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04.09.2026 News

Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann guilty plea brings closure to victims’ families

Melissa Cann approached the podium, surrounded by family, and looked directly into the sea of cameras pointed her way on Wednesday. Filled with both sadness and gratitude, she spoke...

04.08.2026 News

Moving scenes follow Rex Heuermann’s guilty plea

Rex Heuermann, the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, pleaded guilty Wednesday, April 8, to seven murders — and admitted to an eighth killing he isn’t being charged with. The...

04.08.2026 News

Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to seven murders, reveals eighth victim

Rex Heuermann finally confessed. The accused Gilgo Beach serial killer pleaded guilty Wednesday, April 8, in a packed Riverhead courtroom to seven murders — and admitted to an eighth...

09.19.2024 Police

Bittrolff, convicted in double murder, seeks exoneration

John Bittrolff, the 51-year-old Manorville carpenter who was found guilty of murdering two women and dumping their bodies in the woods more than 20 years ago, is requesting his...

07.30.2024 News

Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer returns to court

Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann returned to court Tuesday, where prosecutors provided additional discovery materials to the defense for review before the next pretrial date on Oct. 16....

06.07.2024 News

Alleged Gilgo Beach killer charged with two additional murders linked to remains found on East End

Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann was indicted Thursday morning on two counts of second degree murder for the killing of two women: the July 2003 death...

04.24.2024 News

Police search in Manorville potentially connected to Gilgo Beach murders

Several officers of the Suffolk County and New York Police departments are currently searching a heavily wooded area in Manorville. It is undetermined how long the search will last,...

08.23.2023 Featured Story

Disgraced ex-county police chief, James Burke, busted in prostitution sting and arrested once again

James Burke, the former Suffolk County chief of police who went to federal prison in a corruption scandal, is back in the bad-news headlines again. On Tuesday morning, the...

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