Rex Heuermann, accused of murdering seven women, is expected to plead guilty on April 8, a source close to the case said.
Rex Heuermann, the man accused of seven of the Gilgo Beach murders that hit Long Island, New York, is expected to plead guilty next month, according to a source.
He is expected to plead guilty in the serial killings on April 8, according to a source familiar with the matter. Court records show a scheduled appearance that day.
Two sources close to the case also confirmed the expected plea to Greg Cergol of NBC New York. It was first reported by News day.
Heuermann, an architect who married at the time with children, was arrested at July 2023initially charged with three counts of first-degree murder. He is now accused of murdering seven women.
He was arrested as police investigated the deaths of at least 10 people, most of them sex workers, whose remains were found during searches in 2010 and 2011 along Gilgo Beach on Long Island. Police do not believe all of these deaths are linked to the same person.
Heuermann had maintained his innocence and previously pleaded not guilty.
His trial was scheduled to begin in September. NBC News has reached out to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office for comment.
A lawyer for Heuermann did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Heuermann was initially charged in the death of Melissa Barthelemy, 24, who went missing in 2009; Megan Waterman, 22, disappeared in 2010; and Amber Costello, 27, who was also reported missing in 2010.
In 2024 he was charged killing four other women: Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25 years old, disappeared in 2007; Jessica Taylor, 20, disappeared in July 2003; Sandra Costilla28, whose remains were found in a wooded area of Southampton in 1993; And Valerie Mack24 years old, disappeared in 2000.
His arrest at the time shocked his quiet village of Massapequa Park in Nassau County. He was known as a family man who commuted to work in Manhattan as an architect.
The bodies discovered near Gilgo Beach had long haunted the community. These cases had remained unanswered after years of investigation, but in 2022 a joint law enforcement review focused on a Chevrolet Avalanche registered to Heuermann, which was reported when Costello disappeared from a witness.
Authorities said evidence of cellphones and DNA extracted from discarded pizza crust was used to build their case against Heuermann.
In September, a Suffolk County judge ruled that DNA evidence can be used in triala move that the defense sought to block.