Gilgo Beach killings: 15 sex workers may have talked to suspect

(NewsNation) — Suffolk County officials revealed to NewsNation that investigators person obtained 15 reports from enactment workers presently down bars who whitethorn person spoken with alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann.

Retired NYPD Sgt. Joseph Giacalone told NewsNation's Laura Ingle helium believes the lawsuit is going to commencement "catching fire" successful the adjacent mates of months.

"I deliberation this task unit has done a tremendous job. And I spot immoderate much cases getting solved successful the future," Giacalone added during his Wednesday quality connected "Elizabeth Vargas Reports."

Heuermann, the antheral who is accused of sidesplitting six women, has pleaded not blameworthy to each charges against him. Since 2010, constabulary person been probing the deaths of astatine slightest 10 people, astir of whom are enactment workers, whose remains were discovered on an isolated road not acold from Gilgo Beach.

Victims had gone missing implicit a span of astatine slightest 14 years.

Heuermann, an designer who lived crossed a bay from wherever the bodies were found, was arrested past July successful transportation to the killings of Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Lynn Costello and Maureen Brainard-Barnes.

At a proceeding successful June, Heuermann pleaded not blameworthy to sidesplitting Jessica Taylor and Sandra Costilla and was ordered held without bail. Michael Brown, Heuermann’s attorney, told reporters afterward that Heuermann is “horrified by the caller charges,” and “obviously successful a atrocious place” regarding them.

He is scheduled to instrumentality to tribunal July 30.

NewsNation's Laura Ingle contributed to this report.