GILGO UPDATE: Rex Heuermann Pleads Guilty

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The episode discusses Rex Heuermann's guilty plea in the Gilgo Beach Killings and the investigation that led to his confession.

The lead suspect in the Gilgo Beach Killings - 62 year old former architect Rex Heuermann - has now pleaded guilty . So, with a trial off the table in the Long Island Serial Killer saga, join us for an update on what investigators found that finally nailed Heuermann - forcing him to confess. Then stick around and revisit our two-part episode on this harrowing case that haunted Long Island for decades. Plus, join us on next week’s Under the Duvet - over on Patreon - for a look at the impact this has all had on Heuermann’s own family. -- In 2010, Shannan Gilbert made a series of frantic 911 calls as she ran through the streets of Oak Beach, Long Island, screaming: “They’re trying to kill me”. Then she vanished. A few months later a body was found - but it wasn’t her. And neither were the next 9 sets of human remains they found along Ocean Parkway. Now, over a decade later, with the arrest of Rex Heuermann - the police believe they’ve found the elusive Long Island Serial Killer. But the questions still stand; Why did it take so long to catch him - and was this the work of a lone serial killer, or multiple men using the same dumping ground? We’ll look at Heuermann’s family life, his…

People in this episode

Host: RedHanded

Topics covered

• Gilgo Beach Killings
• Rex Heuermann
• Long Island Serial Killer
• investigation update
• family impact
• true crime

Keywords

• Rex Heuermann
• Gilgo Beach
• Long Island Serial Killer
• Shannan Gilbert
• investigation
• true crime
• family impact
• bail document

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Gilgo Beach, Long Island, Oak Beach, Ocean Parkway

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