Heuermann was initially charged with three counts of first-degree murder for the killings of Melissa Barthelemy in 2009, and Megan Waterman and Amber Costello the following year, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney.
The 60-year-old is expected to be indicted on a new murder charge this week in a New York court, according to CNN affiliate WCBS.
The alleged killer had been living a double life in a Long Island village a short drive from where their remains were found, prosecutors said.
Heuermann, who told his attorney he’s not the killer, was also the prime suspect in the 2007 disappearance and death of a fourth woman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, according to a bail application from Suffolk County prosecutors. In January, he was charged with the murder of Brainard-Barnes, who was 25 years when she was last seen. He pleaded not guilty in that case.
The victims, who worked as escorts, became known as the “Gilgo Four.”
The day after his arrest, July 14, Heuermann was ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty during a first court appearance.
Heuermann was in tears following his arrest.
“I did not do this,” his court appointed attorney, Michael Brown, said his client told him.
A crucial break in the case came in January when investigators took a swab from leftover pizza crust Heuermann discarded in the trash outside his Manhattan office, according to the bail application.
DNA evidence linked him to a hair found on the burlap sack where Waterman’s remains were found.
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Have that finally brought a killer to Justice?
Four young women whose lives were brutally taken.
The 60-year-old is expected to be indicted on a new murder charge this week in a New York court, according to CNN affiliate WCBS.
The alleged killer had been living a double life in a Long Island village a short drive from where their remains were found, prosecutors said.
Heuermann, who told his attorney he’s not the killer, was also the prime suspect in the 2007 disappearance and death of a fourth woman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, according to a bail application from Suffolk County prosecutors. In January, he was charged with the murder of Brainard-Barnes, who was 25 years when she was last seen. He pleaded not guilty in that case.
The victims, who worked as escorts, became known as the “Gilgo Four.”
The day after his arrest, July 14, Heuermann was ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty during a first court appearance.
Heuermann was in tears following his arrest.
“I did not do this,” his court appointed attorney, Michael Brown, said his client told him.
A crucial break in the case came in January when investigators took a swab from leftover pizza crust Heuermann discarded in the trash outside his Manhattan office, according to the bail application.
DNA evidence linked him to a hair found on the burlap sack where Waterman’s remains were found.
‘The day has finally come’: Years in the making, evidence leads investigators to Rex Heuermann
Rex Heuermann left his office near the Empire State Building and strolled down a still-bustling Fifth Avenue as the sun set on a hot Thursday evening in Manhattan.
Have that finally brought a killer to Justice?
Four young women whose lives were brutally taken.
