Architect Pleads Guilty to Gilgo Beach Murders

0:00It's April 9th. This is Global News Today, driven by AI tracking the world in real time. A Long Island architect named Rex Hyermann, who's 62, just pleaded guilty to murdering seven women in the infamous Gilgo Beach Killings. He also admitted to killing an eighth victim back in 1996. These crimes went unsolved for years, with body spound along the South Shore starting in late 2010. He faces life in prison without parole at his sentencing in June. The killing stretched over 17 years, targeting women who were often sex workers trying to make ends meet. Hyermann strangled them, dismembered some, and dumped the remains near Gilgo Beach and other spots. Investigators formed a special task force in 2022 that finally cracked the case after more than a decade of dead ends. Families of the victims showed raw emotion in court, and at news conferences afterward. One sister called it, the end of a long journey for justice, while a mother said it lifted a huge weight off her family.

1:00The district attorney praised the relatives and cops for pushing through, noting Hyermann hid as a normal suburban dad all along. Cops nailed him, with smart detective work. Like matching DNA from a pizza crust, he tossed him and hadn't to evidence on a victim. They dug into his phone records, internet history full of dark searches, and even found checklists on his computer for covering up the crimes. He got arrested in July 2023. With this plea, the nightmare closes for those families, no trial needed, and he's even cooperating with the FBI for their analysis. Justice finally dropped like a heavy beat after years of silence.