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☆ Opinion: Alexey Navalny, one man who stood up to a dictatorship
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. “In his courageous and too short life,” wrote Russia scholar Daniel Treisman, “Navalny became a symbol of hope for the younger generations of his compatriots. “He never gave up on the prospect of what he called ‘the beautiful Russia of the future,’” Treisman noted. “For a ‘beautiful Russia of the future’ to emerge in coming years, Putin must lose the war he started. Navalny understood this.”“Navalny’s death represents the extinguishing of all hope for Russia’s turnaround,” wrote Sasha Vasilyuk.

Persons: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Joseph Stalin “, “, ”, you’ve, Alexey Navalny, Vladimir Putin’s, Navalny, fearlessly, Putin, Daniel Treisman, “ Navalny, Navalny’s, ’ ” Treisman, Sasha Vasilyuk, Alexey Navalny’s, Peter Bergen, Andrei Sakharov, ” Putin, Bergen, Nick Anderson, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, authoritarians, Bill Bramhall, James Mattis, ” Peter Bergen, Frida Ghitis, Fidel Castro’s playbook, Patrick Mahomes, Andy “, Amy Bass, New York Democrat Tom Suozzi, George Santos, ” Suozzi, CNN Suozzi didn’t, Biden, isn’t, Long, Max Burns, ” “, Alejandro Mayorkas, ” “ Suozzi, Burns, Robert Hur’s, Norm Eisen, Richard Painter, Joshua Kolb, Hur, ” Joel Pett, Lawrence C, Levy, Julian Zelizer, Dean Obeidallah, Mark Dent, Dent, Saw, Clay Jones, David Orentlicher, ” Orentlicher, Will Cooper, Fani, Willis, Nathan, Wade, ” “ Willis, Antony Blinken, Batniji, Blinken, Fatah, Hussein, Don’t, David Horsey, Agency Jill Filipovic, Lynda Gorov, Taylor Swift, Jim Parrott, Mark Zandi, Brigid Schulte, Yuliya, Kara Alaimo, Frankie de la, Jackie Robinson’s, Jon Stewart’s, Jon Stewart, Matt Wilson, Jon Stewart skewered Trump, Bill Carter, Stewart, ” “ Stewart Organizations: CNN, IK, Moscow Times, Kremlin, Twitter, Facebook, Soviet, Tribune, Agency, Republican, Senate, Agency Former US Defense, Trump, , Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, nab, New, New York Democrat, Democratic, GOP, Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, Super Bowl, Kansas, West Bank Locations: Soviet, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, New York, Washington, Georgia, ,, York, Glen Cove, Joel Osteen’s, Houston, Kansas City, America, ”, Kansas, Gaza, San Francisco, Israel, Iran

☆ Winter Storm New York and New England Brace for Powerful Nor’easter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Mike Ives | Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

The wintry mess left both parties racing to rewrite last-minute campaign plans and sophisticated models to understand how the storm might affect turnout. But many Republican voters still prefer to vote on Election Day, and their party is accustomed to closing a gap. The party has won nearly every major election on Long Island since 2021, partly on the strength of its turnout operation. Peter T. King, a former Republican congressman, conceded that the snow could cost his party a couple of percentage points. Still, he predicted that the recently revived Nassau County Republican machine was up to the task.

Persons: Stephanie Keith, Dave Sanders, The New York Times Stephanie Keith, The New York Times Tom Suozzi, Mazi Pilip, George Santos, ” Steve Israel, ”, Biden, Santos, Tom Suozzi, Suozzi, Mazi, “, ” Jay Jacobs, Peter T, King, committeemen, Suozzi’s, haven’t, Mr, Jacobs, Delia DeRiggi, Bruce Blakeman, Blakeman, Ellen Yan Organizations: The New York Times, The New York Times Credit, Democrat, Republican, Queens and, Republicans, Democratic, Mr, Democratic Party, Nassau County Republican, Legislature Locations: Nassau, New York, Queens and Long, New York City, Long, Nassau County, North Shore, Whitton

☆ New York Democrats are worried about Tuesday’s special election. They have good reason to be
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Gregory Krieg | Veronica Stracqualursi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

But as the special election to succeed the disgraced former congressman has made painfully clear to Democrats, Santos’ victory was not a fluke or anomaly. (Less so 40 years ago, when Republicans ran roughshod here and Ronald Reagan alluded to Nassau County as a Republican’s idea of heaven.) Nassau County in 2024 is sharply divided and – in a word – angry. The year before, Democrat Laura Curran, the top official in Nassau County, was ousted by Republican Bruce Blakeman. But more liberal New York Democrats often point to the current problems as Cuomo’s legacy.

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☆ Gilgo Beach murders: timeline of the case and investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Emma Tucker | Authorities Find First Remains In Gilgo Beach Murders | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN has reached out to Heuermann’s attorney, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and the Suffolk County Police Department for comment. Here is a timeline of the Gilgo Beach killings, how the investigation unfolded and what ultimately led to Heuermann’s arrest. Two days later, investigators discovered the remains of three additional victims – Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Amber Costello and Megan Waterman – strewn across a half-mile stretch on Gilgo Beach. Authorities later said they believed Gilbert’s death may have been accidental and not related to the Gilgo Beach slayings. The task force included the Suffolk County Police Department, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, the New York State Police and the FBI.

Persons: Long, Rex Heuermann, ” Heuermann, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, Maureen Brainard, Barnes, Heuermann, Amber Lynn Costello, Shannan Gilbert, hadn’t, “, Barthelemy, ”, Jane Doe, Jessica Taylor, Spencer Platt, Steve Cohen, Barthelemy’s, Cohen, James Carbone, WH ”, Geraldine Hart, “ Jane Doe, Valerie Mack, Hart, Rodney Harrison, Ray Tierney, surveilling, “ Brainard, Tierney, Harrison, Eduardo Munoz Alvarez Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Attorney, CNN Sunday, Attorney’s Office, Suffolk County Police Department, Police Department, Police, Craigslist, Garden, Getty, New York’s Suffolk County Police Department, FBI, Suffolk County Police, Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police, New, Suffolk County Crime Laboratory, RH, & Associates Locations: Shore, York, Suffolk County, Suffolk, Megan Waterman Suffolk, Gilgo Beach, Gilgo, Jersey City , New Jersey, Manhattan, Madison, Manorville, Long, Wantagh , New York, Nassau County, New York City, Fire, Beach, Oak Beach , New York, ”, New York’s Suffolk County, Philadelphia, New York, Heuermann, Yaphank

☆ Long Island’s Scallops Keep Dying. Not Everyone Has Given Up Hope.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Christopher Maag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Mike Tehan pilots a fishing boat called Nibbles out of Shelter Island. But you hope.”He bashed north against the waves, toward the protected bay off Orient, at the far northeast corner of Long Island. He dropped four rusty dredges into the water, just as the bay turned pink with sunrise. He let the outboard rumble the boat around for five minutes. Then he pulled the dredges back up and dumped the contents into a sorting tray.

Persons: Mike Tehan, Tehan, ” Locations: Shelter, Peconic, Orient, Long

☆ Wife of Gilgo Beach Suspect Gets a Documentary Deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Corey Kilgannon | More About Corey Kilgannon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Disappointed, disgusted, flabbergasted, frustrated are a few words that come to mind right now,” her sister Sherre Gilbert wrote in a social media post. As long as none of the money flows to Mr. Heuermann, the arrangement would skirt New York laws that prohibit defendants from selling their stories to the media. Recent weeks have seen her visiting Mr. Heuermann in jail for the first time and making her debut appearance at a court hearing with a Peacock film crew in tow, as it has been at her home. Ms. Ellerup herself appears more composed than the figure she cut upon returning to the house that overnight had become a notorious landmark. The grisly details shocked the public and reopened wounds for relatives of 11 people whose remains were found along the same stretch of oceanfront.

Persons: Shannan Gilbert, “, flabbergasted, Sherre Gilbert, ” Peacock, Ellerup, Heuermann Organizations: Prosecutors Locations: Gilgo, York, Manhattan, Long, Shore

☆ Joe Hill, Swashbuckling South Street Seaport Merchant, Dies at 76
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Adam Nossiter | More About Adam Nossiter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Hill was the “consummate waterfront junk shop-souvenir store, occasionally aspiring to an antique shop,” Mr. Neill said. Mr. Hill opened Captain Hook’s with the Revolution’s Bicentennial in 1976 and remained until the turn of the century, setting up shop “when there was nothing there,” his wife, Trudy Hill, recalled. His other son, Jason, said: “How crazy was it that somebody who flipped items was able to make it to Sands Point? A person who went to garage sales?”At one point Mr. Hill charged 25 cents merely for the privilege of viewing his vast collection of nautical trinkets. But most customers would leave only a little poorer, having been talked into, say, a rubber snake by the persistent Mr. Hill, part huckster and part sincere enthusiast — a “good merchandizer,” Mr. Neill said.

Persons: Hill, Mr, Neill, Hook’s, ”, Trudy Hill, hitched, Matthew said, Jason, — Locations: Fulton, Lower Manhattan, Shore, Sands

Prosecutors say that in past years Mr. Winkler exceeded the limit on fluke, a spotted flat fish also known as summer flounder, by at least 200,000 pounds, and caught more black sea bass than was allowed. He is accused of making hundreds of thousands of dollars in illicit deals with of one of Montauk’s most venerable seafood institutions, Gosman’s. Gosman’s Dock boasts sprawling restaurants and retail stores in addition to its wholesale business. That could change soon: Gosman’s Dock is up for sale, priced at $45 million. His lawyers barred him from discussing the particulars of the case, or his motivations for fighting the government.

Persons: Winkler, Bryan, Asa Gosman Locations: Long, Montauk

☆ Gilgo Beach killings: Sex workers describe encounters with Rex Heuermann
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Brynn Gingras | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Two women held in Suffolk County jail say they had encounters with the Gilgo Beach killings suspect Rex Heuermann, describing the meetings with him as “violent” and “aggressive,” sheriff’s department spokesperson Vicki DiStefano said Thursday. The alleged encounters with the two female sex workers are believed to have happened more than a decade ago, said DiStefano, noting the women expressed concern for their safety during the time they say they were with Heuermann. The information was uncovered as part of ongoing interviews by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department human trafficking unit, which was created to help those incarcerated have access to services and support they need to recover. Since Heuermann’s July 13 arrest, the unit has been interviewing sex workers, as well as showing a picture of Heuermann to women, to see if they recall any interactions with him. He has pleaded not guilty in the killings of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Lynn Costello.

Persons: Rex Heuermann, Vicki DiStefano, DiStefano, Heuermann, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, Maureen Brainard, Barnes Organizations: CNN, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department Locations: Suffolk County, Suffolk, Nassau County, New York, New York City, Gilgo Beach, Shore

CNN —In the continuing investigation of Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann, authorities have scoured his New York home, leaving a chaotic scene for his family to return to, according to Heuermann’s wife and her attorney. Inside the home of suspect Rex Heurmann, after authorities searched the house. Courtesy Robert MacedonioSince then, Heuermann’s wife, Asa Ellerup, has filed for divorce and returned to the family’s home, which her attorney said has been “torn up” by investigators. “She came home to complete destruction of her family residence where she lived and raised the children,” Ellerup’s lawyer, Robert Macedonio, told CNN. Courtesy Robert MacedonioHe added that the family barely has space to walk through the house, with the piles of debris left after the search.

Persons: Rex Heuermann, Heuermann’s, It’s, Heuermann, Rex Heurmann, Robert Macedonio, Asa Ellerup, “, ”, Dresser, ” Ellerup, ‘ We’re, That’s, Macedonio, Joey Jackson, Robert Macedonio “, ” Jackson, ” “, …, Jackson, they’re, Jeenah, it’s Organizations: CNN, Gilgo, New York, AP Locations: New York, South Carolina, Nevada

☆ Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann: Wife of serial killings suspect and her attorney open up about the family's experience since his arrest
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe Jessica Xing | Elizabeth Wolfe | Jessica Xing | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The wife of the Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann and her attorney told CNN she had “no idea” of her husband’s alleged actions and that the flood of public attention has been “extremely overwhelming” for the mother and her two children. He is also the prime suspect in the disappearance and killing of the fourth victim but has yet to be charged in that case. Authorities have said Ellerup and the children were out of town when the killings occurred. The spotlight on the family has attracted onlookers who show up at the home “just to get a glimpse of what’s going on at the house,” Macedonio said. Ellerup has been in touch with Heuermann since his arrest, the attorney said, though he did not provide further details.

Persons: Rex Heuermann, Asa Ellerup, Bob Macedonio, Ellerup, Heuermann –, –, Ray Tierney, Macedonio, Dresser, ” Macedonio, CNN’s Laura Coates, Keith Hunter Jesperson, “ It’s, “, they’re, she’s, Rex Heuermann's Organizations: CNN, Suffolk County Police Department, New York State Police Locations: Suffolk County, Suffolk

CNN —The search of Rex Heuermann’s Long Island home has ended after investigators turned up “quite a lot of evidence” in the Gilgo Beach serial killings, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Tuesday. “We are for all intents and purposes done with the search,” Tierney told reporters. Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney says the search of Rex Heuermann's home turned up "quite a lot of evidence." “I did not do this,” his court appointed-attorney, Michael Brown, said Heuermann told him. “We’re going to look at the other instances where the bodies were recovered in that area as well,” Tierney said Tuesday.

Persons: Rex Heuermann’s, Ray Tierney, “, ” Tierney, Rodney Harrison, ”, Tierney, Rex Heuermann's, Heuermann, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, Michael Brown, Maureen Brainard, Barnes, Harrison, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, Suffolk County Police, CNN Authorities, Investigators, Police Locations: Suffolk County, New York City, Gilgo Beach, Las Vegas, South Carolina’s Chester County, Shore

☆ What causes someone to become a serial killer? Criminology experts explain
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —For decades, criminologists and true crime documentaries have attempted to understand what causes serial killers to commit the atrocities they do. CNN spoke with three forensic psychologists and serial killer experts to better understand what causes people to become serial killers. Scott Bonn: Not all psychopaths are serial killers, and not all serial killers are psychopaths. In the case (of a serial killer who) is a psychopath, their brain functions differently than a normal human brain. Are all serial killers serial sexual murderers?

Persons: Dennis Rader, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Albert DeSalvo, Ted Bundy, Rex Heuermann, Heuermann, he’s, Long, Scott Bonn, Psychopaths, Louis Schlesinger, Katherine Ramsland, DeSalvo, Joe Dennehy, Scott, –, you’re, they’re, Bundy, There’s, BTK, Jack, who’ve, They’re, Marny Malin, Sygma, William Heirens, ”, Ted Bundys, John Wayne Gacys, Dennis, they’re chameleons, it’s, He’s, there’s, Jeffrey Dahmer's Organizations: CNN, University of Michigan, John Jay College of Criminal, DeSales University, Boston, Boston Globe, Des, Des Plaines Police Department, Chicago Tribune, Tribune, Service, Getty, Lutheran Church, Boy Scout, Suffolk County Sheriff's, Scott Bonn Locations: United States, New York, Shore, criminologist, Scott Bonn, Chicago, Des Plaines, Milwaukee, Suffolk County, Long

☆ How investigative journalists and a Netflix film kept the focus on the Gilgo Beach victims over a decade
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Watch The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper: The Gilgo Beach Killer Sunday at 8 p.m. The bodies of four women were among nearly a dozen sets of human remains found near Gilgo Beach and Ocean Parkway on Long Island. Suffolk County Police DepartmentHeuermann has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy and Amber Lynn Costello. A major corruption scandal within Suffolk County law enforcement did not help the matter. Notably, a day after he was arrested, the Suffolk County police deputy commissioner announced that the FBI would join the investigation into the Gilgo Beach murders.

Persons: Anderson Cooper, Shannan Gilbert, Long, Gilbert, WH ”, ”, Spencer Platt, Rodney Harrison, Rex Heuermann, Heuermann, Melissa Barthelemy, Maureen Brainard, Barnes, Amber Lynn Costello, Megan Waterman, Suffolk County Police Department Heuermann, “ It’s, ” Robert Kolker, CNN International’s Rosemary, “, it’s, ” Kolker, “ There’s, who’s, Kolker, Ellen Killoran, Erin Moriarty, Amy Ryan, Liz Garbus, Shannan, Mari, Mari Gilbert, Garbus, James Burke, Burke, Thomas J, Spota, Christopher McPartland, Harrison, Heuermann’s, he’s, Ray Tierney, I’m Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Getty, Suffolk County Police, FBI, Force, Suffolk County Police Department, CNN International’s, “ People Magazine, New York Times, Authorities, Long Island Press, Golden State, Attorney Locations: Shore, Gilgo Beach, Long, Suffolk County, Suffolk

☆ Gilgo Beach killings: Search warrant for suspect's South Carolina property sought possible 'trophies,' other items that may have been used in murders, newspaper reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Rob Frehse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A search warrant for property in South Carolina owned by the suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings sought possible “trophies,” among other items, the suspect may have taken after the killings, according to the Chester News & Reporter, which has seen the warrant. CNN has reached out to authorities in South Carolina to obtain the search warrant. The South Carolina warrant shows a long list of items under “property sought,” many of which are listed as “trophies,” the paper reported. The warrant also sought any firearm-related evidence or storage containers. The women, who disappeared between 2007 and 2010, all worked as escorts and advertised their services, according to police.

Persons: Rex Heuermann, Heuermann, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, Maureen Brainard, Barnes, Ray Tierney Organizations: CNN, Chester News, New York City, Parkway Locations: South Carolina, New York, Manhattan, Suffolk County, Nevada, Carolina, Heuermann, Shore

Strands of hair were key in the investigationStrands of hair were among the key evidence that helped investigators bring Heuermann into custody. In addition, female hair now believed to be from Heuermann’s wife was found on or near three of the victims, prosecutors allege in the bail application. On Wednesday – less than a week since Heuermann’s arrest – his wife, Asa Ellerup, filed for divorce, her attorney said. Ellerup “and her family are going through a devastating time in their lives,” a Thursday statement from her attorneys said. “The sensitive nature of her husband’s arrest is taking an emotional toll on the immediate and extended family, especially their elderly family members.”“Ms.

Persons: Rex Heuermann, Heuermann, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, Maureen Brainard, Barnes, Ray Tierney, Heuermann’s, Rodney Harrison, CNN’s Erica Hill, “, ” Harrison, –, Asa Ellerup, Ellerup “, ”, ” “, Ellerup Organizations: CNN, New York City, Suffolk County Police Locations: , New York, New York, Suffolk County, Long, Massapequa

☆ Rex Heuermann: Gilgo Beach serial killings investigation expands to Nevada and South Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Probes into Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann now reach across the country as investigators are examining his connections to Las Vegas and South Carolina, where the suspect has owned property. The couple has since sold the first property, the records show, and it is unclear whether they still own the second. Heuermann has pleaded not guilty in the murders of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello. FBI investigators were also seen talking to neighbors in the rural South Carolina neighborhood on Tuesday. Prosecutors have detailed a trove of evidence used to connect Heuermann to at least three of the Gilgo Four killings, including credit card bills, cell phone data and DNA evidence.

Persons: Rex Heuermann, Heuermann, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, Maureen Brainard, Barnes, Heuermann’s, Steve Caston, Caston, ”, Amber Lynn Costello, “, Anthony Carter, Rodney Harrison, John Minchillo, wouldn’t, –, Ray Tierney, Brainard, Harrison Organizations: CNN, Gilgo, Police, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Heuermann, Chevy Avalanche, FBI, Police Department, Suffolk County, Prosecutors, Parkway, Craigslist, Authorities, Barnes Locations: Las Vegas and South Carolina, Las Vegas, Long, , New York, New York City, South Carolina’s Chester County, South Carolina, Megan Waterman Suffolk, Suffolk, Heuermann, Shore, Suffolk County

Authorities have said the suspect, Rex Heuermann, obsessively followed the case of the “Gilgo Four,” a group of four women whose remains were uncovered more than a decade ago near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach. The source said one such object includes a doll found in the house but not in the children’s rooms. Though prosecutors have said Heuermann is the prime suspect in the fourth killing of Brainard-Barnes, he has yet to be charged in the case. Among the hundreds of firearms found hidden in Heuermann’s home were pistols, revolvers and semi-automatic rifles, a source said. Three of the women – Costello, Waterman and Brainard-Barnes – worked as escorts and Barthelemy was a sex worker, according to police.

Persons: Rodney Harrison, Rex Heuermann, Harrison, Heuermann, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, Maureen Brainard, Barnes, Brainard, Ray Tierney, Anthony Carter, ”, Carter, “, ” Carter, ” Heuermann, Tierney, ” Tierney, Amber Lynn Costello, – Costello, Waterman, Barnes –, Barthelemy, Costello Organizations: CNN, Police, Authorities, Investigators, Police Department, Craigslist, Suffolk County Locations: Suffolk, Barnes , Suffolk County, Long, Shore, Heuermann, Manhattan, Megan Waterman Suffolk, New York City, Hauppauge

☆ Gilgo Beach serial killings: A flood of evidence and information has come in since suspect's arrest, DA says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Polo Sandoval Samantha Beech Elizabeth Wolfe Lauren Mascarenhas | Polo Sandoval | Samantha Beech | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Authorities have received a flood of evidence and information related to the suspect charged in some of the Gilgo Beach killings since his arrest, the Suffolk County District Attorney told CNN on Monday. Authorities have had Heuermann on their radar for more than a year as investigators gathered enough evidence to make an arrest. The suspect’s wife and children are cooperating with the investigation, according to Carter. Authorities later said they believed Gilbert’s death may have been accidental and unrelated to the Gilgo Beach homicides. “We’re going to continue to work this case and work the entire Gilgo investigation,” Carter said.

Persons: ” Ray Tierney, Rex Heuermann, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, Maureen Brainard, Barnes, “ We’re, ” Tierney, “, Tierney, Heuermann, Carter, piecing, Amber Lynn Costello, Police Department “, ”, ” Carter, Shannan Gilbert, surveil, Heuermann’s, Tsoierney, suspect’s, AP Carter, James Carbone, Brainard, Jessica Taylor, Shannan Gilbert –, “ They’ve Organizations: CNN — Authorities, Attorney, CNN, Police Department, Authorities, Shore, Investigators, New, Sheriff's, Suffolk County Sheriff's, AP, RH, & Associates Locations: Suffolk County, Shore, Heuermann, Megan Waterman Suffolk, Gilgo Beach, New York City, Manhattan, Suffolk, Massapequa, Oak Beach , New York, Shannan

CNN —A top investigator on the Gilgo Beach serial killings task force described the suspect, Rex Heuermann, as a “demon” and said authorities are still working full-time on the case that has terrorized the Long Island community for more than a decade. Suffolk County Sheriff's Office/AP“There are still things that we have to do. It includes investigators from Suffolk County Police, New York State Police, the Sheriff’s Department, the District Attorney’s Office, the FBI and others. Suffolk County Deputy Police Commissioner Anthony Carter speaks with CNN's Polo Sandoval. CNNHe said the task force feared for public safety and the possibility their suspect may have set his sights on another potential victim.

Persons: Rex Heuermann, ”, Anthony Carter, “, ” Carter, ” Heuermann, Long, Heuermann, Carter, “ They’ve, Rodney Harrison, CNN's Polo Sandoval, Heuermann’s Organizations: CNN, Suffolk County, Police, New York City, ” CNN, Suffolk County Sheriff's, Rex Heuermann . Suffolk County Sheriff's, Suffolk County Police, New York State Police, Sheriff’s Department, Office, FBI Locations: Long, New York, Shore, York, Suffolk, Rex Heuermann . Suffolk County, Gilgo, New, Suffolk County, Midtown Manhattan

On Friday, details began emerging about Rex Heuermann, who was arrested and charged with murder in the killings of three of the women. Mr. Heuermann, 59, is a married white man who works as an architect in Manhattan and lives in Massapequa Park, about 15 miles from Gilgo Beach. He owned a Chevrolet Avalanche truck at the time of the killings, prosecutors said. None of this proves that Mr. Heuermann is the serial killer, and experts noted that profiles are typically used to evaluate individuals who have already come to the attention of investigators. But the similarities did not go unnoticed by some of the experts who put together the 2011 profile.

Persons: criminologists, Rex Heuermann, Heuermann Organizations: The New York Times, Prosecutors, Chevrolet Avalanche Locations: Gilgo Beach, Long, South Shore, Manhattan, Massapequa Park, Gilgo

☆ Northeast flooding: 5 people were killed by raging floodwaters in southeastern Pennsylvania and 2 children are still missing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Christina Maxouris Lauren Mascarenhas Melissa Alonso Caitlin Kaiser | Christina Maxouris | Lauren Mascarenhas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The children and their family, who were visiting from Charleston, South Carolina, were driving to a barbecue when they got stuck in flash flooding, Upper Makefield Fire Chief Tim Brewer said Sunday afternoon. Southeastern Pennsylvania was hit hard by heavy rain Saturday, less than a week after parts of the state had again faced flash flooding that deluged roadways and displaced dozens from their homes. “New York State is once again seeing significant rainfall & we are prepared to help communities respond,” Gov. Flash flood warnings were again in effect earlier Sunday in parts of the state, prompting officials to warn of potential landslides. “There are flash flood warnings throughout the state today.

Persons: Tim Brewer, “, Brewer, ” Brewer, ”, Norfolk PIO Jon Barbagallo, Kathy Hochul, ” Hochul, ” Long, Hochul, Kyle Mazza, Ned Lamont, John F, downpours, Hurricane Irene, Joe Biden, Jennifer Morrison, Phil Scott, Michael E, Mann Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Local, Empire State, “, York State, Twitter, New, New York City Emergency Management Department, Anadolu Agency, Bristol Firefighters Association, Connecticut Gov, National Weather Service, Boston Logan International Airport, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty International Airport, John, Kennedy International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, Sunday, FEMA, ”, University of Pennsylvania, Southwestern Locations: Pennsylvania, Charleston , South Carolina, Bucks County, Upper Makefield, Southeastern Pennsylvania, New England, Vermont , New York, Massachusetts, Norfolk , Connecticut, Norfolk, New York, Connecticut, Empire, York, Waterbury , Connecticut, New York City, Suffolk County, Dutchess, Sullivan, New Jersey, Bristol, Boston, LaGuardia Airport, Vermont

☆ What We Know About the Gilgo Beach Victims
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Hurubie Meko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The three women that Rex Heuermann is accused of killing — Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Lynn Costello — were discovered wrapped in burlap near Gilgo Beach on Long Island’s South Shore in December 2010. A fourth woman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, was found in the same spot, alongside the other victims, and Mr. Heuermann is also the prime suspect her death, according to the bail application from the Suffolk County District attorney’s office on Friday. The investigation into her death “is continuing and is expected to be resolved soon,” the prosecutors wrote. Mr. Heuermann, an architect who has lived most of his life in Nassau County and worked in Manhattan, on Friday pleaded not guilty to murder in the case of the first three victims and was ordered held without bail.

Persons: Rex Heuermann, — Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello —, Maureen Brainard, Barnes, Heuermann, “ Organizations: Suffolk County District Locations: Gilgo Beach, Long, Shore, Suffolk County, Nassau County, Manhattan

☆ Gilgo Beach murders: Suspect in custody in long-unsolved killings on New York's Long Island, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Kristina Sgueglia Brynn Gingras John Miller Ray Sanchez | Kristina Sgueglia | Brynn Gingras | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A New York architect is in custody for the Gilgo Beach murders, an unsolved case tied to at least 10 sets of human remains discovered since 2010 in suburban Long Island, according to two law enforcement sources. Law enforcement arrive at a Long Island house Friday, July 14, 2023. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/APAuthorities later said they believe Gilbert’s death may have been accidental and not related to the Gilgo Beach slayings. Additional remains were uncovered in neighboring Gilgo Beach and in Nassau County, about 40 miles east of New York City. Mack’s partial remains were first discovered near Gilgo Beach in 2000, with additional dismembered remains found in 2011, according to the Suffolk County police.

Persons: Rex Heuermann, Heuermann, Steve Bellone, Shannan Gilbert, Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, Jane Doe, “ Jane Doe, Valerie Mack, ” Organizations: CNN, Suffolk County DA’s, New, RH, & Associates, Associates, YouTube, FBI, Investigation Task Force, ”, Police, Craigslist, South Shore . Law, AP Authorities, police Locations: York, Long, Massapequa, Suffolk, New York City, Long Island, Manhattan, Gilgo Beach . Suffolk County, Gilgo, Jersey City , New Jersey, Oak Beach, South Shore, Gilgo Beach, Nassau County, Philadelphia, Suffolk County

CNN —Shark patrols are ramping up off Long Island beaches after five people were bitten in two days by marine animals that are likely sharks, authorities say. Officials in Long Island’s eastern Suffolk County, where three of the attacks occurred, have increased beach patrols and are using drones to scour the water for potential threats, the Suffolk County Police Department said Tuesday. Though no sharks were seen by the girl or anyone nearby at the time of the incident, the bite was most likely from a shark, Gorman said. Also Tuesday, a 15-year-old boy was bitten on his foot by a shark while surfing off Fire Island’s Kismet Beach, Suffolk police said. Three more people were bitten on Tuesday, including a 47-year-old man swimming in chest-deep water off of Long Island’s Quogue Village Beach, local police said.

Persons: Robert Moses Beach, George Gorman, Gorman, lacerations, preliminarily, “, ” Gorman, Gavin Naylor, ” Naylor Organizations: CNN, Suffolk County Police Department, Long, New York State Parks , Recreation, Historic Preservation, Quogue Village Police Department, Cherry Grove, York’s, Parks , Recreation, Florida Program, Shark Research, Florida Museum Locations: Long Island’s, Suffolk County, Suffolk, New York, Beach, Pines, Cherry, United States

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