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A top investigator on the Gilgo Beach serial killings task force has described the suspect, Rex Heuermann, as a “demon” and said it’s possible there may be more victims out there.
Heuermann, 59, was taken into custody in New York City Thursday and charged with murder in connection to the killings of three of the four women who became known as the “Gilgo Four,” CNN previously reported.
The unsolved killings terrorized residents and confounded authorities on Long Island’s South Shore after a woman’s 2010 disappearance led investigators to find at least 10 sets of human remains and launched the hunt for a possible serial killer.
The New York architect’s arrest came more than a year after the task force explored his possible connection to the cold case named for the beach where the remains were discovered.
Heuermann has pleaded not guilty and was remanded in custody Friday. He is the “prime suspect” in a fourth murder, prosecutors said.
In a rare insight into the investigation, Suffolk County Deputy Police Commissioner Anthony Carter told CNN the multi-jurisdictional task force is still working full time.
When asked if there may be more victims, Carter said, “I think in the coming days, as we continue to gather evidence, anything is possible.”
“There are still things that we have to do. There are still human remains that have to be investigated further in Gilgo,” he said.
