The Long Island Serial Killer: The Arrest
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🗓️ 20 July 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
For years, the Long Island Serial Killer remained nameless and faceless. But that may change. On July 14, 2023, police arrested Rex Heuermann for the murders of three sex workers. In this episode, we'll delve into the initial information coming out about the case against Heuermann.
A Fox News report we cited from Audrey Conklin and Michael Ruiz: https://www.foxnews.com/us/who-rex-heuermann-suspect-arrested-gilgo-beach-murders
Audrey Conklin's report for Fox News on Heuermann's brother in South Carolina: https://www.foxnews.com/us/gilgo-beach-murders-south-carolina-neighbors-say-secrecy-surrounds-suspect-rex-heuermann-odd-brother
Corey Kilgannon's report on Heuermann's family for The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/nyregion/gilgo-beach-rex-heuermann-wife.html
Heuermann's marriage announcement in the Central New Jersey Home News: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news/128562157/
Coverage of a car accident involving Craig Heuermann: https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday/128562242/
Check out Robert Kolker's Lost Girls: The Unsolved American Mystery of the Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Murders: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Girls-Unsolved-American-Mystery-ebook/dp/B0847NS21N/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZXXU8ACFHG5O&keywords=lost+girls+robert+kolker&qid=1689871888&sprefix=lost+girls%252Caps%252C291&sr=8-1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=murdersheet-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=3dfa00882adc005691b01ab44b938833&camp=1789&creative=9325
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| 1:26.0 | On Friday, July 14, 2023, Kevin and I were in Shelby County, Indiana in the Shelbyville courthouse. |
| 1:34.0 | Actually, a waiting to go to a pre-trial hearing in a murder case. |
| 1:39.0 | And as we sat there in the lobby sort of waiting for everything to get started, we were both on our phones. |
| 1:47.0 | And so at some point, Kevin turned over to me and said they just made an arrest in the Long Island serial killer case. |
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