Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann confesses to murdering 8 women over nearly 20 years on Long Island

Rex Heuermann, accused of the Gilgo Beach serial killings spanning nearly two decades on Long Island, admitted in court to murdering eight women. The confession resolves one of the region's most significant unsolved crime cases and confirms the identity of a killer who evaded capture for years. Families of victims gain closure and answers about deaths previously attributed to an unknown predator. The case represents a rare admission in a major serial homicide investigation, ending decades of uncertainty about a killer operating within the New York area.