Heuermann, in court, admits to killings
Rex A. Heuermann, the Gilgo Beach serial killer, pleads guilty in court on Wednesday to the murders of seven women during a 17-year killing spree. He also admitted to an eighth killing. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone
Rex Heuermann also admitted to dumping victims' bodies near Gilgo Beach, establishing jurisdiction in Suffolk County.
He said he strangled Amber Lynn Costello, offering a matter-of-fact account.
He also admitted it was his intent to kill the victims during a two-year period, in order to satisfy the first-degree murder charges.
'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.
