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(NewsNation) — New York prosecutors accidental they program to denote a "significant update" successful the Gilgo Beach killings case Tuesday, pursuing a tribunal quality by fishy Rex Heuermann.
Heuermann is charged with sidesplitting six women whose remains were recovered connected Long Island. He's pleaded not guilty.
The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office volition clasp a quality league Tuesday greeting pursuing Heuerman's tribunal appearance, beryllium has not provided overmuch accusation connected what they program to address.
Investigators are inactive looking into the deaths of respective different radical whose remains were discovered successful the area.
Rex Heuermann could beryllium a fishy successful different homicides
District Attorney Ray Tierney has antecedently indicated that Heuermann is simply a fishy successful the decease of Valerie Mack, whose remains were recovered successful 2000.
In summation to Mack, prosecutors are besides looking into the decease of Karen Vergata, whose remains were archetypal discovered successful 1996 and yet identified successful 2022 aft a caller DNA analysis.
In September, authorities released caller renderings of an unidentified unfortunate who was recovered successful 2011. Officials said the victim, who for years they had identified arsenic male, whitethorn person presented outwardly arsenic pistillate and died successful 2006.
Seven identified Gilgo Beach victims. 
FILE PHOTO: Maureen Brainard-Barnes (top L), Melissa Barthelemy (top R), Megan Waterman (bottom L) and Amber Lynn Costello (bottom R) are seen successful a operation of handouts released to Reuters by Suffolk County Police Department April 6, 2011. Four bodies recovered dumped connected a distant Long Island formation were officially identified arsenic prostitutes who were apt slain by a serial killer, constabulary said. The women were killed astatine different determination and their bodies were transported to Gilgo Beach, astir 64 km (40 miles) eastbound of New York City, Suffolk county, New York constabulary said. The bodies were discovered successful aboriginal December. "All of the women were escorts, who were self-employed and utilized Craig's List and different sites to put meetings with clients," said a constabulary spokesperson, speechmaking from a connection issued by Police Commissioner Richard Dormer. REUTERS/Suffolk County Police Department/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS/File Photo
The individuality of a seventh Gilgo Beach unfortunate has been confirmed arsenic Karen Vergata by the Suffolk Country territory attorney. (Credit: Suffolk County District Attorny's bureau via NewsNation)
This operation of undated images provided by the Suffolk County Police Department shows Melissa Barthelemy, apical left, Amber Costello, apical right, Megan Waterman, bottommost left, and Maureen Brainard-Barnes. Authorities connected Long Island are vowing to proceed investigating a drawstring of killings known arsenic the Gilgo Beach murders aft charging an designer successful the deaths of 3 of the 11 victims. Rex Heuermann, 59, is accused of sidesplitting Barthelemy, Costello and Waterman implicit a decennary ago. He is besides considered the premier fishy successful the decease of Brainard-Barnes. (Suffolk County Police Department via AP)
This undated representation provided by the Suffolk County Police Department shows Melissa Barthelemy. Authorities connected Long Island are vowing to proceed investigating a drawstring of killings known arsenic the Gilgo Beach murders aft charging an designer successful the deaths of 3 of the 11 victims. Rex Heuermann, 59, is accused of sidesplitting Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello implicit a decennary ago. He is besides considered the premier fishy successful the decease of different woman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes. (Suffolk County Police Department via AP)
This booking representation provided by Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office shows Rex Heuermann, a Long Island designer who was charged Friday, July 14, 2023, with execution successful the deaths of 3 victims successful a long-unsolved drawstring of killings known arsenic the Gilgo Beach murders. (Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office via AP0
FILE - Rex Heuermann appears adjacent to his lawyer Michael Brown astatine Suffolk County Court, April 17, 2024, successful Riverhead, N.Y. Prosecutors are readying a large announcement successful the Gilgo Beach serial killings arsenic Heuermann, the premier fishy successful the case, is acceptable to look successful transgression tribunal Thursday, June 6, connected Long Island. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP, File)
Rex Heuermann, center, charged successful the Gilgo Beach serial killings connected Long Island, enters the courtrrom for a proceeding astatine Suffolk County Court successful Riverhead, N.Y., Thursday, June. 6, 2024. Heuermann was charged Thursday successful the deaths of 2 more, aft prosecutors said they gathered caller DNA grounds and recovered a machine papers helium had utilized to “blueprint” his crimes. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP, Pool)
This volition beryllium Heuermann's archetypal tribunal quality since October.
The authorities has frozen assets from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office arsenic portion of a abstracted probe involving the erstwhile administration. The probe into a erstwhile territory lawyer has tied up an estimated $13 cardinal and importantly slowed the question of Heuermann’s case, tribunal officials said.
Background of Gilgo Beach investigation
Heuermann is charged with murder in transportation with the deaths of six women: Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Costello, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Jessica Taylor and Sandra Costilla. He was initially charged with execution successful the deaths of the archetypal 4 women, and prosecutors aboriginal charged him successful the deaths of Taylor and Costilla.
Police spent the past 14 years investigating the deaths of astatine slightest 10 radical — astir of whom were enactment workers — whose remains were discovered on an isolated road adjacent Gilgo Beach connected Long Island.
Heuermann lived crossed the bay from wherever officials discovered the bodies. He pleaded not blameworthy to each charges in June.
He was initially charged successful the deaths of 3 women successful 2023 and was subsequently charged successful 3 much earlier this year. In a tribunal filing for the astir caller charges, prosecutors said they had recovered a record connected a hard thrust successful Heuermann’s basement that helium utilized to “methodically blueprint” his killings — including checklists with tasks to tick disconnected before, during and afterward, arsenic good arsenic lessons for “next time.”
Where does Rex Heuermann’s lawsuit basal now?
The territory attorney’s bureau has turned implicit 99.9% of the physics information extracted from the 400 devices investigators recovered from Heuermann’s location — astir 120 terabytes of information.
Heuermann’s attorney, Michael Brown, said helium plans to question abstracted trials for the 5th and sixth victims. Brown besides announced plans to inquire for a alteration of venue, joking that “Mars” is the lone spot the lawsuit mightiness person a just proceedings due to the fact that of extended quality media coverage.
The Associated Press and NewsNation's Katie Smith contributed to this report.
