Accused Gilgo Beach Serial Killer, Rex Heuermann Expected to Plead Guilty | Crime Alert 7AM 03.30.26

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I'm Nicole Parton, Rex Huriman, the accused serial killer is reportedly set to change

his plea to guilty for murder next month, according to sources close to the investigation

who have shared this information with various news outlets, including the Associated Press.

At 62 years old, Huriman was a Manhattan architect, residing on Long Island, before being

arrested as the main suspect and the gruesome killings of seven women whose remains were

discovered buried near Gilgo Beach.

The victims, all young women in their 20s and involved at sex work, were found along

the secluded stretch of beach not far from Huriman's resident.

Initially pleading not guilty, Huriman had recently appeared in Corden, September, where

he was unsuccessful in his attempt to have the murder charges separated into different

trials.

However, it now seems that the trial may not happen at all.

Two people familiar with the case have informed both the Associated Press and NBC News that

Huriman intends to change his plea to guilty during a court hearing set for April 8.

The remains of the victims were first uncovered in 1993, beginning with a discovery of 28-year-old

Central Castilla's body by hunters.

In September 2000, the skeletal remains of 24-year-old Valerie Mack were located several

months after she disappeared.

Three years later, 20-year-old Jessica Taylor's body was found.

The body of 25-year-old Maureen Brainerd Barnes was discovered in 2007.

She had not been seen since leaving a hotel with a client.

In 2010, the remains of 23-year-old Melissa Barthellamy were found.

Barthellamy had vanished in 2009 after telling a friend she was meeting a man with her last

known location, traced to Long Island.

Additionally, 22-year-old Megan Waterman, who traveled from Maine for sex work, was found

on June 6, 2010.

Months later, on September 2, Amber Costillo, 27, was last seen leaving her home to meet

a client, and her body was discovered on December 13, near the remains of Brainerd Barnes

and Waterman.

Investigators linked Hewerman to the murders through advanced DNA techniques as stated

by prosecutors.

Hewerman's daughter Victoria expressed last year her belief in her father's guilt,

his ex-wife, however, has consistently maintained his innocence.

In addition to the known victims, several other bodies of women believed to be sex workers

have also been found along Gilgo Beach, but no other charges have been filed in the case.

Stay close to crime alert, hourly update will keep you posted as this unfolds.

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