
He admitted killing seven women and acknowledged an eighth as investigators said DNA and cellphone data tied him to the cases.
- On Wednesday, Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty in Suffolk County Court to murdering seven women and admitted killing an eighth, Karen Vergata, with sentencing scheduled for June 17.
- Searching for missing escort Shannan Gilbert in December 2010, police discovered 10 sets of remains near Ocean Parkway on Long Island, including four victims later known as the Gilgo Four.
- Mobile phone location data placing Heuermann near burner phones used to contact victims, combined with DNA from a pizza crust he discarded in Manhattan, linked him to the murders and prompted his 2023 arrest.
- Per his plea agreement, Heuermann accepted three consecutive life sentences followed by four consecutive 25-years-to-life sentences, concluding a two-decade investigation on Long Island.
- The investigation expanded beyond the initial Gilgo Four to identify eight victims including Tanya Jackson and Valerie Mack, marking what authorities called 'one of the most consequential homicide investigations' in Long Island's history.
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In 2010, police looking for a missing woman began to find human remains between the weeds along a road on an island near Gilgo Beach in Long Island, New York State. Almost immediately, suspicions arose that he was a serial killer. Over the years, investigators used DNA analysis and other clues to identify the victims. In some cases, they were able to link them to remains found elsewhere on Long Island years earlier. Next, a chronology of the inv…
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