Welcome to the whole story. In d december of 2010, four bods were found along a Quarter Mile Stretch of gilgo beach on the south shore of long island, new york. All four victims were young women in their 20s who advertised sex work on craigslist. They were all bound at the feet or ankles. It was a shocking discovery and it was just the beginning. Over the next year, seven more sets of Human Remains were found in the kra. M most of them women. So was this the work of a Serial Killer . Thats the Question Investigators have been asking until they got a new lead. They now have a suspect, someone who say was living a double life as a husband and father. Over the next hour, well piece together how exactly police were able to identify the suspect and how the killer was able to get away with it for so long. State police. Theres somebody after me. Whats your name . Shannon gilbert. Where are you . Im on long island. And whats wrong . These people are me. May 1st of 2010. She showed up at my doo
More, all coming in right here to cnn news central. Any moment now we expect the gilgo beach Serial Killer suspect to appear in court. This is rex heuermanns first appearance since pleading not guilty to the murder of three women. Police believe heuermann may have, in fact, committed those killings inside his familys home when his wife and two children were out of town and after an intensive search of the property his wifes attorney shared these photos of the aftermath of that search. Cnns jean casarez joins us live from outside the courthouse. Jean, often these appearances are procedural, but what do we expect to happen today and soon after . Reporter well, we just understood that media was just allowed into the courtroom, so it has not quite begun yet, but i think any minute this conference, this case has been set for conference today. I was told is the proper terminology. Ive been told by the Public Information officer theres nothing formally set that they are going to discuss, but
The case, i know it seems damning, its not open and shut by any stretch of the imagination. Trace Fox Team Coverage with brian foley and phil holloway, but bryan is in riverhead, new york. What can we expect in court today . Trace, good afternoon. Right now this preliminary hearing is expected to start right now. We know that the Suffolk County District Attorney and his team have made their way inside of that courtroom. We also know that neighbors that lived in Rex Heuermanns neighborhood in massapequa park, long island have made their way in, as well as the family of some of the victims, including the sister of melissa barthelmy, the first victim whose remains were found in 2010, and the fourth victim that prosecutors say they are confident theyll be able to link and eventually charge Rex Heuermann with that death. Cameras are not allowed inside the courtroom but we have that live feed of the hallway and Rex Heuermann was brought in through a secure area. The jail is directly behind t
Bodies were found along a quartermile stretch of gogo beach on the south shore of long island, new york. All four victims were young women in their 20s who advertised a work on craig list. Their bodies were found within a quartermile stretch of beach, all bound at the feet or ankles and covered with burlap to hide them. It was a shocking discovery, and it was just the beginning. For the next year, seven more set of Human Remains were found in the area, mostly women. Was this the work of a Serial Killer . That is the Question Investigators have been asking for more than a decade, with no answers until 2022, when a recent Dna Technology gave police a new lead. They now have a suspect, someone they say who is living a double life as a husband and father. Police fear he was targeting even more victims. Over the next hour, cnn will piece together exactly how police were able to identify the suspect and how the possible killer was able to get away with it for so long. State police . There is
a suspect rick sherman is a demon that walks among us. a predator that ruined families. if not for the members of this task force, he would still be on the streets today. 459-year-old rex is married and has two children. he was cuffed and surrounded by police as he headed to court where he pleaded not guilty to six counts of murder. the only thing i can tell you he did say as he was in tears i didn t do this. he was arrested thursday night, not far from his architectural design office fifth avenue. early this morning a swarm of police vehicles surrounded his vehicle massapequa park long island not far from where the bodies were found. law enforcement searching for evidence and toeing away cars. the charges are connected to the killings of three women and heuerman is the prime suspect in a fourth murder but he could be linked to as many as 10 killings. the investigation began in 2010 with the search for missing 23-year-old shannon gilbert. police discovered the bodies of