New Details on Gilgo Beach Victim Coming Monday

Officials to unveil new victim renderings in Gilgo Beach case
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Posted Sep 16, 2024 7:21 AM CDT
New Details on Gilgo Beach Victim Coming Monday
Authorities continue to work at the home of suspect Rex Heuermann, who has been charged with the slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings, in Massapequa Park, N.Y., July 24, 2023.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Law enforcement officials in Brentwood, NY, will release new details Monday about a victim whose remains were found in the same area as other Gilgo Beach killings. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney disclosed that new information includes detailed renderings of a male of Asian descent, whose remains were discovered along Ocean Parkway in 2011. Officials believe the man, likely in his late teens or early 20s and 5 feet 6 inches tall, died five to 10 years prior to the discovery.

The victim was wearing women's clothing and could have been a sex worker, according to investigators. Enhanced reconstructions of his appearance using anthropological methods aim to spur new leads. Tierney highlighted the absence of extensive DNA records from Asian individuals in US databases, complicating the identification process. "We're hoping maybe someone will remember a person who looked like him that disappeared in the time frame when he died," Tierney told Newsday.

No charges have been filed in the unidentified man's death. Rex Heuermann, a local architect, faces charges in the murders of six women whose remains were found near the unidentified man's. Heuermann, 61, was arraigned in June concerning the deaths of two young women, believed to have been sex workers. He also faces charges for killing four others. The Gilgo Beach investigation has involved at least 10 victims since investigations started in 2010. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)

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