Gilgo Beach

Long Island authorities released enhanced images as they seek to identify one of the as yet unknown victims whose remains were found more than a decade ago. News 4’s Greg Cergol reports. 

Law enforcement officials released enhanced images Monday as they seek to identify one of the as-yet-unknown victims whose remains were found along a coastal highway in New York’s Long Island more than a decade ago, part of a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings. Suffolk County officials shared forensic reconstruction images as well as informational flyers...

Law enforcement officials are set to release new information about one of the victims whose remains were found along a coastal highway in New York’s Long Island more than a decade ago, a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings.

Greg Cergol reporting on the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer returning to court. 

An unexpected discovery changed the direction of the case against Rex Heuermann, as police uncovered chilling new evidence and have connected the architect to two additional murders, one dating back more than 30 years. Police released new details that show the alleged serial killer’s meticulous planning, including lists of problems that could trip him up and how to effectively dispose...

Suffolk District Attorney Raymond Tierney said at a news conference Thursday that he hoped the families had received some measure of justice.

The New York City architect arrested last year in connection with a string of cold case bodies found on Long Island’s Gilgo Beach has been charged with murder in the deaths of two more victims, including one whose name hadn’t been publicly associated with the investigation prior to Thursday, according to a superseding bail application.

The New York City architect arrested in connection with a string of bodies found on Long Island’s Gilgo Beach is expected to be arraigned Thursday and face additional charges related to the deaths of “multiple” victims, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation told NBC News.

The 60-year-old was first arrested in July 2023 in the deaths of four women whose remains were found in burlap sacks along a remote stretch of Ocean Parkway more than a decade ago. News 4’s Greg Cergol reports. 

The New York City architect arrested in connection with a string of decade-old bodies found on Long Island’s Gilgo Beach is expected to be arraigned on a new murder charge later this week, according to two sources familiar with the investigation.

The New York City architect arrested in connection with a string of decade-old bodies found on Long Island’s Gilgo Beach is expected to be arraigned on a new murder charge later this week, according to two sources familiar with the investigation. Rex Heuermann, of Massapequa Park, is expected to be arraigned Thursday. The Suffolk district attorney’s office confirmed the...

Investigators in the New York City suburbs continue to scour the home of a Manhattan architect charged in a string of slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings. Friday marked the fifth straight day of the renewed search at Rex Heuermann’s dilapidated, single-family home in Massapequa Park on Long Island. Police in the early afternoon were seen removing a large...

Investigators have returned to the alleged Gilgo Serial Killer, Rex Heurman’s, home for the second day in a row. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

Do investigators have a new break in the Gilgo Beach murders? Questions swirling as investigators returned Monday to the Long Island home of suspect Rex Heuermann. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

New York State Police and Suffolk County detectives returned to Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann’s house on Long Island to search the property again. News 4’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

New York State Police returned Monday to the Massapequa Park home of the suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings to execute a search warrant, according to the attorney for Rex Heuermann’s ex-wife. Heuermann, an architect, was arrested in July 2023 in connection to a string of murders and bodies found along Gilgo Beach on Long Island. He has been charged...

For the past four days, police and canines have been searching a wooded area on Long Island. News 4’s Greg Cergol reports. 

Searchers were back out with dogs in Manorville, their third day looking for potential evidence in the Gilgo Beach serial murder investigation. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

After nine months behind bars, the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer returned to a Long Island courtroom, as new evidence was turned over in the case. Rex Heuermann’s defense is turning their focus on who they believe is the real killer, while his estranged wife showed up to court in support.

The wife of an architect charged in a string of slayings known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings released a statement late Wednesday in her husband’s defense, saying she didn’t believe him capable of the brutality of which he is accused. The statement, released on Asa Ellerup’s behalf by her lawyers, is her first statement in months since her husband’s arrest...