Heuermann looks up for first time
Amanda Funderburg, sister of victim Melissa Barthelemy, speaks in court prior to the sentencing of Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on Wednesday. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone
Amanda Funderburg, sister of Melissa Barthelemy, tells Heuermann he can look at her as she speaks, prompting him to look up for the first time.
She reminds him he called her after killing her sister.
"It's been 17 years since we last spoke," Funderburg tells him before recalling the horrific details he shared on the call, which investigators used to track down the suspect's location.
Funderburg said she had received haunting calls from Heuermann “telling me she was a whore and you raped her."
Funderburg concluded her remarks with: “Remember, you are a hated man. ... Do me a favor — save me a spot in hell, because I’ll see you there."
'I do think he saw the writing on the wall' Rex Heuermann's Attorney Michael Brown sat down with Newsday following his client's sentencing to discuss the case. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.
