Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Suspect Arrested

Rex did you do it is this architect a serial killer cops have been hunting for 13 years 59-year-old Rex huerman was arrested in a raid on his 11th Court office of this building on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue by cops investigating the notorious Gilgo Beach murders on Long Island howerman has been described as an ogre he's six foot four and 240 pounds he first came to the attention of authorities in 2022 when it was discovered he once owned a Chevrolet Avalanche a vehicle that was used to pick up one of the victims prosecutors say DNA evidence on the three bodies link him directly to the murders his attorney spoke after his court appearance speaking to my client the only thing I can tell you that he did say as he was in tears was I didn't do this court documents reveal howerman used burner phones to arrange meetings with three of the victims for sexual encounters they released these surveillance photos of him buying the phones and this selfie which he sent to one of the sex workers the bodies of four sex workers known as the Gilgo 4 were found wrapped in burlap on this desolate stretch of beach on Long Island in 2010. seven more victims were found the following year police and Hazmat gear swarmed through his modest Red House in Massapequa Park Long Island today where he grew up he lives there with his wife and two adult children the house is about 15 miles from where the bodies of the Gilgo 4 all said to be sex workers were discovered the focus for me members of our team have been on bringing Justice for these victims and closure to these families who have suffered the Gilgo Beach case was triggered in 2010 by a disturbing 9-1-1 call from a sex worker Shannon Gilbert if somebody asking me where are you ma'am I don't know you're driving right now no stop no it was during the search for Shannon Gilbert that police uncover the bodies of the other sex workers now the 13 year old mystery that has riveted America they finally have been solved [Music]

Channel: Inside Edition

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Keywords: crime, new York, Inside edition, inside_edition, ie newsdesk, new york, long island, gilgo beach murders, rex heuermann, the lost girls, the long island serial killer, suffolk county, gilgo beach, sex workers, murder, arrested, police custody, shannan gilbert, true crime, law and crime

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Length: 2min 23sec (143 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 14 2023