Line forms hours before Heuermann's court appearance
A line forms outside the courthouse where Rex Heuermann is expected to appear. Credit: Newsday/Grant Parpan
The line to get into Suffolk County Criminal Court in Riverhead Wednesday was 18-people deep by 6:15 a.m., all to get inside for a chance to see alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann's anticipated guilty plea.
Nicole Fuller is Newsday's senior criminal justice reporter. She began working at Newsday in 2012 and previously covered local government.
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