Heuermann sentenced to life
Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is escorted away after being sentenced by Judge Timothy Mazzei at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on Wednesday. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone
Judge Mazzei sentenced Heuermann to life without parole on the top count, as expected, and is now running through the other charges.
"Get him out of here," Mazzei said as the sentencing wraps.
Chants of "ogre" and a round of applause come from the families. One victim's family member said she hopes Heuermann is assaulted in prison.
Grant Parpan covers Suffolk County courts and federal courts for Newsday. A Long Island native, he joined Newsday in 2022.
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