Long Island Serial Killer's Guilty Plea

0:00On April 19th, Wong Island serial killer case just wrapped with a guilty plea from architect Rex Hewerman. The 62-year-old admitted strangling eight women, mostly sex workers in their 20s, from 1993 to 2010. Their bodies turned up buried near Gilgo Beach, bound and wrapped, after a search sparked by a missing escort's desperate call. Hewerman lived a double life, working in Midtown Manhattan by day, and returning to a quiet bungalow in Massapiqua Park with his family. Neighbors called him creepy, but never suspected. His ex-wife and kids were away during the killings, and prosecutors bought their story of ignorance, even with a basement full of guns and weird. Modifications. The case haunted Suffolk County for over a decade, with old police criticized for stalling on FBI help. Victims' families endure taunts from burner phones, like calls mocking their grief. Impact hit hard, some relatives now sue his family over lost loved ones in dock deals. Breakthrough, came under new chief Rodney Harrison, using phone tower data and overlooked witness tips on a big green truck.

1:05PizzaCrustDNA sealed it, matching hairs and traces on bodies. Hewerman flipped his plea last week to dodge a trial, agreeing to FBI psych interviews. Questions linger on extra bodies along Ocean Parkway, including odd ones like a toddler and an Asian man in women's clothes, plus his dark web. Searches for violent porn. Shannon Gilbert's drowning nearby stays, ruled accidental, but doubts persist. This monster hid in plain sight, reminding us evil lurks close.