Gilgo Beach

The identity of one of the first victims to be found in a possible connection to the Gilgo Beach killings was revealed by police Wednesday morning. Investigators have identified the woman who has become known as “Peaches,” due to a tattoo found on her body when her remains were found in 1997, as Tanya Denise Jackson. She was a Jane…

Rex Heuermann and the shocking headline-grabbing Gilgo Beach murders take center stage in Netflix’s new docuseries “Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer,” which debuted Monday. The docuseries directed by Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning director Liz Garbus examines the horrific murders that haunted the small Long Island beach town of Gilgo Beach, and the unsuspecting man who is thought...

DNA testing was the focus again in the case against accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann. An expert took the stand to answer questions on the accuracy and reliability of the results the defense team is challenging, and a judge will decide if it can be used as evidence. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

New answers came in from a Long Island courtroom in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case, as it was confirmed that the case will be tried in Suffolk County. But will there be one trial for Rex Heuermann, or five separate ones? Questions still remain about the trial’s future. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

The suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer was back in court for another pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, during which time prosecutors shared some new information about the man accused of killing seven women.

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was back in court Wednesday, with his defense team making a big ask of the judge: They want to split the case into five separate trials for the slayings, and also want to have some of the DNA evidence barred. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings is challenging the DNA evidence against him and seeking separate trials in the sprawling case.

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was charged with a seventh murder. Valerie Mack vanished back in 2000, and Heuermann was named a suspect in her death in June after prosecutors said a document referencing the site where her body was found was found on his personal computer. Now they say more evidence has linked him to the crime. NBC...

The new murder charge against suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann prompted reaction at the Jersey Shore — especially in Port Republic, the town where the seventh victim, Valerie Mack, called home. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports.

Romney Smith brings us the latest. 

For years, women had been disappearing on Long Island. Then in 2010, investigators searching for a missing woman began finding 10 sets of human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway, not far from the sands of New York’s remote Gilgo Beach. Police almost immediately feared some were left by a serial killer. Over the years, investigators used…

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 another woman’s murder, bringing the body count against him thus far to seven, according to a superseding indictment unsealed Tuesday. Rex Heuermann is accused of murdering Valerie Mack, an escort who vanished...

 The New York architect charged in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings is set to appear in court Tuesday, with prosecutors saying they will announce a “significant development” in the investigation. Rex Heuermann is charged with killing six women whose remains were found on Long Island, and has pleaded not guilty. But investigators are still looking into the deaths...

Rex Heuermann’s estranged wife is moving out of their Massapequa Park house and will be moving to South Carolina, according to her attorney

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was back in a Long Island courtroom Wednesday, though it may be a while before his trial begins — and it might not be just one trial, with DNA testing the focus of the case for now. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

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...