Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison without parole

Rex Heuermann, the Long Island architect who spent nearly two decades murdering women and leading a double life in his family's suburban home, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the Gilgo Beach serial killings, a case that haunted New York for three decades.

Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison without parole

TL;DR

  • Rex Heuermann, a Long Island architect, was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
  • He was convicted in the Gilgo Beach serial killings.
  • The case had spanned three decades and haunted New York.
  • Heuermann reportedly murdered women for nearly two decades.
  • He led a double life in his family's suburban home.