A former Federal Bureau of Investigation profiler says that Lengthy Island serial homicide suspect Rex Heuermann allegedly made calls to the circle of relatives member of a sufferer as a result of he sought after to listen to the worry of their voice.
59-year-old Heuermann is charged with six counts of homicide: one rely of first-degree homicide and one rely of second-degree homicide for each and every of the 3 sufferers. The sufferers were known as Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello.
He pleaded no longer in charge to all fees throughout a court docket listening to on Friday afternoon.
In keeping with a bail utility launched through prosecutors, Heuermann allegedly used Barthelemy’s mobile phone to name her circle of relatives on July 17, July 23, August 5, August 19, and August 26, 2009.
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Rex Heuermann is led into Arthur M. Cromarty Legal Advanced in Riverhead, NY on Friday, July 14, 2023. The 59 12 months outdated is being charged with 3 counts of homicide on the subject of the deaths of sufferers discovered on Gilgo Seaside. (Matt Agudo/Splash for Fox Information Virtual)
Heuermann allegedly informed her circle of relatives that he killed and sexually assaulted the 24-year-old lady, officers wrote.
Barthelemy used to be ultimate observed in New York Town on July 10, 2009. Her frame used to be present in December 2010 on Gilgo Seaside.
In keeping with the New York Submit, no less than one name used to be positioned to her sister, Amanda Barthelemy.
“Is that this Melissa’s little sister?” requested a person.
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Rex Heuermann and Melissa Barthelemey (Suffolk County Sheriff’s Administrative center by the use of AP)
“Sure,” spoke back the sister, who used to be 16 years outdated on the time.
“Have you learnt what your sister is doing?” the person stated. “She’s a w—e.”
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This reserving symbol equipped through Suffolk County Sheriff’s Administrative center, presentations Rex Heuermann, a Lengthy Island architect who used to be charged Friday, July 14, 2023, with homicide within the deaths of 3 of the 11 sufferers in a long-unsolved string of killings referred to as the Gilgo Seaside murders. (Suffolk County Sheriff’s Administrative center by the use of AP0 (Suffolk County Sheriff’s Administrative center by the use of AP)
Mary Ellen O’Toole, a former FBI profiler, informed Fox Information Virtual that Heuermann most likely made the decision as a result of “he sought after to listen to the worry and the horror within the sister’s voice.”
“I believe he discovered that to be sexually arousing,” O’Toole added. “A part of what we are seeing here’s anyone that wasn’t looking to ease her ache, no longer looking to express regret, no longer attempting to provide an explanation for away his habits, he sought after to listen to the worry, the nervousness, the horror, the heartache in her voice.”
All over a press convention on Friday, Suffolk County District Legal professional Raymond Tierney stated that the 4 girls “did the similar factor for a residing, they are going to market it the similar method, and there have been similarities in regards to the crime scenes.”
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Heuermann is a major suspect within the loss of life of Maureen Brainard-Barnes however hasn’t been officially charged if that’s the case.
His legal professional, Michael Brown, stated on Friday that the proof is “extraordinarily circumstantial,” including that his consumer stated time and again “I did not do that,” thru tears.
Fox Information’ Chris Eberhart contributed to this record.
