Another death has been tied to alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, making his victim count jump to five, as the former architect is expected to be charged with the additional murder this week.
Sources say Heuermann, 60, will be indicted on the new murder charge Thursday.
"There were a number of necessary investigative steps that were taken, we've pointed out just some of them. Thursday, you will see the fruits of that investigation," Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney told WCBS-TV.
It's unclear who the fifth victim may be.
The anticipated announcement comes two weeks after investigators were spotted at the Massapequa, New York, home Heuermann shared with his now-estranged wife, Asa Ellerup, and their adult children Victoria, 27, and Christopher, 34, up until his arrest last summer.
Investigators were also seen combing through a wooded area in Manorville in connection with the case, last month.
In July 2023, the father of two was accused in the serial slayings of three female sex workers – Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello – whose remains were found in the Gilgo Beach area in 2009 and 2010. He was charged with three counts each of first- and second-degree murder, according to authorities.
In January, he was charged with the murder of a fourth woman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, who disappeared in 2007.
Heuermann pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
According to court documents, the victims appeared to be strangled and their bodies were wrapped in burlap, CBS News reported.
In addition to the likely fifth victim, Heuermann – also known as the Long Island serial killer – may be tied to another five more slayings in the area.
Patrica Maressa, 64, who lived next door to the Heuermann household for more than 20 years, previously described the alleged murderer as a "tall, big, big guy. Always well dressed," she said, according to NBC News.
