in three of 11 killings on new york s long island, how authorities used dna from a pizza crust to identify the suspect. also, could soon be three people charged with classified documents case? maggie haberman joins us live. the heat, what is behind it, where it s worse, and the places that could soon set all- time record. good evening, thanks for joining us. 12 1/2 years ago the bodies of four people were found over several days buried near a remote beach on new york s long island. all four women murdered, wrapped in burlap. they were eventually identified as melissa bartholomew, megan waterman, maureen brainard- barnes and amber lynn castillo they were not the only ones. in the year that followed, investigators would uncover seven more sets of human remains across two long island counties. there were few clues, the case went cold. no arrests were made until now. tonight, the remarkable story of how authorities came first to suspect and then build a six count murder case
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
could set all-time records. 12 and a half years ago, the bodies of four people were found over several days buried on long island. all four women were murdered, wrapped in burlap. they were eventually identified as melissa bar tholmy, megan, marie and amber lynne costello, and they were not the only ones. investigators would uncover seven more sets of human remains across two long island counties, bringing the total to 11. but there were few clues. the case went cold. no arrests were made until now. tonight the remarkable story of how authorities came first to suspect and build a six-count murder case against a 59-year-old married architect with two children of his own in a home in a quiet long island neighborhood. miguel? reporter: anderson, i want to show you what s been happening outside this home. this case, this unsolved murders, have gripped long island and so many people for so long. police have been out here all day going through his home, bringing out tons of e
no, it can t be, it can t. the he was so big in my life that the thought that anything bad could ve happened to him. it didn t make sense to me. he glamorous, good-looking, golding. the dashing hollywood movie executive. he was more like a movie star in real life. just show charismatic. perfect southern california family. i he completely dropped off the face of the earth. a baffling disappearance. where was he? not just a missing person. as has three sons, he has a wife. i was very afraid that something terrible had happened. and i got scared. the clues, missing mercedes. a hand prints and blood. and a musical chairs of secret affairs. he had multiple of affairs. there s more women, there s more lovers involved in this whole thing. was his beauty hiding something deadly? i wanted to get away, i was scared. how will this hollywood story? and i just fear for my family. i it hurts to lose my dad. who are these people? i gavin smith was a larger than lif
midterms, with nearly 200 election denying republicans running for key positions across the nation. today we will see new surveillance footage from the trump rally on the ellipse and secret service documents proving how forcefully the former president tried to join the rioters at the capitol on the 6th. the committee will show new evidence he planned to declare victory even before the election was held and new testimony from top trump cabinet members that they tried to stop him afterwards from overturning the results. today s overriding theme, beyond donald trump, congress and the voters have to work to preserve democracy as we know it. keep in mind, this is the first time in nearly three months we will see the committee in action. you know the political reality. the house of representatives could be in republican control come january. while members have repeatedly said they don t see this as part partisan, there s still a political context here. ahead of a potential 2024 p