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Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison for New York's Gilgo Beach serial killings
After decades waiting for justice, relatives of women murdered by New York's Gilgo Beach serial killer laid into him Wednesday before he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his admitted crimes.
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According to PBS News’s source item, Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison for New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killings, After decades waiting for justice, relatives of women murdered by New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killer laid into him Wednesday before he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his admitted crimes.
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- Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison for New York's Gilgo Beach serial killingsPBS News - 2026-06-17T16:18:47+00:00
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