July 14, 2023 at 10:10 amUpdated 26m ago
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Multiple sources confirm to News 12 Long Island that Suffolk County police have arrested a suspect in connection with the Gilgo Beach murders.
News 12 has confirmed that the suspect in custody in connection with the murders is Rex Heuermann of Massapequa Park.
Suffolk and State Police are on the scene on First Avenue in Massapequa Park this morning.
The first of 10 bodies was found along Ocean Parkway on December 11, 2010.
The deaths of 11 people whose remains were found in 2010 and 2011 have puzzled investigators. Most of the victims were young women who had been sex workers. Several of the bodies were found near the town of Gilgo Beach.
VIDEO: Attorney for 2 families of Gilgo Beach victims speaks to News 12
John Ray, the attorney for Gilgo Beach murder victims Jessica Taylor and Shannon Gilbert, spoke to News 12 this morning. WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW:
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney, Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison, Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr., as well as representatives of the Nova State Police York and the FBI will hold a press conference at 4 p.m. News 12 will carry it live on the air and on our app. RELATED: Suffolk police release new information on ‘Gilgo Four’
On May 9, 2011, Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spot released details about the remains found along Ocean Parkway. Below is the press release from that day:
