Architect Rex Heuermann Charged in Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Case After New Evidence Links Him to Victims
Rex Heuermann, a New York architect, has been charged with multiple murders tied to the Gilgo Beach killings after investigators connected him to burner-phone calls, a distinctive Chevy Avalanche and DNA found on pizza crust.
Investigators have charged architect Rex Heuermann with the murders of three women identified among the Gilgo Four—Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello—citing DNA on a pizza crust that matches a hair found with Waterman's remains and forensic evidence linking his burner phones to calls made before the disappearances. A newly formed Suffolk County task force connected Heuermann’s first-generation Chevrolet Avalanche to a small “box” of cell-tower activity in Massapequa Park, the area where the victims’ burner phones were used.
Former coworkers recall Heuermann’s unsettling claim that he could locate anyone, even on a cruise, and his avid hunting habit, which seemed relevant after victims were discovered wrapped in burlap. Police also seized almost 300 firearms from his basement and continue to examine his home and property in South Carolina. The case, revived after years of stalled leads, aims to provide answers for the families of the victims.
Why it matters
The new charges could finally bring closure to families of the Gilgo Beach victims and clarify a long-standing serial-killer investigation.
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