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Rex Heuermann, the Gilgo Beach serial killer, received his sentence this week after pleading guilty to murdering seven women and admitting to killing an eighth—each victim a sex worker, many found dismembered along Ocean Parkway. His arrest in 2023 followed a 22-year cold case breakthrough, sparked by the search for missing woman Shannan Gilbert. DNA from a pizza crust, witness testimony about a pickup truck, and cellphone data tied him to the crimes. Prosecutors uncovered chilling “blueprints” on his computer detailing how to silence victims and erase evidence. Heuermann, an architect from Massapequa Park, faces a life sentence and has agreed to assist the FBI in hunting other killers. His ex-wife and children stayed away from court, honoring the victims’ families. While serving solitary confinement, he’s been reading crime novels and writing to another convicted killer. Justice was served—but no one can undo the loss.

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