Gilgo Seashore serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann charged with seventh homicide as beautiful particulars emerge

Accused Gilgo Seashore serial killer Rex Heuermann has been charged with a seventh homicide: the dying of Valerie Mack, whose stays have been first discovered 24 years in the past, based on a superseding indictment unsealed Tuesday.

A hunter’s canine found Mack’s decapitated physique in a wooded space of Manorville on Lengthy Island on Nov. 19, 2000. Her stays have been certain with rope inside a black plastic bag which was wrapped with duct tape, based on a bail software that accompanied the brand new indictment.

Each of her arms had been severed from her physique and certainly one of her legs was lower off, the doc stated.

The remainder of Mack’s stays have been discovered greater than a decade later, in April 2011, alongside Ocean Parkway close to Gilgo Seashore, authorities stated.

Mack’s dad and mom “are very grateful for the small little bit of closure,” Suffolk County District Lawyer Ray Tierney stated at a information convention Tuesday.

Prosecutors stated they linked Heuermann to Mack’s dying partly via a mitochondrial DNA evaluation of a feminine hair discovered on Mack’s physique. It matched the profiles of Heuermann’s spouse and daughter, the bail software stated. On the time of Mack’s homicide, Heuermann’s daughter would have been between 3 and 4 years outdated.

Prosecutors stated additionally they linked Heuermann to Mack’s dying via proof recovered on a few of the 350 digital units they seized from him that embody his “important assortment of violent, bondage and torture pornography” courting again to a minimum of 1994. This on-line assortment included pictures of mutilation and tying up ladies with ropes, two issues prosecutors stated are according to accidents inflicted on Mack and the way she was certain, officers stated.

Investigators stated they discovered one doc that they consider Heuermann used to “plan out” his kills. The doc was created in 2000, the yr Mack was killed. Below a bit named “provides,” Heuermann allegedly listed “rope/wire,” “noticed/chopping instruments,” and “foam drain cleaner.” Below a bit labeled “DS,” believed to face for “dump website,” Heuermann allegedly listed one of many areas the place Mack’s stays have been discovered, officers stated.

The doc additionally included a “physique prep” part with a observe to “take away head and arms,” based on the bail software.

Heuermann allegedly saved newspaper and journal clippings concerning the Gilgo Seashore serial killings in his Massapequa Park house, prosecutors stated in a courtroom submitting Tuesday.

Prosecutors stated they discovered a 2003 New York Publish version with an article titled, “Serial Killer Eyed in LI Slay” and a 1993 copy of Newsday with an article headlined, “Physique Found in Woods.”

“Rex A. Heuermann sought, bought and saved these publications as souvenirs or mementos of his crimes,” prosecutors stated.

Heuermann, 61, was charged with one depend of second-degree homicide in reference to Mack’s dying.

He appeared in courtroom on Tuesday shackled in a swimsuit and informed the decide, “Your honor, I’m not responsible of any of those costs.”

Choose Timothy Mazzei continued to carry Heuermann with out bail.

Households of the opposite Gilgo Seashore victims offered flowers to Mack’s dad and mom after courtroom on Tuesday.

The protection was given till subsequent month to file motions associated to proof. The protection has questioned the DNA strategies prosecutors used and should attempt to restrict admissibility at trial. The protection can be contemplating whether or not to ask the decide to sever any of the homicide costs from others.

The New York architect was initially arrested in July 2023.

Heuermann has pleaded not responsible within the murders of six different ladies: Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Amber Costello, Jessica Taylor and Sandra Costilla. The primary sufferer was present in 1993 and the final victims have been present in 2010.