the same. he also explained what authorities did and did not find in heuermann s back yard over the weekend. take a listen to this. i can tell you that, you know, there were ground piercing technologies use. specifically there was nothing of note taken from the back yard as far as remains. the d.a. said more testing of trace evidence is needed. they also said that they found 279 guns in heuermann s vault. the vault was described as a big iron door. the vault was big enough to walk into it. he declined to provide more specifics about what was inside of it outside of the guns. balk out here live, heuermann will apure in court a week from today. he s pleaded not guilty. he s charged with murdering three women. back to you, martha.
of guns. there is not a vault. commissioner harrison said the vault had a big iron door. this is the 11th straight day that investigators have been here at the home. take a look at this video. crews used an excavator, cadaver doug and ground penetrating radar. a source said they they believed heuermann murdered at least one victim here. martha, you mentioned about missed clues. today commissioner harrison was asked about heuermann s avalanche pickup that was identified years ago by a witness to one of the murders. i will say that we came about that information maybe a couple years ago. but we were unable to attach it to this homicide investigation. they re not solved easily.
soundproof room in rex heuermann s basement but rather a large vault with a big iron door. here he is moments ago. there is not a soundproof room. there is a vault where he secured numerous amount of guns, somehow, i believe that the soundproof room in the vault, that message got misconstrued. jacqui, commissioner harrison said tomorrow or wednesday will likely be the last day at the house. as you look live, investigators on the 11th straight day here. it comes after a weekend of digging in the back yard, using an excavator and cadaver dogs and radar. they say investigators believe heuermann murdered at least one of his victims here. so far, though, officials are not publicly confirming that. he remains on suicide watch in an isolated jail cell. so far he has not had any
images. investigators bringing in heavy machinery onto this long island property as they work to determine whether rex heuermann killed any of his alleged victims at home. an excavator digging through his backyard, forensic technicians in white suits sifting through dirt, taking pictures, carting away evidence. so, the question is, can we confirm that someone was killed inside the house? we can t confirm that at this time. reporter: authorities also deploying ground-penetrating radar that can detect anomalies understood ground, to determine where they should dig. we are just doing a total investigation around the house to see if there is anything back there that we need to take a closer look at. reporter: inside the home heuermann shared with his wife and children, police discovered what they described as a walk-in vault with a big iron door, where heuermann stored more than 200 guns. he s pleaded not guilty to charges he murdered three young women whose bodies were found on ne
lester, we should see and point out here, if you don t have shade and you don t have water, areas like this can quickly turn deadly. lester? miguel almaguer, thank you. now to new developments in the gilgo beach serial killer investigation. police in new york today using ground-penetrating radar and digging for evidence in the backyard of the suspect s long island home. police also confirming the home has a walk-in concrete vault with a big iron door where the suspect kept more than 200 guns. rex heuermann is charged with the murders of three women and has pleaded not guilty. and in alabama tonight an apology and admission that it was all made up. ten days after carlee russell claimed she saw a young child on a highway and was then kidnapped her lawyer today said in a statement read by police that none of it happened and that russell did not leave the hoover, alabama area. the lawyer said russell apologizes for her actions.