Architect Pleads Guilty to Gilgo Beach Murders

0:00It's April 8th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, today pop culture powered by AI. Rex Hyman, the 62-year-old architect from Long Island, just pleaded guilty to killing seven women in the infamous Gilgo Beach murders. On Wednesday, April 8th, in the Riverhead courtroom, he admitted to first-degree murder in three cases and second-degree and four others, closing A, case that haunted the area for years. His lawyer, Michael Brown, explained that Hyman flipped his stance after holding out since his 2023 arrest. The guy wanted to spare both his own family and the victim's loved ones, the pain of a full trial, so he chose the plea deal straight up. Families on both sides get some closure without dragging through months of testimony and evidence. Hyman even plans to own up to an eighth killing. Karen Vergadas, though no charge is there, showing he's aiming to wrap this chapter clean. Sentencing hits June 17th, locking him in for life with no parole shot. Brown says expect Hyman to speak up then, but he insists there are no more hidden victims

1:03from his run. These crimes span 17 years, with Hyman strangling mostly sex workers and dumping bodies near beach highways close to home. Now the focus shifts to healing for those left behind.