Gilgo Beach murders: Former FBI profiler says investigators ‘probably’ operating on belief of ‘more victims’

Jul 15, 2023

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A former profiler for the Federal Bureau of Investigation says that investigators are likely operating off of the belief that there are more victims after the Gilgo Beach serial suspect Rex Heuermann was arrested on Thursday night.

Heuermann is charged with six counts of murder: one count of first degree murder and one count of second degree murder for each of the three victims. The victims have been identified as Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello.

He pleaded not guilty to all charges during a court hearing on Friday afternoon.

Mary Ellen O’Toole, a former FBI profiler, told Fox News Digital that investigators are “probably operating off of the theory that there likely are more victims out there.”

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