Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Pleads Guilty

0:00On April 9th, Rex Hyermann, the suspected Gilgill Beach serial killer, just pleaded guilty to seven counts of murder in Suffolk County Court. The 62-year-old confessed to strangling and dismembering victims dating back to 1993. He also admitted to killing an eighth woman as part of a plea deal that keeps her off the charge sheet. This caps a case that started with his arrest back in July 2023. Investigators cracked the murders using DNA from the bodies and cell phone data placing him near the scenes. The famous Gilgill 4 Amber Lynn Costello, Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthellamy, and Maureen Brainerd Barnes went missing between 2007 and 2010. Their remains turned up wrapped in burlap near the beach. Hewermann got charged with those three, plus Brainerd Barnes in January 2024, and later linked to Sandra Costilla in 1993, Karen Vergata in 1996, Jessica Taylor in 2003, and Valerie Mack around the same time.

1:01Family showed up in court, including his ex-wife and daughter, who had no clue or role in the crimes, according to his lawyer. Melissa Can, sister of Victor Marine Brainerd Barnes, called it the end of a long, painful road to justice after years of hoping. Chilling investigation photos reveal cops, combing through his long island home, seizing items that built the case. Over 2024, links to more cold cases piled up. Executers say expect three consecutive life sentences with no parole at his June 17th hearing, finally giving closure to everyone touched by. These horrors, I'm Cory with the story. That's your entertainment and celebrity news to date update AI-powered and always trending.