Overview
- Rex Heuermann, who pleaded guilty Wednesday, admitted to killing at least eight women and leaving their remains near Gilgo Beach, Manorville, and Southampton.
- He faces multiple life sentences without parole, with sentencing scheduled for June 17 in Suffolk County court.
- He pleaded to seven murders and acknowledged killing Karen Bragata under a term that leaves that death uncharged.
- Investigators linked him using DNA taken from a 2023 discarded pizza crust and by tracing burner phones that connected to towers near his home and in Manhattan.
- A 2022 restart under new leadership and a recovered witness statement revived the case, and Shannan Gilbert’s death remains uncharged due to a lack of evidence tying it to him.