Suspect in Gilgo Beach Murders Placed on Suicide Watch as Police Execute Search Warrants at Storage Units in Amityville, Long Island

Authorities on Monday executed a search warrant at a second storage unit in Amityville, Long Island, New York, related to the Gilgo Beach murders as the suspect was placed on suicide watch.

The Suffolk County Police Department said an initial search warrant had been issued Sunday for a separate storage unit in Amityville. Investigators remained at Rex Heuermann’s home on Long Island on Monday, as people came by bicycle, car, and foot to catch a glimpse of police working on the sensational case.

Police were also searching a nearby storage unit they say is connected to the case, where Heuermann kept unspecified items. Law enforcement confiscated an arsenal of nearly 300 guns, framed pictures, even a child-like doll from Heuermann’s disheveled Massapequa Park home.

It’s unclear who rented the two units, and the owner of both sites, Omega Self Storage, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Gilgo Beach murder case remains an active investigation days after a suspect was arrested.

The search warrant was issued in connection with the Gilgo Beach murder case, which has been ongoing since 2010. The case involves the discovery of 10 sets of human remains near the beach, with the victims believed to have been murdered by a serial killer.

Rex Heuermann, a Manhattan architect living in Massapequa Park, was arrested in connection with the case on Friday and placed on suicide watch. Heuermann has not been charged with any crime, and the investigation is ongoing.