Convicted · 2010-2026
Gilgo Beach: Eight Names
In April 2026, Rex Heuermann was asked how he killed eight women. He gave the same one-word answer each time. The Gilgo Beach murders from the 911 call that started the search to the guilty plea that ended it. Who the women were, why the case stalled for a decade, the truck and the pizza crust that broke it, and what is still unanswered: Shannan Gilbert, the victim known as Asian Doe, and a mother and daughter whose case turned out to be something else.
Case Updates
What has happened, newest first, each with the article it comes from. An entry goes up only after that article is read and found to report it.
Prosecutors file motion opposing dismissal in Tanya Jackson murder case
Nassau County prosecutors filed court papers revealing their motive theory that Andrew Dykes killed Tanya Jackson after she tried to break up his marriage. The filing opposed Dykes' motion to dismiss the second-degree murder indictment.
DA and victim's sister set to testify on forensic DNA tech in Albany
Suffolk County DA Ray Tierney and victim Maureen Brainard-Barnes' sister are scheduled to testify at a joint public hearing of the Commission on Forensic Science and the DNA Subcommittee. They will speak on the next-generation sequencing technology used in the Gilgo Beach investigation.
Suffolk DA urges NY lawmakers to embrace advanced DNA technology in Albany hearing
Suffolk County DA Ray Tierney testified at an Albany hearing advocating for advanced DNA technology used in Rex Heuermann's conviction. He and a victim's sister urged lawmakers to support next-generation sequencing in New York forensic labs.