Suspect Arrested in Long Island’s Gilgo Beach Murders: Rex Heuermann to Appear in Court Today

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the long-unsolved string of killings on Long Island known as the Gilgo Beach murders. Rex Heuermann, an architect living across a bay from where some of the bodies were found, was taken into custody in Massapequa late Thursday, according to a law enforcement official.

Heuermann, 59, is expected to appear in court later Friday and authorities are scheduled to hold a news conference at 4 p.m. ET. The official was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

There were no immediate details about how Heuermann was identified or what evidence may link him to the case. However, there was a large police presence Friday morning at a home in the village of Massapequa Park.

The Gilgo Beach murders have remained unsolved since 2010, when the first of 10 sets of human remains were discovered along a beach highway in Long Island. The victims were all women, and the case has been the subject of intense speculation and investigation ever since.

The arrest of Rex Heuermann is the latest development in the case, and authorities are expected to provide more information at the press conference later today. It is unclear at this time what charges Heuermann may face in connection with the murders.