into the truck. police missed her by five minutes. could have kept her from getting out of here. that weighs heavily on your mind. sandra: it is a case that has baffled investigators on long island and captured the attention of a nation over a decade now, but a suspect is about to be arraigned. nonstop dogged determination of the men and women of the police department, investigators and partners in law enforcement, all of that work never stopped. sandra: welcome back, a second hour kicks off of america reports, and it is a busy news hour indeed. sandra smith in new york. hi, rich. rich: good afternoon, sandra. i m in for john roberts in washington. rex heuermann is expected to be arraigned after he was arrested in new york city. sandra: heavy police presence outside his massapequa park home, 25 minute ride from where four minute were found along the highway leading to gilgo beach. six more victims were found in 2011. many neighbors acting to the arrest. the gu
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just identified is jane don t number seven the other day. was arrested as you know he s charged with the murders up with their pictures upward we have to remember them as the beautiful people they were, melissa, megan, and amber. pled not guilty to the charges. he is being held without bail. what about the case do you find confounding or concerning? in this case were her remains were found, they are found early in 1996 to shortly after she disappeared. at the first set of remains they were found on fire island which another barrier island off the southern coast of long island. it s an island that has no vehicle or traffic. you can only get there by fairy poached or by private boats. the other remains were found some 20 miles away in the gilgo
those victims is that they were tied with belts and duct tape, they were wrapped in burlap, and they were left on the gilgo beach. now, with karen vergata, as several other victims that were found in that gilgo beach long island area, they were dismembered and their body parts were found in separate and distinct locations. so the district attorney says this investigation is far from over. they will see where it leads. and we will follow it. jean casarez, cnn, new york. an orange county, california judge has been arrested in the fatal shooting of his wife. jeffrey ferguson was taken into custody thursday after police found his wife dead at their home with at least one gunshot wound. he was released on a $1 million bail on friday. the local district attorney s office says it s reviewing the arrest. no charges filed as of friday night. two more bodies were found friday in the rubble of a new jersey home that exploded the
details from cnn s jean casarez. reporter: this shows the length of time it can take to identify someone and also the advent of forensic science. it was in february of 1996 that a female went missing. we know now to be karen vergata, went missing in february. in april, there were extremities, body pars, her legs and her feet that were found there on fire island. and then it wasn t for 15 more years until 2011 that a skull was found in the gilgo beach area. now, in 2011 they were able to get dna out of the extremities from fire island, and also the skull, and they were able to discern that it was the same person, the dna was, you could say, a match. but then it lay dormant and it wasn t until 2022 when the gilgo beach investigation and the task force really ramped up that they were able to do more.