beach on new york s long island. when i took office in january of 22, i made gilgo a priority. reporter: they traumatized and captivated long island east of new york city for more than a decade. now, the suspect as unthinkable as the murders themselves. this is a shock. like i said, 29 years here, i ve seen some things, but this is it. reporter: rex heuermann charged with three murders today, the investigation continuing. he faces a possible fourth murder charge. investigators say they identified heuermann using dna from the bodies of the victims and from witness descriptions of him and the car he drove. investigators obtained hundreds of search warrants and subpoenas linking heuermann to temporary burner phones and fake email accounts. investigators allege he used them to communicate with his victims, taunt the family of one of them and search for information related to the
this is a shock. like i said, i ve seen some things, but this is something. reporter: rex heuermann, 59, charged with three murders. the investigation continuing, he face as possible fourth murder chark. investigators say they identified heuermann using dna from the bodies of the victims and from witness descriptions of him and the car he drove. investigators obtained hundreds of search warrants and subpoenas linking heuermann to temporary burner phones and fake email accounts. investigators allege he used them to communicate with his victims, taunt the family of one of them, and search for information related to the investigation into the long unsolved murders. we recognize that these crimes may have happened years ago, but that pain continues. investigators biggest break is when they were surveilling
force, to announce the indictment of defendant rex andrew heuermann. sex workers found tied up, bodies wrapped in burlap dumped on long island. when i took office in 2022, i made gilgo a priority. the beach murders captivated long island for more than a decade. and now, the suspect, as unthinkable as the murders themselves. this is a shock. 29 years here. i ve seen some things, but this is wicked. rex heuermann, 59, charged with three murders today, the investigation continuing and follows a possible fourth murder charge. investigators say they identified heuermann using dna from the bodies of the victims and from witness descriptions of him and the car he drove. investigators obtained hundreds of search warrants and subpoenas linking heuermann to temporary
as the murders themselves. this is a shock. 29 years here. i ve seen some things, but this is something. rex heuermann, 59, charged with three murders today, and the investigation continuing, he faces a possible fourth murder charge. investigators say they identified heuermann using dna from the bodies of the victims, and from witness descriptions of him and the car he drove. investigators obtained hundreds of search warrants and subpoenas linking heuermann to temporary burner phones and fake email accounts. investigators allege he used them to communicate with his victims, taunt the family of one of them, and search for information related to the investigation into the long unsolved murders. we recognized that these crimes may have happened years ago, but that pain continues. reporter: investigators biggest break came when they were surveilling heuermann at his midtown manhattan office. he was eating pizza and