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The Fox News Rundown

Extra: Suffolk County DA Details How They Caught The Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Suspect

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

News, Daily News, Politics

3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

For more than a decade, the country has been intrigued by the mysterious and brutal murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings. Intrigue turned to shock and relief earlier this month, when the authorities announced the arrest of a suspect. The story begins back in 2010 when human remains were found on Gilgo beach, Long Island New York. Law enforcement found the remains of Melissa Barthelemy, and then Amber Lynn Costello, Megan Waterman and Maureen Brainard-Barnes... all of them women in their 20s working as escorts. Six other bodies were also found, but the investigation ran dry for years. Until now. 59-year-old Rex Heuermann is now in custody linked to 3 of those killings. One big break came when law enforcement matched his DNA from a leftover pizza crust he tossed out to a hair found on a victim. Heuermann says he's innocent. Days after the arrest, Suffolk Country District Attorney Ray Tierney, who ran the task force which eventually identified Heuermann, join FOX News' Alex Hogan on the FOX News Rundown to discuss how police caught the accused serial killer. Tierney discussed how nearly a hundred law enforcement officials worked together for years on this case, the critical pieces of evidence they found, and his hope that bringing the alleged suspect to justice will bring peace to the victims' families. Due to time limitations, we could not include Alex Hogan's entire conversations in the FOX News Rundown segment that ran this week. On the FOX News Rundown Extra, you will hear the complete interview with Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Dana Perrino, join me for my brand new podcast, Perrino on Politics.

0:05.4

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0:09.6

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0:16.4

This is the Fox News rundown extra.

0:18.3

I'm Alex Hogan.

0:24.1

For more than a decade, the country has been intrigued by the mysterious and brutal

0:28.5

murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings.

0:32.7

Intrigue turned to shock and relief earlier this month when authorities announced the

0:36.7

arrest of a suspect.

0:38.5

The story begins back in 2010.

0:41.4

That's when human remains were found on Gilgo Beach Long Island in New York.

0:45.6

Law enforcement found the remains of Melissa Barthelomew and then Amberlyn Costello,

0:50.6

Megan Waterman and Marine Brain Art Barnes.

0:53.4

All of them were women in their 20s who were working as escorts.

0:57.2

Six other bodies were also found, but the investigation ran dry for years until now.

1:03.5

59-year-old Rex Huriman is in custody and he's linked to three of those killings.

1:08.8

Law enforcement actually matched his DNA from a leftover pizza crust that he tossed out

1:14.1

to a hair found on a victim.

1:16.6

Huriman says that he is innocent.

1:19.0

But days after the arrest, we spoke with Ray Tierney.

1:21.9

He's the district attorney of Suffolk County who ran the task force, which eventually identified

1:27.0

Huriman.

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