New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-17 · 17:06 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Rex Heuermann, identified as the Gilgo Beach serial killer, has been sentenced to life in prison. The sentencing occurred on Wednesday, following decades of waiting for justice by the victims' relatives. Heuermann, a Long Island architect, admitted to killing eight women, stating, "I am responsible" for the crimes. He also commented that any further words he might say would have no meaning. This sentencing concludes a significant investigation that resolved one of New York's most perplexing mysteries.

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The sentencing concluded an investigation into one of New York's most perplexing mysteries.

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Heuermann admitted he killed eight women.

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Rex Heuermann stated, 'I am responsible' for the crimes.

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Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison for the Gilgo Beach murders.

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After decades waiting for justice, relatives of women murdered by New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killer laid into him on Wednesday before he was sentenced to life in prison. He told them: “I am responsible” for the crimes.“The words I would say would have no meaning,” added Rex Heuermann, the Long Island architect who lived a secret life of violence for years before admitting he killed eight women.The sentencing capped an extraordinary investigation that solved one of New York’s most perplexing mysteries.

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