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=== Suspect ===
In July 2023, Rex Andrew Heuermann, a 59-year-old Nassau County resident, was arrested in midtown Manhattan and charged with three counts of first-degree murder and a lesser charge of three counts of second-degree murder. Related to the deaths of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello.[28] He was also named as the prime suspect in the death of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, and in January 2024 was charged with her murder. On June 6, 2024, Heuermann was charged with the murders of Jessica Taylor and Sandra Costilla. Costilla's murder has not previously been linked to the Gilgo Beach serial killings.[29][30][31] Heuermann pleaded not guilty to all charges.[32][33] According to his indictment, Heuermann is being investigated for the death of Valerie Mack in 2000.[34] On December 17, 2024, Heuermann was indicted for the murder of Valerie Mack
Heuermann is an [[architect]] and has lived much of his life in [[Massapequa Park, New York|Massapequa Park]] on the south shore of [[Long Island]]. In an interview on YouTube, Heuermann stated he has worked in [[Manhattan]] since 1987.<ref name="WapoRex">{{cite news |last1=Avi-Yonah |first1=Shera |last2=Rosenzweig |first2=Dan |title=What we know about the Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect arrest |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/07/14/gilgo-beach-serial-killings-suspect-arrest/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=14 July 2023 |language=en |date=14 July 2023}}</ref> Authorities began to seriously consider Heuermann as a suspect in March 2022 after discovering that a dark-green 2001-2006 [[Chevrolet_Avalanche#First_generation|Chevrolet Avalanche]]<ref>Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann’s Chevy that led to arrest was often parked in plain sight https://nypost.com/2023/07/17/chevy-that-led-to-rex-heuermanns-arrest-was-out-in-plain-sight/</ref><ref>Co-worker: Rex Heuermann once unnerved her by tracking her down on a cruise: "I told you I could find you anywhere"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach-serial-killings-suspect-48-hours/</ref> vehicle registered in his name had been linked to one of the killings by a witness. According to investigators, Heuermann's cellphone records indicated that he had been in contact with three of the four victims, and an email account linked to him had been used to conduct online searches of the investigation's progress. Court records also indicated that he had searched the internet for "sadistic materials, child pornography, [and] images of the victims and their relatives."<ref name="WapoRex"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gilgo Beach Suspect Bail Documentation |url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23876845-659083418-rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach-murder-suspect-bail-documentation |access-date=July 15, 2023 |archive-date=July 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715062909/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23876845-659083418-rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach-murder-suspect-bail-documentation |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Genealogical DNA test#Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) testing|Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) testing]] indicated a potential match between a sample of Heuermann's DNA gleaned from a pizza crust he had discarded and a hair found on burlap in which one of the victims was wrapped. A potential match to Heuermann's wife was also found when comparing hair found on or near three of the victims to samples taken from bottles found in the trash outside the Heuermann residence. Investigators have stated that Heuermann's wife and children were out-of-state each time the killings are believed to have occurred.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beech |first=Kristina Sgueglia, Brynn Gingras, John Miller, Samantha |date=2023-07-14 |title=Burner phones. Pizza crust. DNA on burlap. A New York architect was charged with killing 3 women in Gilgo Beach serial killings cold case |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/14/us/gilgo-beach-murders-suspect-arrest/index.html |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Ray |date=2023-07-20 |title='The day has finally come': Years in the making, evidence leads investigators to Rex Heuermann|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/16/us/rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach-murders-capture/index.html |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
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