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Accused Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to eight murders

newsApr 8, 20267108

Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to strangling eight women whose remains were found along Long Island. Heuermann is a Long Island architect WHO had been accused in the Gilgo Beach killings. The pleas resolve a decades long investigation into bodies recovered near Gilgo Beach and elsewhere on Long Island. They bring accountability for victims' families, close major cold cases, and will prompt reviews of policing and past investigative work.

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Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to strangling eight women found along Long Island.
Heuermann is a Long Island architect accused in the Gilgo Beach killings.
Guilty pleas close a decades long cold case and help victims' families.
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