Long Island Architect Confesses to Gilgo Beach Murders

0:00It's April 8th, Sinny News, Today Starts Now, AI Powered and Ready, Encore With The Story. A Long Island Architect named Rex Hirman just pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in seven cases tied to the Gilgill Beach killings. The 62-year-old admitted strangling the women over 17 years and even confessed to an 8th victim he wasn't charged for. He's facing life in prison without parole at his upcoming sentencing. These crimes went unsolved for over a decade, with victims mostly sex workers whose remains turned up along a remote beach highway on the South Shore. Cops found six sets near Gilgill Beach and others scattered farther away like in the Hamptons in on Fire Island. The case blew back in 2010 when searches for a missing woman uncovered multiple bodies, drawing worldwide attention and even inspiring movies, and docs. It is formed a task force in 2022 using vehicle records to link Hirman's truck to a witness sighting. They nailed him with smart detective work, like DNA from a pizza crust he tossed a man

1:03hadn't that matched evidence on a victim. Phone data, internet searches on the killings, and stuff from his home sealed it. He got arrested in July 2023. Now the families and ex-wife are reeling in a packed courtroom full of reporters and cops, calling it unimaginable pain after years of waiting for. This wraps a nightmare chapter for Long Island, finally putting those ghosts to rest.