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Rex Heuermann admits he is the Gilgo Beach serial killer in guilty plea twist

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida, on the newest of 2 developments

The Long Island man pleaded guilty in eight murders in court, but did not make a statement in front of reporters.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Gilgo Beach suspect expected to plead guilty to murder of 8th woman

    Headline from ABC 7 New York ·

  2. Newest

    Rex Heuermann admits he is the Gilgo Beach serial killer in guilty plea twist

    Headline from NBC 6 South Florida ·

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42 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 7 New York

    Gilgo Beach suspect expected to plead guilty to murder of 8th woman (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday -- including in the death of an additional eighth victim.

  2. New York Post

    Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann expected to plead guilty — and admit to new murder (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Nearly three years after his high-profile arrest, accused serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to plead guilty to the murders of eight sex workers.

  3. New York Post

    2 key reasons why Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann flipped and confessed to vicious murders (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann's lawyer, Michael J. Brown, revealed the two key reasons why he suddenly flipped and confessed to viciously killing eight sex workers after years of maintaining his innocence.

  4. CBS News

    Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to 7 murders in Gilgo Beach serial killings (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to seven counts and admitted guilt in the death of an eighth woman.

  5. NBC News

    Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect heads to court for expected guilty plea (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Rex Heuermann, a former architect accused of killing seven women and dumping them on Long Island's Gilgo Beach, is expected to plead guilty Wednesday, more than a decade after the discovery of human remains sent shock waves through the New York City suburb and captivated the nation.

  6. Fox News

    Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleads guilty in decades-long string of murders (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Rex Heuermann, the 62-year-old architect accused of killing seven women and scattering their remains across Long Island, pleaded guilty on Wednesday.

  7. CNN

    Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer admits to strangling 8 women (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann admitted on Wednesday he strangled eight women and discarded their remains on Long Island, New York, over three decades.

  8. The Boston Globe

    Rex Heuermann to plead guilty in the Gilgo Beach killings, ending long search for a serial killer (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Rex Heuermann, 62, is charged with murdering seven women, many of them sex workers, over a 17-year span. A guilty plea would put him in prison for the rest of his life.

  9. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Rex Heuermann pleads guilty, admits to killing 8 women in Gilgo Beach serial case (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has pleaded guilty to the murders of seven women and admitted to the murder of an eighth victim.

  10. Fox10 Phoenix

    Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women, admits to killing another (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty on Wednesday in the Gilgo Beach serial killings case, admitting to multiple counts of murder in exchange for consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, according to FOX 5 NY's Jodi Goldberg.

  11. NBC New York

    WATCH: Gilgo Beach victims' families speak after Rex Heuermann guilty plea (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The families of Rex Heuermann’s victims, the now-confessed Gilgo Beach serial killer, stood alongside the Suffolk County district attorney on Wednesday to...

  12. ABC 7 Chicago

    Gilgo Beach suspect expected to plead guilty to murder of 8th woman today (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to plead guilty in court Wednesday.

  13. Newsweek

    Suspected serial killer pleads guilty to another murder (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Rex Heuermann had previously pleaded not guilty and was expected to go to trial on seven murder charges.

  14. The Daily Caller

    New York Serial Killer Rex Heuermann Says He Killed 8 Women (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann admitted Wednesday during a Suffolk County Court appearance to killing eight women, according to reports.

  15. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Serial killer Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering seven women, including a Philadelphian (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Valerie Mack, who lived in Philadelphia, went missing in 2000. Her remains were found years later. Heuermann pleaded guilty to her murder Wednesday.

  16. The Boston Globe

    Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murder charges and admits he killed eight women in the Gilgo Beach case (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    A Long Island architect has pleaded guilty to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings.

  17. NBC 6 South Florida

    Rex Heuermann admits he is the Gilgo Beach serial killer in guilty plea twist (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The Long Island man pleaded guilty in eight murders in court, but did not make a statement in front of reporters.

  18. Rolling Stone

    Long Island Serial Killer Rex Heuermann Pleads Guilty to 7 Murders (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Rex Heuermann also admitted he was responsible for an eighth murder. He will serve several life sentences.

  19. WMUR

    Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann pleads guilty (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Rex Heuermann has plead guilty in the Gilgo Beach killings case, ending a yearslong investigation into seven murders on Long Island.

  20. CBS News

    Rex Heuermann, accused Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect, expected to plead guilty (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann is due in a Long Island courtroom Wednesday, where he is expected to plead guilty to murdering seven women.

  21. WFMZ Allentown

    Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murder charges and admits he killed 8 women in the Gilgo Beach case (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A Long Island architect has pleaded guilty to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings. Rex

  22. Washington Examiner

    Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to seven killings in New York (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer, Rex Heuermann, pleaded guilty to the killings of seven women over the course of decades.

  23. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Gilgo Beach suspect expected to plead guilty to murders of 8 women today (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to plead guilty in court Wednesday.

  24. The Boston Globe

    Takeaways from the Gilgo Beach case as Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to 7 murders and admits to an 8th (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Rex Heuermann, an architect who led a secret life as a serial killer, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of first-degree murder and four counts of intentional murder in the killings of seven women between 1993 and 2010.

  25. KTVU San Francisco

    Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 8 women (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to killing seven women in the Gilgo Beach case, admitting to an eighth murder and facing multiple life sentences in a decades-long investigation.

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