Monster: Hunting the Long Island Serial Killer

More than fifteen years after the murders that terrorized Long Island, Rex Heuermann was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. In this episode, host Josh Zeman takes listeners inside the sentencing hearing as victims' families deliver heartbreaking impact statements, the court imposes the maximum sentence, and investigators discuss what comes next. Featuring attorney Bob Macedonio and former NYPD commander Joe Giacalone, Josh examines what justice looks like after decades of waiting and why the search for answers is far from over.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rex Heuermann confessed to eight murders, but what about the victims he didn't? In this episode, host Josh Zeman examines the unanswered questions left behind by Heuermann's guilty plea, exploring the mysteries surrounding Asian Doe, Tanya Denise Jackson, Tatiana Dykes, Carmen Vargas, and other victims whose cases remain unresolved. Featuring journalist Sarah Weinman, former NYPD commander Joe Giacalone, and veteran investigative reporter Mary Murphy, Josh investigates whether these victims are connected to the Long Island Serial Killer, how recent developments have challenged long-held assumptions about the case, and whether Heuermann's confession revealed the full truth or only part of a much larger story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why would a man with a family, a successful career, and seemingly everything to lose spend decades hiding a secret life? In this episode, host Josh Zeman sits down with forensic psychologist Joni Johnston and former FBI profiler Mark Safarik to examine the psychology of Rex Heuermann after his shocking guilty plea.Together, they explore the mind of a sexual sadist, the need for control that drives offenders like Heuermann, and the disturbing question at the heart of this case: how could a devoted father and husband also become the Long Island Serial Killer?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a shocking revelation, Rex Huermann the alleged Long Island Killer pleads guilty to murdering eight innocent women. Yet for many, far too many mysteries remain unanswered. Will Rex's DNA lead to other victims in Long Island and elsewhere? And what about the other victims on Long Island that Rex didn't admit too?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why did it take so long to catch LISK? In this episode Josh revisits his 2015 interview with Dave Schaller, which has never been heard before, and with the help of Robert Kolker and Gus Garcia-Roberts, he investigates how corruption, cover-ups, and toxic leadership within Suffolk County law enforcement may have buried the tip of the century -- a Green Chevrolet Avalanche. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why Ocean Parkway? Did Rex Heuermann's passion for duck hunting transform an isolated marshland into a dumping ground? When prosecutors charged him with Sandra Costilla's 1993 murder, pushing the killing spree back three decades, a chilling question emerged, if Sandra was the only victim not found along Ocean Parkway, and Rex allegedly hunted across Long Island and beyond, how many more trophy gardens are still waiting to be discovered?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Through the heartbreaking stories of The Gilgo Four a damning pattern emerges. In revisiting old interviews Josh reveals how every clue needed to catch the Long Island Serial Killer was hidden in plain sight within these four women's cases, yet somehow slipped through investigators' hands. Was this oversight due to corruption or something far more nefarious?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest installment in the Monster franchise, Monster: Hunting the Long Island Serial Killer follows filmmaker Josh Zeman as he sets out to find New York's most notorious killer since the Son of Sam. Decades or eluding authorities, nearly a dozen bodies, and a system incapable of catching him, until now. Coming November 17th from Tenderfoot TV and iHeartPodcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.