The New York architect charged with seven murders in Gilgo Beach on Long Island is expected to plead guilty in the death of an eighth victim, the BBC has learned.
Rex Heuermann, 62, was arrested in 2023 and has pleaded not guilty in seven killings between 1993 and 2011.
Lawyer John Ray, who represents some of the victims' families, confirmed to the BBC that Heuermann is expected to plead guilty during a court appearance on Wednesday.
He is also expected say he is guilty for the death of Karen Vergata. Vergata's partial remains were identified in 2023. They had been found on a New York beach after she vanished in 1996.
Investigations of the string of serial killings began in 2010 when police discovered the remains of up to eighteen people on Long Island's Gilgo Beach.
