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 who have followed the case asking a simple question: Why?

Legal experts who spoke to Newsday expressed surprise at the apparent turn of events after Newsday broke the story that the families of the victims had been notified by authorities Heuermann was planning to plead guilty at his next court appearance, scheduled for April 8.

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