Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann nods as twisted ‘planning document’ read in court

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Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann nods as twisted ‘planning document’ read in court

Heuermann is already charged with the deaths of four other women whose remains were found wrapped in burlap along Ocean Parkway.

Source: New York Post

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