"Rex Heuermann Charged with Fourth Gilgo Beach Murder"

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"Rex Heuermann Charged with Fourth Gilgo Beach Murder"
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Rex Heuermann, a suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings, has been charged with the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, the final victim of the Gilgo Four. He was previously charged with the murders of three other women, all of whom were sex workers. Heuermann pleaded not guilty and is being held in a Suffolk County correctional facility awaiting trial. Prosecutors allege that he attempted to destroy evidence and conducted disturbing internet searches. The indictment marks the end of the investigation into the "Gilgo four" victims and provides some closure for their families.

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