How the Gilgo serial killer case unfolded
Rex A. Heuermann pleads guilty in court on Wednesday to the murders of seven women and admits to an eighth during a 17-year killing spree. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone
The case of the so-called "Long Island Serial Killer" haunted the region for nearly two decades until Rex A. Heuermann, 62, of Massapequa Park, was arrested in July 2023 and pleaded guilty on April 8 to seven of the murders while also admitting to an eighth killing.
These were some of the pivotal developments in the investigation.
'Democrats say this is a misuse of taxpayer funds' Nassau Republicans awarded over $1 million in taxpayer-funded legal contracts to the one-man law firm of Sheharyar Ali, a longtime GOP ally. Ali's father is an adviser to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan have the story.
'Democrats say this is a misuse of taxpayer funds' Nassau Republicans awarded over $1 million in taxpayer-funded legal contracts to the one-man law firm of Sheharyar Ali, a longtime GOP ally. Ali's father is an adviser to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan have the story.
