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How did they catch the Gilgo Beach killer?

It’s taken 13 years but Suffolk County Police finally say they’ve caught the serial killer who dumped his victims along the shores of Gilgo Beach. Here is the evidence that led investigators to Long Island suspect Rex Heuermann. Rachel Sharp reports

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Who is Rex Heuermann?

The Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect appeared to be just like any normal guy: a Manhattan architect living with his wife and two adult children in their family house in Massapequa Park. So who really is Rex Heuermann? Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect had stash of over 40 illegal guns

Rex Heuermann is fighting to have his guns returned to his family following his arrest in the infamous Long Island serial killer case

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New York mayor dismisses claims he was slow to react as heavy rain causes major flooding – as it happened

Eric Adams says anyone ‘caught off guard’ must have been living ‘under a rock’ after schools, homes, transport and roads were deluged

The Guardian - US

Gilgo Beach suspect appears in court as prosecutors home in on DNA evidence

Rex Heuermann, charged over deaths of three women on Long Island, speaks briefly as he bids to reclaim 280 guns seized by police

The Guardian - US

Manhattan architect, family man and accused serial killer: Who is Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann?

A Manhattan architect and father-of-two has been arrested in connection to one of the most infamous unsolved serial killer cases along the East Coast. So who really is Rex Heuermann? Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

How the Gilgo Beach serial killer turned the Long Island shore into a graveyard

More than a decade after 11 bodies were found dumped in Long Beach, married father of two and Manhattan-based architect Rex Heuermann is under arrest. Does this mean the hunt for the Gilgo Beach serial killer is finally over? Rachel Sharp reports

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How Anthony D’Esposito went from cop to GOP congressman in a Biden district - Roll Call

“The Republican Party of Nassau County and the Republican parties across this country are different Republican parties,” he says.

Roll Call

One person dead after bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in New York

Dozens hurt, at least five of them badly, after vehicle carrying students from Long Island to a band camp in Pennsylvania collided

The Guardian - US

The bizarre throwing motion of Long Island QB Chris Howell has captivated college football fans

We cannot get enough of the way Long Island QB Chris Howell throws the football.

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College Football Fans Are Rightfully in Awe of QB Chris Howell's Never-Before-Seen Throwing Motion

Baylor’s matchup with FCS foe Long Island University last Saturday didn’t move the needle much during a packed slate of games, but it did have one unintended impact: putting the spotlight on LIU QB Chris Howell. A clip of Howell, the Sharks’ freshman QB, using a very unorthodox throwing motion…

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Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect hit with lawsuit over $70k in unpaid wages at architecture firm

The 59-year-old accused serial killer allegedly paid a former executive assistant at his architecture firm less than minimum wage

The Independent UK

Couple killed after their boat collides with larger vessel off Long Island

Accident happened in the Great South Bay late on Sunday

The Independent UK

Attorney for Gilgo Beach murder suspect’s children hits back at claims family knew about alleged crimes

Exclusive: Attorney Vess Mitev tells The Independent that Victoria Heuermann, 26, and Christopher Sheridan, 33, are ‘just trying to survive’ following father’s bombshell arrest

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Jimmy Buffett’s cause of death revealed

Buffett, 76, died at home Friday in Sag Harbor on Long Island, New York, from a rare form of skin cancer, according to an obituary posted to his official website.

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MS-13 gang member pleads guilty in 2016 slaying of two teenage girls on New York street

A member of the violent MS-13 street gang has pleaded guilty for his part in the murders of four people in New York, including two teenage girls who were attacked with a machete and baseball bats on a suburban Long Island street seven years ago

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Drew Barrymore fan detained in Long Island looking for star’s home after storming stage at New York event

Police confirmed that the man was the same person who attempted to storm the stage at a recent event hosted by Barrymore in New York City

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Ex-New York police chief who once led Gilgo Beach probe arrested on sexual misconduct charges

A former Long Island police chief who served federal prison time for beating a suspect has been arrested for allegedly soliciting sex and exposing himself at a public park

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11 dead bodies, no answers—then a break

Journalist Deborah Norville shares how the cold case led to an arrest and the film inspired by one victim's mother

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Three people in New York area die from bacterial infection linked to oysters and seawater

One person died in Suffolk County on Long Island and two other victims were from Connecticut

Evening Standard

OPINION - Inflation: Is the worst finally over?

I can picture it so clearly – the words adorning a fridge magnet in my grandmother’s kitchen on Long Island, New York. You may know it as the Serenity Prayer:

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Wife of suspect in Long Island serial killings living 'nightmare,' battling cancer, her lawyer says

The wife of a man charged with killing at least three women found dead on New York's Long Island is living a “surreal nightmare.”

The Independent UK

Gilgo Beach murders victim Karen Vergata’s final phone call revealed

A petition filed in court in 2017 reveals the 34-year-old woman called her father Dominic Vergata on his birthday on 14 February 1996

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Gilgo Beach murders victim Karen Vergata’s final phone call revealed

A petition filed in court in 2017 reveals the 34-year-old woman called her father Dominic Vergata on his birthday on 14 February 1996

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Sons of newly-identified Gilgo Beach murder victim Karen Vergata ‘weren’t warned by police’

Long Island police on Friday identified the victim previously known only as Jane Doe 7

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