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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
About 8 00 p. M. He sees his wife face down in the bathtub. Shellys babysitter said theres been an accident. Shelly slipped and fell. I said, is she alive . She said, no. I heard she slipped in the bathtub and died. Obviously that was beyond shocking. She was young and had little children. As a detective, you could understand why it looked like an accident. Absolutely. Your sister is 37 years old, pretty healthy. Didnt make sense. There are somethings that seem inconsistent with a simple slip and fall. She said, i may need to drop my kids off. Im afraid for my life. They dont dust for finger pri fingerprints or take any evidence. The family objected to an autopsy. Without an autopsy, sometimes people get away with good morning, america, on this new years eve its december 31, 2009, and preparations are under way for the nighttime revelry expected in times square. In just a few hours, time square is going to be transformed into the biggest new Years Eve Party in the world. Meantime, a mi
The records couple. You the minute you saw her, you felt happy being with. He was once a pro athlete, football royalty. She was expecting their first child. Baby was moving. She said, can bill my tummy. Then, a crime that stunned the city. The beaming mother to be, gunned down in her own home. Bullet holes in the floor. My sister was murdered. It was terrible. So full of love and life, who would want her dead . Her Celebrity Boyfriend . Trying to say, theyre naming me as a suspect . Or maybe, one of his other girlfriends. She said, you dont know that he is seeing other girls . Mysterious letters were spilling secrets. Did someone want her out of the way . I dont wake. I had dark sunglasses this big covering my face. A mother to be, killed. And a mother of three, who was not what she seemed. Now, an undercover plan to catch a killer. She opened up the door, she started screaming. I took the first shot. Hello and welcome to dateline. She was a Small Town Girl from rural wisconsin. He was