RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has been charged with a seventh homicide.
Heuermann was charged with killing Valerie Mack, a 24-year-old from New Jersey who had been working as an escort within the Philadelphia space, in 2000. Her partial stays had been present in Manorville, Lengthy Island in 2000, and extra of her stays had been discovered on Gilgo Seashore greater than 10 years later.
Heuermann spoke in courtroom Tuesday.
“Your honor, I am not responsible of any of those costs,” he advised the decide.
Prosecutors are anticipated to disclose new particulars at a information convention shortly. You possibly can watch that information convention live on CBS News New York.
Superseding indictment reveals new particulars
Based on the superseding indictment, hairs discovered close to Mack’s wrist and inside rubbish baggage had been linked to Heuermann’s spouse Asa Ellerup and their daughter, to the exclusion of 99.65% of the North American inhabitants. They haven’t been accused of any wrongdoing within the case, and Heuermann’s daughter would have been a younger youngster on the time of Mack’s killing.
The indictment additionally reveals pornographic pictures of sexual torture that had been discovered on Rex Heuermann’s digital units confirmed bindings much like rope ligatures discovered on Mack’s stays.
The indictment alleges in Heuermann’s planning doucument, he references a dump web site as Mill Street. Mack’s stays had been found close to Mill Street in Manorville.
The indictment alleges the same slicing instrument was used to dismember Mack and one other sufferer, Jessica Taylor. The indictment additionally alleges Mack’s tattoos had been eliminated. The elimination of tattoos can also be allegedly on a doc Heuermann allegedly had that authorities have described as a blueprint for the way to get away with homicide, full with checklists of issues to do earlier than, throughout and after killing somebody.
The indictment additionally reveals that inside Heuermann’s workplace they discovered many magazines and articles in regards to the serial killer case.
Heuermann accusations thus far
Heuermann, 61, has beforehand pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of six women between 1993 and 2011. The stays of 11 individuals had been found round Gilgo Seashore throughout that interval, and investigators imagine Heuermann could also be linked to different killings. The Suffolk County DA has stated there may very well be future indictments.
4 of the victims had their our bodies disposed of close to Gilgo Seashore. Two others had been murdered way back to 2003 and 1993. Every of them had been concerned in intercourse work.
Prosecutors allege Heuermann is linked to the murders via DNA, burner telephone knowledge, an outline of his truck, web searches and what they described as a blueprint for the way to get away with homicide.
The ladies he’s accused of killing thus far are Amber Lynn Costello, Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Sandra Costilla, Taylor and now Mack.
Attorneys wrangle over DNA, quantity of proof
A key level of rivalry within the new DNA evidence is named SNP, which prosecutors say hyperlinks the hairs of victims to Heuermann. The protection has known as an outdoor lab’s strategies of genetic testing unproven and “magic.”
One other hurdle for prosecutors is the sheer volume of evidence. The DA says they’re struggling to maintain up with the prices of processing the 120 terabytes of information and 400 digital units seized.
Heuermann’s lawyer says his shopper is trying ahead to his day in courtroom and can be pursuing a change of venue, claiming the jury pool in Suffolk has been “poisoned.”
Heuermann stays in isolation in jail.