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Authorities are STILL searching suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer’s Long Island home

Authorities are now on their fifth day of digging through Rex Heuermann’s home

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Investigators return to Long Island home of Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect

Investigators have returned to the home of a New York architect charged in a string of slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings

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Gilgo Beach serial killer investigators return to Rex Heuermann’s home for another search

Mr Heuermann, 60, pleaded not guilty to killing four women whose bodies were found in Gilgo Beach

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Serial killer charged with fourth murder; new DNA evidence revealed

A Long Island man charged with multiple murders in the Gilgo Beach case now faces a fourth murder charge. New DNA evidence links him to the victim, along w...

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Alleged Long Island serial killer indicted on new murder charge of fourth victim

Rex Heuermann was indicted for killing Maureen Brainard-Barnes, whose remains were found in marshland along Gilgo Beach

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Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann expected to be charged with fourth murder

Rex Heuermann was previously named the prime suspect in the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes

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Gilgo Beach serial killer documentary sparks push for crackdown on Son of Sam law

Rex Heuermann’s wife Asa Ellerup was reportedly paid $1m for the Peacock TV docuseries

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How did they catch the Gilgo Beach killer?

It’s taken 13 years but Suffolk County Police finally say they’ve caught the serial killer who dumped his victims along the shores of Gilgo Beach. Here is the evidence that led investigators to Long Island suspect Rex Heuermann. Rachel Sharp reports

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Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect’s wife officially linked to crime scene DNA, report says

Asa Ellerup’s hair was found on the burlap-wrapped bodies of three of the four women her husband is accused of killing

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‘Happy Face Killer’ says he’s pen pals with Gilgo Beach murders suspect

Keith Jesperson urged Rex Heuermann to confess to his crimes but the suspected killer’s instead complained about jail conditions

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Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect’s family to make $1m from documentary deal, says report

Project reportedly in the works at Peacock streaming network

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Gilgo Beach murders: What happened to the victims and has the serial killer been caught?

More than a decade after 11 bodies were found dumped in Long Beach, Manhattan-based architect Rex Heuermann was arrested for the murders of three of the women. What happened to the victims who were murdered and how did police find the man they believe to be responsible? Rachel Sharp reports

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Rex Heuermann’s wife appears at Gilgo Beach serial killer court hearing for first time

Court appearance comes amid reports that the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer has signed over full ownership of the Massapequa Park home to wife Asa Ellerup – and that she is working with a streaming service

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Wife of Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann visits him in jail

Rex Heuermann’s wife filed for divorce just six days following his arrest

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How did they catch the Gilgo Beach killer?

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Who is Rex Heuermann?

The Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect appeared to be just like any normal guy: a Manhattan architect living with his wife and two adult children in their family house in Massapequa Park. So who really is Rex Heuermann? Rachel Sharp reports

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Inside the hunt for the Gilgo Beach serial killer

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Rex Heuermann investigated for two other Gilgo Beach murders

It took years for the remains of Karen Vergata and Valerie Mack to be identified and – as of yet – Rex Heuermann has not been charged with their murders

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Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect had stash of over 40 illegal guns

Rex Heuermann is fighting to have his guns returned to his family following his arrest in the infamous Long Island serial killer case

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Gilgo Beach suspect appears in court as prosecutors home in on DNA evidence

Rex Heuermann, charged over deaths of three women on Long Island, speaks briefly as he bids to reclaim 280 guns seized by police

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Prosecutors say cheek swab from Gilgo Beach murder suspect adds to evidence of guilt

Prosecutors say DNA from Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann’s cheek swab matches the DNA that authorities had previously collected from a pizza crust and used to link Heuermann to one of the victims

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New DNA evidence ties Rex Heuermann to discarded pizza crust – and Gilgo Beach victim

Sporting a new shorter haircut, the suspected killer looked on as prosecutors unveiled further damning evidence linking him to the murders since his arrest in July

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Rex Heuermann’s ‘disturbing’ online behaviour days before Gilgo Beach arrest revealed

With no arrests made in connection to the deaths of seven victims, Commissioner Harrison said that he cannot rule out the possibility that there is still another serial killer on the loose

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Manhattan architect, family man and accused serial killer: Who is Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann?

A Manhattan architect and father-of-two has been arrested in connection to one of the most infamous unsolved serial killer cases along the East Coast. So who really is Rex Heuermann? Rachel Sharp reports

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How the Gilgo Beach serial killer turned the Long Island shore into a graveyard

More than a decade after 11 bodies were found dumped in Long Beach, married father of two and Manhattan-based architect Rex Heuermann is under arrest. Does this mean the hunt for the Gilgo Beach serial killer is finally over? Rachel Sharp reports

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