Megan Waterman: Murder on Gilgo Beach, Part Two

Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

2011 - Long Island, New York. Since December 2010, the Long Island Serial Killer has been one of the most notorious unsolved serial cases of the 21st century… Multiple sets of remains had been found on and near the north side of Ocean Parkway near Gilgo Beach in Long Island—Four of them young women who were bound with a burlap type material and who were most likely connected: Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Lynn Costello, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, and Megan Waterman… On July 13th, 2023, investigator’s search for the LISK suspect came to a head when they arrested and charged 59-year-old Manhattan architect, Rex Heuermann, on three counts of murder. One of those charges was for the death of Megan Waterman. This was the moment Megan’s friends and family—as well as the families of the other victims—had been waiting over a decade for. But their journey to justice wasn’t coming to an end… it was only just beginning. This is part 2 of Megan’s story, and the case against Rex Heuermann. Read Robert Kolker’s book, Lost Girls. Support Murder, She Told here. Detailed sources can be found on murdershetold.com Connect on Instagram and Facebook and TikTok Sponsor: Hello Fresh - Use code 50shetold and get 50% plus free shipping at hellofresh.com/50shetold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Kristen Ceevy, this is Murder She Told.
0:19.6	This is part two of Megan Waterman's story.
0:22.8	If you haven't listened to part one, I suggest going back and starting with that one first.
0:27.8	Just a heads up, this episode contains some language past the 45 minute mark.
0:32.4	Here is part two of Megan's story.
0:41.2	The family of Megan Waterman had a funeral to plan.
0:44.8	They decided to have Megan cremated, and on January 30th, they had a visitation for friends
0:50.7	and relatives at Jones, Rich, and Hutchins' funeral home in Portland.
0:55.7	The memorial service followed that was led by a reverend.
0:59.8	Megan was a natural leader, who loved to be in charge.
1:03.6	She was always up for an adventure, and she would stick up for those she loved, even if
1:08.4	it put herself in danger.
1:10.5	You couldn't tell Megan anything was a bad idea.
1:13.9	We all remember the way she loved to jazz people up.
1:17.6	Megan was strong-willed.
1:19.4	Her friends loved to follow her in her adventures.
1:23.2	Megan's daughter, Liliana, who was five years old, was at the service.
1:28.5	Megan wouldn't be buried until May.
1:31.8	The FBI got involved in the investigation, and got a search warrant to seize Akeem's laptop.
1:37.7	He was in jail, and he had given it to a woman named Ashley.
1:41.7	Someone he allegedly once cheated on Megan with.
1:44.8	The FBI presented her with a warrant, and she turned it over.
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