{"id":347544,"date":"2026-03-26T22:17:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T03:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/gilgo-beach-suspect-rex-heuermann-could-change-his-plea-to-guilty-sources"},"modified":"2026-03-26T22:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T03:17:27","slug":"gilgo-beach-suspect-rex-heuermann-could-change-his-plea-to-guilty-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/gilgo-beach-suspect-rex-heuermann-could-change-his-plea-to-guilty-sources","title":{"rendered":"Gilgo Seashore suspect Rex Heuermann might change his plea to responsible: Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">Alleged serial killer <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/gilgo-beach-suspect-rex-heuermann-stand-trial-shortly\/story?id=129176737\" dir=\"ltr\">Rex Heuermann<\/a> is next due to appear in court April 8, when it is anticipated he could change his plea to guilty and admit to the murders of women whose remains were found near Gilgo Beach and elsewhere on Long Island, New York, sources familiar with the case told ABC News on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Suffolk County District Attorney&#8217;s Office, which charged Heuermann in the deaths of seven women, declined to comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur \" style=\"padding-bottom:70.64043209876543%\" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/c80f1ada-07b2-444a-a8e8-1482f2087d1f\/Rex-heuermann-2-ap-gmh-260317_1773751520976_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/c80f1ada-07b2-444a-a8e8-1482f2087d1f\/Rex-heuermann-2-ap-gmh-260317_1773751520976_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/c80f1ada-07b2-444a-a8e8-1482f2087d1f\/Rex-heuermann-2-ap-gmh-260317_1773751520976_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/c80f1ada-07b2-444a-a8e8-1482f2087d1f\/Rex-heuermann-2-ap-gmh-260317_1773751520976_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"James\" alt=\"James\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/c80f1ada-07b2-444a-a8e8-1482f2087d1f\/Rex-heuermann-2-ap-gmh-260317_1773751520976_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Rex Heuermann, charged in the Gilgo Beach serial killings on Long Island, appears for a hearing at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, N.Y., June. 6, 2024.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">James Carbone\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">An attorney for Heuermann did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Heuermann has pleaded not guilty and is <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/gilgo-beach-suspect-rex-heuermann-stand-trial-shortly\/story?id=129176737\" dir=\"ltr\">scheduled to stand trial in September<\/a> in Riverhead, where he has been held since his July 2023 arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The expectation of Heuermann&#8217;s plea change was first reported by <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/crime\/gilgo-beach-killings\/gilgo-beach-serial-killings-rex-heuermann-guilty-plea-fyk5j5vs\" dir=\"ltr\">Newsday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The victims&#8217; remains were found discarded on Long Island between 1993 and 2011.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The first victim was Sandra Costilla, killed in 1993. Valerie Mack was killed in 2000 and Jessica Taylor was killed in 2003. Partial remains of Taylor and Mack were found near Gilgo Beach and in Manorville on Long Island, while Costilla was found in North Sea on Long Island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Maureen Brainard-Barnes was killed in 2007 and found near Gilgo Beach. Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy and Amber Lynn Costello were killed between 2009 and 2010 and also recovered near Gilgo Beach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/gilgo-beach-suspect-rex-heuermann-change-plea-guilty\/story?id=131453459\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann is next due to appear in court April 8, when it is anticipated he could change his plea to guilty [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":347547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10793,24788,7681,24789,24787,24793,24790,7583,24792,24791],"class_list":["post-347544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-james","tag-jessica-taylor","tag-lengthy-island","tag-manorville","tag-megan-waterman","tag-melissa-barthelemy","tag-newsday","tag-north-sea","tag-rex-heuermann","tag-riverhead"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347544"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":347546,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347544\/revisions\/347546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/347547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}