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Architect Charged in Gilgo Beach Serial Murders

3/17/2026

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Rex Heuermann, a Long Island architect, is charged with murdering seven sex workers in the Gilgo Beach case.
Heuermann, 62, has undisclosed health issues in jail, and his lawyer Michael Brown says he uses crutches.
Authorities reopened the cold cases, and Heuermann was arrested in July 2023 after DNA evidence linked him to the victims.
The victims' bodies were found between 1993 and 2010, which precipitated the investigation and charges.

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Story summary

Rex Heuermann, a Long Island architect, is charged with murdering seven sex workers in the Gilgo Beach case.
Heuermann, 62, has undisclosed health issues in jail, and his lawyer Michael Brown says he uses crutches.
Authorities reopened the cold cases, and Heuermann was arrested in July 2023 after DNA evidence linked him to the victims.
The victims' bodies were found between 1993 and 2010, which precipitated the investigation and charges.