Overview
- Heuermann was sentenced Wednesday to multiple consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty in April to seven murders and admitting responsibility for an eighth.
- Prosecutors tied him to victims using DNA from items such as a discarded pizza crust and a hair, cellphone and location data, vehicle sightings, and files recovered from his computer.
- Seven victims were formally named, including the four women found at Gilgo Beach in 2010 known as the Gilgo Four, and relatives delivered raw impact statements that drew a public rebuke from the judge.
- The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office moved Heuermann off Long Island on Thursday to Green Haven Correctional Facility for intake processing while state corrections officials assess his security, medical and program needs.
- The Gilgo task force says its review of other deaths in the area remains active, and recent Peacock and Netflix docuseries have renewed public attention and surfaced interviews with the killer’s ex-wife and family.