'Cold as ice': Serial killer admits to eight murders in case that haunted Long Island for years
Rex Heuermann's plea ends a case that police took 13 years to solve, frustrating the public and victims' family.
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Notable Quotes
"There wasn't a jot of remorse in that man's face."
— John Ray , Other
"A lot of people would talk about it - it was not taboo."
— Sandra Symon , Other
"Her thoughts were with the victims' families, calling their loss 'immeasurable'."
— Asa Ellerup , Other
Key People
Asa Ellerup is the wife of Rex Heuermann.
A lawyer representing some of the victims' families in the Gilgo Beach serial killings case.
Rex Heuermann is known as the Gilgo Beach serial killer who murdered eight women.
Sandra Symon is a high school classmate of Rex Heuermann.
Timothy Mazzei is the judge who sentenced Rex Heuermann.
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Rex Heuermann's plea ends a case that police took 13 years to solve, frustrating the public and victims' family.
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