Rex Heuermann, the man accused in the Gilgo Beach serial killings near New York, has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to multiple murders.

As the notorious Gilgo Beach serial killer admitted to the torture and murders of eight women throughout Long Island, New York, this week, Rex Heuermann also made an unlikely decision that could help ...

A gripping documentary charting one woman's survival after living alongside serial killer John Sweeney is set to air tonight (May 28). Channel 5 will broadcast its harrowing film, I Survived a Serial ...

Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann's apparent plan to plead guilty, perhaps ending the mystery of who was killing sex workers and dumping their bodies across Long Island, has left many ...

Riverhead, New York (CNN) — The accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann admitted on Wednesday he strangled eight women and discarded their remains on Long Island, New York, marking the ...

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AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Heuermann pleaded guilty to eight murders, seven from Gilgo Beach. Amber Costello’s procurer’s tip and DNA evidence helped link ...

Alexa Herrera is a digital producer with the CBS News New York web team. She previously worked with WUFT and WTSP in Florida as a digital producer. She's a Long Island native. Rex Heuermann was ...

Rex Heuermann, the man known as the Gilgo Beach killer, admitted to killing eight women over a span of decades, and the FBI is now looking into what motivated the 62-year-old to carry out his crimes ...

“The Mind of a Serial Killer: The Experience” debuts in Seattle. The immersive pop-up experience documents infamous criminals, including from the PNW. Organizers say intention is to highlight criminal ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Heuermann pleaded guilty to charges that he ...

Things are about to get creepy for Emmy Rossum in "Furious." "Furious" follows FBI agent Alice Black (Rossum) on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer. Both walk their own ...