Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann sentenced to life without parole for murders of eight women over two decades ^20.1%

The Independent - By Brittney Donovan - 6/17/2026, 5:18 PM

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Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in an emotional end to a decades-long murder case that haunted Long Island. Families applauded and cheered in the courtroom after Judge Timothy Mazzei handed down the sentence Wednesday. The judge told Heuermann, “You are disgusting — a despicable... more