Serial Killings

Serial killings, as defined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, are committed by one or more offenders, result in two or more murdered victims, and the incidents occur in separate events or at different times.


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Jeffrey Dahmer sits in court
Dennis Rader stands in court
btk suspect in cold cases
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BTK suspect in 2 murders
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BTK Killer Dennis Rader in a Kansas courtroom in 2005.
rex heuermann
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left, pizza box with paper plate and pizza crusts, right selfie of Rex Heuermann
Rex Heuermann
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matt johnson look live
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karen vergata portrait
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Heuermann on NYC street.
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Heuermann house on Long Island.
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Asa Ellerup, wife of Rex Heuermann, in front of her Long Island home.
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Matt Johnson at Gilgo Beach.
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Shannan Gilbert in an undated family photo.
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Heuermann first court appearance.
Rex Heuermann mugshot
Gilgo Beach documentary filmmaker talks to Court TV.
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What We Know About Rex Heuermann

The architect charged with the murders of 3 women found on Gilgo Beach has been married twice, lives in his childhood home and has children. More

July 26, 2023

Authorities search the home of suspect Rex Heuermann.
Aerial photo of excavator outside house
Authorities search the home of suspect Rex Heuermann.