Rex Heuermann Sentenced to Three Consecutive Life Terms for Long Island Serial Killer Murders

Summary

Rex Heuermann, the Long Island Serial Killer, was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences plus 25 years to life for the murders of seven women. The 62-year-old Massapequa resident pleaded guilty on April 8, and the sentencing hearing included nearly two hours of emotional victim impact statements from the families of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Jessica Taylor, Valerie Mack, and Sandra Costilla. Heuermann remained largely impassive throughout the proceedings.