A suspected serial killer has been arrested over the notorious Gilgo Beach murders on Long Island, The Post can confirm.
Rex Heuermann, 59, a married architect at a New York City firm, was caught after DNA from the hair of victim Megan Waterman matched that of his, taken by investigators from a discarded pizza crust in January.
The father-of-two — a former classmate of Hollywood actor Billy Baldwin — was arrested Thursday after cops had staked out his home on 1st Avenue in Massapequa Park, Long Island, and office in midtown Manhattan.
His arrest is tied to the so-called “Gilgo Four,” women found wrapped in burlap within days of each other in late 2010, and not the other six who were later eyed as possibly being connected, the source said.
Heuermann appeared in court Friday afternoon and pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and other charges related to the deaths of three women over 10 years ago. The life-long suburbanite, who was emotionless in court, was also named the prime suspect in a fourth killing.
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Ahead of his court appearance, a bail application revealed several shocking details about his crimes:
- Cellphone bills linked to Heuermann revealed that he used a burner phone to meet up with three of the four victims. He was also linked to one of the cell phones on a surveillance video that showed him purchasing the device at a store in Midtown Manhattan
- A burner phone allegedly used by Heuermann placed a menacing call to victim Melissa Barthelemy’s relative after her death
- Heuermann’s wife was traveling out of state during the murders of Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello
- Records obtained from Tinder revealed the burner phone was linked to a fictitious account for “Andrew Roberts” using an email that Heuermann also accessed from his personal cellphone. Selfies that appeared to have been taken by Heuermann were sent to solicit sex on the email account associated with his dating profile
- Two of the burner cellphones were used “extensively” between 2021 and 2023 to contact sex workers and massage parlors
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