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Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Recognize Him? Search On For Long Island Package Thief
After multiple Long Islanders had their goodies swiped in a string of package thefts, police are asking the community to help locate the person they believe is responsible. Nassau County Police shared pictures on Wednesday, Nov. 8 of the person they say is behind a series of swipes that occurred in October 2023. Do you know him? Nassau County Police Department From Thursday, Oct 5 to Monday, Oct. 16, authorities reported that at least six FedEx packages had been stolen off the front porches of people in Massapequa, Massapequa Park, and Wantagh. 🚨 WANTED FOR PACKAGE THEFTS 🚨 📍: …
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Rodney Harrison, Who Vowed To Solve Gilgo Beach Murders, Resigns As Suffolk Police Commissioner
Rodney Harrison, the first Black commissioner of the Suffolk County Police Department and who vowed to solve the Gilgo Beach serial killings, is resigning. The 54-year-old Harrison will step down as police commissioner sometime in December 2023, a department spokesperson told Daily Voice. Suffolk County Police Chief of Department Robert Waring will take over the department’s operations until a new commissioner is named. Related Report: Gilgo Beach Murders: Heuermann Appears In Suffolk County Court For First Time Since Arrest Harrison, who grew up in the South Jamaica section of Que…
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
Gilgo Beach Murders: New 20/20 Episode Spotlights 'Biggest True Crime Story Of Summer'
A new episode of ABC-TV's 20/20 focuses on the Gilgo Beach serial murder case, calling it the "biggest true crime story of the summer."The episode, "Long Island Serial Killer," begins at 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, and lasts until 11 p.m. New Update - Serial Murder Case: Suspect's Family Wants Police To Pay For Leaving NY Home 'In Shambles' The suspect in the case, Rex Heuermann, age 59, resided with his wife and two children at the Massapequa Park home where he grew up at the time of his arrest in late July. He's been charged with the killings of three women and is the prime sus…
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
Gilgo Beach Murders: New Hulu Series Debuts With Look At Missed Warning Signs
A new series premiering on Hulu is focusing on the Gilgo Beach serial murders case and suspect Rex Heuermann, who sits behind bars charged with the killings of three women on Long Island and who is the prime suspect in a fourth murder. Related Story - Serial Murder Case: Suspect's Family Wants Police To Pay For Leaving NY Home 'In Shambles' The streaming network has just launched the all-new series "TMZ Investigates: Gilgo Beach Serial Murders," analyzing the decades-long investigation revolving around the infamous series of killings between 1996 and 2011. Episode 1 centers on mi…
Massapequa, NY
News
Serial Murder Case: Suspect's Family Wants Police To Pay For Leaving NY Home 'In Shambles'
The family of suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is taking legal action against police who they say turned their New York home upside down in their extensive search for evidence in the case. Heuermann’s adult children plan to file a notice of claim for damages against Suffolk County law enforcement, the first step in a potential lawsuit, their attorney Vess Mitev told Daily Voice. “Their valuables were shattered. Their beds were destroyed. The places that they lay their heads down at night no longer exist,” he said. “Their house is in shambles. It’s ransacked.” Related Re…
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
Gilgo Beach Murders: Primetime ID Special Puts Spotlight On Case
A primetime TV special says it will shed new light on the Gilgo Beach serial murders case and suspect Rex Heuermann, who sits behind bars charged with the killings of three women on Long Island and who is the prime suspect in a fourth murder. New Update - Serial Murder Case: Suspect's Family Wants Police To Pay For Leaving NY Home 'In Shambles' ID Special Report: The Long Island Serial Killer premieres on Sunday, Aug. 13 at 8 p.m. on ID (Investigation Discovery channel) and will then be available on-demand. The 59-year-old Heuermann resided with his wife and two children at the Massa…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
New Update: 34-Year-Old Who Went Missing In 1996 ID'd As Jane Doe No. 7 In Gilgo Beach Case
This story has been updated. Police investigators have identified another victim in the Long Island Gilgo Beach murder investigation. The name for a victim who had been known as Fire Island Jane Doe No. 7 was revealed to be Karen Vergata, age 34, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney and the Gilgo Beach Investigative Taskforce announced in a news conference late Friday morning, Aug. 4. Vergata went missing on Feb. 14, 1996 and had been living in Manattan where she was believed to be working as an escort, Tierney said. It's unknown if Vergata is connected to suspected serial…
Brentwood, NY
News
Gilgo Beach Murders: Rex Heuermann Appears In Court For First Time Since Arrest
Accused serial killer Rex Heuermann made his first court appearance since he was arrested in the murders of three young women who were found dead on a Long Island beach over a decade ago. The 59-year-old architect, of Massapequa Park in Nassau County, attended a status conference in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 1. Heuermann is charged with murder in the deaths of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello at Gilgo Beach, located off the south shore of Suffolk County. He is also the primary suspect in the disappearance and killing of Maureen …
Brentwood, NY
News
'You Had To Be Very Careful': Ex-Schoolmates Speak Out About Accused Long Island Serial Killer
New update - Gilgo Beach Murders: Rex Heuermann Appears In Court For First Time Since Arrest Rex Heuermann, who sits behind bars charged with the serial killings of three women on Long Island and is the prime suspect in a fourth murder, is being described as a loner and a target by those who knew him in high school, according to a new report. The 59-year-old who resided with his wife and two children at the Massapequa Park home where he grew up at the time of his arrest graduated from Berner High School in Massapequa in 1981. Actor Billy Baldwin, who was a Berner HS classmate of Heu…
Brentwood, NY
News
Alleged Serial Killer's Family Returns To Long Island Home After Police Search
Nearly two weeks after being forced out of their Long Island home while police searched for evidence in the Gilgo Beach serial murders case, the family of suspect Rex Heuermann has been allowed back inside. Heuermann’s 59-year-old wife, Asa Ellerup, and their two adult children were seen returning to their Massapequa Park home in Nassau County on Thursday, July 27, where investigators spent 12 days looking for additional evidence in the case. The extensive search of the property included digging up the backyard with a backhoe and using ground-penetrating radar. Earlier Report: Gilgo Beac…
Massapequa, NY
News
Gilgo Beach Serial Murders: Key Tip From Witness 12 Years Ago Helps Crack Case
The man accused of killing several women and dumping their bodies on a New York beach in what became known as the Gilgo Beach murders was finally nabbed thanks in large part to a tip from one victim’s roommate that came over a decade ago. Dave Schaller met with Suffolk County Police detectives in December 2010, shortly after the skeletal remains of 27-year-old Amber Lynn Costello were found in an area off Ocean Parkway, near Gilgo Beach, according to CBS News. He told them that shortly before Costello disappeared, he had witnessed a large man threatening her inside their North Babylon home…
Brentwood, NY
News
Gilgo Four: A Look At Women At Heart Of Serial Murder Case
They're known as the Gilgo Four. The women, all in their 20s, are at the heart of the Long Island serial murder case that has captured national and global attention following the arrest of suspect Rex Heuermann just over a week ago. The 59-year-old married father of two, an architect who worked on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and resided in Nassau County in the village of Massapequa Park just miles north of the site where their bodies were found -- in a grassy area of Gilgo Beach, a barrier island off Long Island's south shore in the Suffolk County town of Babylon. Heuermann was arraigned on…
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