A New York architect accused in the Gilgo Beach killings is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, with prosecutors teasing a 'significant development' in the investigation. The architect, charged with the murder of six women whose remains were found on Long Island, has maintained his plea of not guilty. However, authorities are continuing to probe the deaths of other individuals whose remains were uncovered in the same vicinity.
The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office has planned a news conference in conjunction with local and state law enforcement agencies following the architect's court appearance. While details of the anticipated announcement have not been disclosed, District Attorney Ray Tierney has hinted at the architect's potential involvement in the death of Valerie Mack, a 24-year-old woman whose partial skeletal remains were discovered in 2000. Mack, who worked as an escort in Philadelphia, was last seen by her family in New Jersey that same year.
Prosecutors are also revisiting the case of Karen Vergata, whose remains were initially found in 1996 and recently identified in 2022 through new DNA analysis. Furthermore, authorities have released updated images of an unidentified victim found in 2011, suggesting that the victim, previously identified as male, may have presented as female and passed away in 2006.
The architect was first charged in connection with three deaths in 2023 and subsequently faced additional charges earlier this year. Prosecutors revealed that a file on a hard drive recovered from the architect's basement contained detailed plans for the killings, including checklists outlining tasks to be completed before, during, and after the crimes, as well as instructions for potential future incidents.
