Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRex Heuermann is seen in an updated mug shot before sentencing Wednesday (Suffolk County)Rex Heuermann, the Gilgo Beach serial killer, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday, bringing an emotional conclusion to a decades-long murder case that haunted Long Island.Families of the victims applauded and cheered in the courtroom after the judge, who described Heuermann as a "disgusting and despicable man" and a "coward,” handed down the sentence.Heuermann was permitted to speak, stating, "I am responsible for all that was said in this room... The words I say have no meaning," and responded "yes" when the judge asked if he was sorry for his crimes against at least eight women.Victims' families confronted Heuermann during the hearing, with one cousin declaring, "A million years isn’t enough," and another mother emphasizing, "Justice has been done, but it can’t replace what has been taken."The sentencing resolves an extraordinary investigation into one of New York's most perplexing mysteries, as Heuermann, a 62-year-old architect, admitted in April to killing eight women whose remains were found along a coastal parkway.In fullRex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison in infamous Gilgo Beach serial killer caseThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

A Long Island architect who lived a secret life as New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killer is hearing from a lineup of victims’ loved ones at his sentencing.

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island architect who lived a secret life as New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killer is being sentenced Wednesday after admitting in court that he

A man who admitted to killing eight women on Long Island over the course of nearly two decades will be sentenced on June 17. Here's what to know.

Gilgo Beach, New York, serial killer Rex Heuermann may address the court when he is sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday.

Rex Heuermann will be sentenced after he pleaded guilty to killing seven women in a series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings.

Rex Heuermann, the Long Island serial killer who fatally strangled eight women, is due to be sentenced. Follow for live news updates.

The former architect admitted in court to killing eight women, resolving an investigation that had puzzled authorities and left victims’ families in agony.

Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is being sentenced today after he confessed to murdering eight women during his reign of terror on Long Island.

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Rex Heuermann, who pleaded guilty to the murders of seven women in Long Island, N.Y., and admitted to one more, will be sentenced Wednesday.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHeuermann, the convicted serial killer, was…

Rex Heuermann will now spend the rest of his life in prison for the murders of seven women, closing a dark chapter to a case that has haunted Long Island for more than three…

The former Long Island architect admitted to killing eight women during a killing spree that spanned over a decade.

Rex Heuermann, a New York architect, admitted to killing eight women between 1993 and 2010.

Rex Heuermann, 62, has been jailed for life after admitting the murders of eight women in what became known as the Gilgo Beach killings

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Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings.

The Gilgo Beach killer was sentenced on Wednesday after changing his plea to guilty in April.

The families of seven victims spoke to the court about the hell Rex Heuermann put them through.