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UPDATED: DA Details Gruesome Murders, Planning by Gilgo Killer Connected to Body Found in Southampton Decades Ago

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Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney, surround by members law enforcement and family members of victims at a press conference in Riverhead on Thursday details the extensive evidence that investigators uncovered linking Rex Heuermann to the murders of Sandra Costilla and Taylor in recent months, leading to new charges. DANA SHAW

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney, surround by members law enforcement and family members of victims at a press conference in Riverhead on Thursday details the extensive evidence that investigators uncovered linking Rex Heuermann to the murders of Sandra Costilla and Taylor in recent months, leading to new charges. DANA SHAW

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney on Thursday details the extensive evidence that investigators uncovered linking Rex Heuermann to the murders of Sandra Costilla and Taylor in recent months, leading to new charges. DANA SHAW

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney on Thursday details the extensive evidence that investigators uncovered linking Rex Heuermann to the murders of Sandra Costilla and Taylor in recent months, leading to new charges. DANA SHAW

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announcing the new charges against Gilgo serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann, charging him with a 1993 murder of a woman whose body was found near Fish Cove in North Sea and another woman whose body was found in Manorville in 2003. BRENDAN O'REILLY

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announcing the new charges against Gilgo serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann, charging him with a 1993 murder of a woman whose body was found near Fish Cove in North Sea and another woman whose body was found in Manorville in 2003. BRENDAN O'REILLY

Sandra Costilla was found in a field off Old Fish Cove Road by two hunters on the morning of November 20, 1993. COURTESY SCPD

Sandra Costilla was found in a field off Old Fish Cove Road by two hunters on the morning of November 20, 1993. COURTESY SCPD

The family of Jessica Taylor, whose dismembered body was found in Manorville in 2003, at a press conference on June 6. DANA SHAW

The family of Jessica Taylor, whose dismembered body was found in Manorville in 2003, at a press conference on June 6. DANA SHAW

The Southampton Press from November 25, 1993 after the body of Sandra Costilla was found in North Sea. Investigators charged Rex Heuermann, the Massapequa man blamed now for six murders of young women between 1993 and 2010.

The Southampton Press from November 25, 1993 after the body of Sandra Costilla was found in North Sea. Investigators charged Rex Heuermann, the Massapequa man blamed now for six murders of young women between 1993 and 2010.

Rex Heuermann

Rex Heuermann

authorMichael Wright on Jun 6, 2024
The Gilgo Beach murders suspect is now believed to have been responsible for the murder of a woman whose body was found near Fish Cove in North Sea in 1993,... more

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