Accused Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Pleads Guilty

Rex Heuermann, 62, entered the pleas in the murders of seven women and admitted his guilt to killing an eighth woman.
Accused Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Pleads Guilty
Rex A. Heuermann pleads guilty in court on Wednesday to the murders of eight women during a 17-year killing spree in Riverhead, New York, on April 8, 2026. James Carbone - Pool/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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The accused serial killer in the murders of seven women around Gilgo Beach, New York, pleaded guilty on April 8, bringing to a close a decades-long string of unsolved crimes.

Rex Heuermann, 62, entered guilty pleas in a New York court in the murders of seven women and admitted guilt to killing an eighth woman, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. He will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at a later date.

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Jack Phillips
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