Mother of Gilgo Beach murders victim hopes suspect ‘suffers at hands of other inmates’
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The mother of one of the Gilgo Beach victims says she hopes alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann will “suffer” in prison. It’s too easy.” Court documents state that Mr Heuermann is also the “prime suspect” in the murder of the fourth woman in that group, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, though he is not facing charges related to her death. This booking image provided by Suffolk County Sheriffâs Office, shows Rex Heuermann, a Long Island architect who was charged Friday, July 14, 2023, with murder in the deaths of three of the 11 victims in a long-unsolved string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders. Court documents state that “taunting phone calls” were made by a male on Melissa Barthelemy’s phone, in which the caller admitted sexually assaulting and killing the victim.