The entrance to Gilgo Beach is seen on July 14, 2023, in Babylon, New York. A suspect in the Gilgo Beach killings was arrested in the unsolved case tied to at least 10 sets of human remains that were discovered since 2010 in suburban Long Island. The suspect Rex Heuermann is expected to be arraigned after his arrest Thursday night. (MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO/GETTY IMAGES)
NEW YORK — More than 13 years since police recovered 11 sets of human remains of mostly young women on the South Shore of Long Island, a multi-agency task force arrested Rex Heuermann, 59, an architect from Massapequa Park on Long Island with the murders of Melissa Barthelemy, 24; Amber Lynn Costello, 27; and Megan Waterman, 22.
John Ray, an attorney who represents the families of Shannan Gilbert and Jessica Taylor delivers remarks at a press conference after Rex Heuermann was arrested as a suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings In Massapequa Park, Long Island, New York on July 14, 2023. Massive police presence on First Avenue and Michigan Avenue as police apprehend the suspect involved in the Gilgo Beach serial killings. (KYLE MAZZA/ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES)
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