Gilgo Beach-Serial Killings

Melissa Cann, sister of Maureen Brainard Barnes, speaks prior to sentencing of Gilgo serial killer Rex Heuermann by Judge Tim Mazzei at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, N.Y., on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.

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'A million years isn’t enough': Victims' relatives confront Gilgo Beach serial killer at sentencing

'A million years isn’t enough': Victims' relatives confront Gilgo Beach serial killer at sentencing

A Long Island architect who lived a secret life as the Gilgo Beach serial killer has been sentenced to to life in prison without parole. Rex Heuermann had previously admitted in court to killing eight women, many of them sex workers. Police discovered the remains of several of the women along a coastal parkway not far from Long Island’s Gilgo Beach. Family members of victims delivered emotional statements during the court hearing. Jasmine Robinson, a cousin of victim Jessica Taylor, said, “You fill me with so much repugnance, I can’t stand it.”