Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison without parole
Updated on: June 17, 2026 / 7:55 PM EDT / CBS New York
TL;DR
- Rex Heuermann, 62, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the Gilgo Beach serial killings.
- He pleaded guilty to strangling and dismembering eight sex workers, with bodies found across Long Island.
- Victims' families delivered emotional statements, describing Heuermann as evil and cold-blooded.
- Heuermann admitted to killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Sandra Costilla, Jessica Taylor, Valerie Mack, and Karen Vergata.
- Prosecutors presented DNA evidence, a 'blueprint' for kills, and burner phone records against Heuermann.
- He has agreed to cooperate with the FBI to help catch other serial killers.