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Gilgo Beach serial killer documentary sparks push for crackdown on Son of Sam law

Rex Heuermann’s wife Asa Ellerup was reportedly paid $1m for the Peacock TV docuseries

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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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Gilgo Beach murders: What happened to the victims and has the serial killer been caught?

More than a decade after 11 bodies were found dumped in Long Beach, Manhattan-based architect Rex Heuermann was arrested for the murders of three of the women. What happened to the victims who were murdered and how did police find the man they believe to be responsible? Rachel Sharp reports

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Wife of Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann visits him in jail

Rex Heuermann’s wife filed for divorce just six days following his arrest

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How did they catch the Gilgo Beach killer?

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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

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Inside the hunt for the Gilgo Beach serial killer

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Prosecutors say cheek swab from Gilgo Beach murder suspect adds to evidence of guilt

Prosecutors say DNA from Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann’s cheek swab matches the DNA that authorities had previously collected from a pizza crust and used to link Heuermann to one of the victims

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New DNA evidence ties Rex Heuermann to discarded pizza crust – and Gilgo Beach victim

Sporting a new shorter haircut, the suspected killer looked on as prosecutors unveiled further damning evidence linking him to the murders since his arrest in July

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Rex Heuermann’s ‘disturbing’ online behaviour days before Gilgo Beach arrest revealed

With no arrests made in connection to the deaths of seven victims, Commissioner Harrison said that he cannot rule out the possibility that there is still another serial killer on the loose

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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

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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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Rex Heuermann’s ‘disturbing’ online behaviour days before Gilgo Beach arrest revealed

With no arrests made in connection to the deaths of seven victims, Commissioner Harrison said that he cannot rule out the possibility that there is still another serial killer on the loose

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Gilgo Beach murders suspect must submit DNA sample, judge rules

New swab will be used to test against a DNA profile developed from pizza crust and napkin found to match hair sample

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Gilgo Beach murders suspect fighting efforts to provide DNA sample, report says

Cheek swab is requested to be tested against DNA profile from pizza crust and used napkin

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Rex Heuermann’s children are living in ‘waking horror show’ following his Gilgo Beach murders arrest

Victoria Heuermann and Christopher Sheridan have found themselves thrust into the ‘developing legal case of the century’ after shock arrest of architect father

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A timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings

Starting in 2010, police searching for a missing woman found 10 sets of human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway near New York’s Gilgo Beach

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More families await answers in Gilgo Beach killings – and the names of other victims

New York architect Rex Heuermann has been charged with three murders and is the prime suspect in a fourth in connection with the infamous Long Island serial killing. But, one week after his first court appearance, the families are still awaiting justice, and four more victims have yet to even…

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

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Pizza crust, burner phones and his wife’s hair: How Long Island police tied Rex Heuermann to the Gilgo Beach murders

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 – thanks to a pimp’s tip about his pickup truck, a stash of burner phones, his wife’s hair and a pizza crust. Rachel Sharp reports

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

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Authorities to announce new break in long investigation of Gilgo Beach killings

Authorities have scheduled a news conference to announce a new development in their investigation of multiple sets of human remains found along the New York coast, some of which have been blamed on the work of a serial killer

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Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect’s contact with wife revealed

Asa Ellerup filed for divorce just days after the architect’s bombshell arrest for the murders of Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy and Amber Costello

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

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Pizza crust, burner phones and his wife’s hair: How Long Island police tied Rex Heuermann to the Gilgo Beach murders

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