Obtained by ABC News(NEW YORK) There s no apparent connection between Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann and the killings of sex workers near Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 2006, prosecutors said Tuesday.
The four New Jersey victims were found dead along the Black Horse Pike roadway in Egg Harbor Township and were believed to be murdered by a serial killer, New York ABC station WABC reported.
Detectives investigating the Black Horse Pike killings have met with Long Island authorities "to compare timelines, dates, methodologies, etc.," and concluded that "there does not seem to be a connection," Atlantic City Prosecutor William Reynolds said in a statement.
"Authorities will continue to follow all leads until the perpetrator of those crimes is brought to justice," Reynolds said of the New Jersey slayings, urging anyone with information to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7800.
Meanwhile, Heuermann appeared in court on Tu
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