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Serial Killer

Heuermann sentenced to life in prison for Gilgo Beach killings

  • Jun 18
Pool/James Carbone /Newsday

Inside the Gilgo Beach murder investigation

  • Apr 16
Pool/James Carbone /Newsday

Rex Heuermann admits to killing 8 women in Gilgo Beach serial case

  • Apr 9
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Death of Utah teen in 1974 linked to serial killer Ted Bundy: sheriff

  • Apr 2

Social media rumors spark after 3 bodies found in Houston's Bayou

  • Dec 26, 2025

Gilgo Beach case a key test in use of advanced DNA techniques in trial

  • Sep 1, 2025

Lori Daybell receives life in prison for AZ murder conspiracy

  • Jul 25, 2025

New details emerge about Houston's Candyman serial killer

  • May 12, 2025

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New revelations emerge about Houston's Candyman serial killer Dean Corll

  • May 10, 2025
2:56

Updated sketch shows last unidentified 'Candyman' victim

  • Aug 8, 2023
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Man who murdered aunt, uncle in Houston is accused of killing cellmate in California, officials say

  • Feb 26, 2023
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Serial killer pleads guilty to 2 more murders in Galveston Co.

  • Jun 30, 2022
2:36

Attorney of suspected serial killer wants police statement thrown out

  • Apr 7, 2022
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Suspected serial killer to stand trial after 10 years in jail

  • Apr 2, 2022
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William Reece to appear in court today for 3 Texas murder charges

  • Mar 24, 2022
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Accused serial killer's return to TX opens old wounds for victim

  • Mar 10, 2022

Latest Stories

Newsday/James Carbone

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer and wife reach divorce settlement amid court on DNA evidence

Heuermann's defense has argued that the new DNA methodology has never been tested in New York courts.

  • Mar 28, 2025
James Carbone/Newsday via AP, Pool

Case against accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann 'heading toward the trial phase': DA

The case against the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, Rex Heruermann, is "heading toward the trial phase," Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Wednesday after a brief hearing.

  • Mar 12, 2025

'The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer' premieres Feb. 18 on Hulu

In the wealthy suburbs of Indianapolis, husband and father of three Herb Baumeister led a double life - businessman by day and serial killer by night, amassing a victim count possibly surpassing that of Jeffrey Dahmer.

  • Feb 13, 2025

Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann charged with 7th murder as stunning details emerge

Valerie Mack, 24, had been working as an escort in Philadelphia and was last seen by her family that year in New Jersey.

  • Dec 17, 2024

A killer confession: Detective details 33-hour interrogation to get Ohio murderer to tell all

A kidnap victim's harrowing 911 call in 2016 launched an investigation that ended with the arrest of a serial killer who admitted to murdering five women, and left a veteran Ohio detective, police officer and emergency call dispatcher with the case they will remember forever.

  • Nov 22, 2024