About this episode

This episode discusses the recent guilty plea of Rex Heuermann in the Long Island Serial Killer case.

There has been an update in the story of the Long Island Serial Killer (episodes #14-16 from 2016). On April 8th, 2026, 62-year-old Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to the murders of Melissa Barthelemy, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Sandra Costilla, Amber Costello, Jessica Taylor, and Megan Waterman. He also admitted to an eight murder that he hadn't yet been charged with: 34-year-old Karen Vergata, who had been known as "Fire Island Jane Doe" for years... If you would like to support this podcast and others, consider heading to https://www.patreon.com/unresolvedpod to become a Patron or Producer Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unresolved-a-true-crime-mystery-podcast--3266604/support .

Topics covered

• true crime
• serial killer
• murder
• legal update
• Long Island

Keywords

• Long Island Serial Killer
• Rex Heuermann
• guilty plea
• murder victims
• true crime update

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Long Island

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