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Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann likely to change plea to guilty, source says
Rex Heuermann faces seven murder charges linked by forensic DNA and cell-phone data in a case spanning nearly 30 years, with a guilty plea expected on April 8.
- On April 8, accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to change his plea to guilty, according to sources familiar with the case.
- The case began in earnest with the 2010 disappearance of 23-year-old Shannan Gilbert in Oak Beach, eventually connecting seven victims found along Ocean Parkway dating back to 1993.
- Forensic evidence linked Heuermann to victims through hair samples 'forensically tied' to him or his family members, while investigators recovered a document he allegedly used as a 'blueprint' to plan his kills.
- Suffolk County Judge Timothy Mazzei ruled that all seven murder charges will be handled in one consolidated trial, previously set to begin in September.
- The expected plea marks conclusion to an investigation utilizing more than 300 subpoenas and search warrants, resolving a case spanning over two decades across Long Island.
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Reports: Rex Heuermann to plead guilty to Gilgo Beach murders
NEW YORK (Court TV) — Accused serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to change course and plead guilty to murder next month, sources close to the case have revealed to multiple outlets, including the Associated Press and NBC News. Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann appears in Judge Tim Mazzei’s courtroom at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Pool) Heuermann, 62, was a Manhattan architect who lived on…
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