More than 50 years after 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime first disappeared, DNA evidence confirmed that she died at the hands of notorious serial killer Ted Bundy.
&#8220;This case is now officially closed,&#8221; Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith announced on Wednesday, detailing during a news conference the process by which his department had been able to connect Bundy to the case.
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Aime <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/04/01/ted-bundy-killed-utah-teen-laura/">disappeared</a> on Halloween night in 1974, and her body was discovered in American Fork Canyon, near the Timpanogos Cave Visitor Center, about one month later — and police initially thought they were looking at the body of a different missing teen. Debra Kent, also 17, had gone missing in Bountiful on November 8. The body of 17-year-old Melissa Smith, whose father was the Midvale police chief, was discovered just weeks earlier.
The attempted kidnapping of a 19-year-old woman eventually led to Bundy&#8217;s arrest in 1975, but he could not be directly tied to Aime&#8217;s murder. While DNA evidence was recovered at the scene, the technology was not yet available that would have allowed investigators to separate mixed profiles in order to make an identification.
Bundy was never charged with Aime&#8217;s murder, but her family — and local authorities — believed that he was the most likely suspect. The notorious serial killer himself named Aime, and Kent, as well as his victims, in a confession prior to his 1989 execution in Florida — but no one was able to tie him directly to the physical evidence until recently.
Sheriff Smith cited &#8220;new forensic techniques&#8221; that allowed commingled DNA samples to be separated into individual profiles — techniques that Utah&#8217;s state crime lab was not able to make use of until 2023.
Once a male DNA profile was extracted from the sample in Aime&#8217;s case, it was entered into a database that included samples from all around the country. A hit on the profile in Florida led investigators to collaborate with the crime lab there, and together they connected the profile to Bundy.
In the state of Utah alone, Bundy is believed to have murdered at least five women — and as many as eight. He moved to Salt Lake City in 1974 to attend University of Utah&#8217;s law school, but prior to his arrival there, he had already killed at least nine women in the Pacific Northwest.

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Director Todd Phillips ditched laughter for tears with 2019’s “Joker.”
The mind behind “The Hangover” franchise, “Old School” and more got fed up with woke comedy restrictions and joined the superhero craze.
On his terms.
His “Joker” became a sensation, earned star Joaquin Phoenix a Best Actor Oscar and proved there’s more to superhero films than CGI dustups.
The media tried to turn “Joker” into an incel warning, but when the film refused to spark violence journalists moved on to other false narratives.
One thing was clear. An encore was inevitable.
“Joker: Folie à Deux” defies superhero norms. Again. No action sequences, lycra-clad heroes or tired genre tropes. Phillips even made it a musical, tasking stars Phoenix and Lady Gaga to play out their tortured romance in song.
Two-plus hours later, you’ll still wonder why they bothered.
The first “Joker” delivered a brutal study of a man in psychological agony. Arthur Fleck’s transformation into the Joker happened because society pushed him to the boundaries. The health care system failed him. His co-workers couldn’t empathize with his middling comedy career.
Bullies pounced and seized at will. And, eventually, he snapped. Or, to be more specific, he opened fire.
That arc touched on societal critiques that spiked the narrative punch. “Folie à Deux” revisits some of those themes but adds precious little to the franchise.
Arthur is being held at a mental institution (Arkham style!) following the events of the 2019 film. He faces the death penalty for killing five people, although the law doesn’t realize he also killed his Ma. His lawyer (Catherine Keener) wants to improve his public image in the hopes of avoiding the electric chair.
<div id="attachment_807101" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-807101" class="wp-image-807101 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/MV5BMWFmNDA0ZjQtZDFiYS00ZDE4LWJkMWItMTczMjU3Yjg4ODBmXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-1024x547.jpg" alt="Joaquin Phoenix in “Joker: Folie à Deux” (2024). DC Entertainment. Warner Bros. Pictures. IMDB." width="1024" height="547" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/MV5BMWFmNDA0ZjQtZDFiYS00ZDE4LWJkMWItMTczMjU3Yjg4ODBmXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/MV5BMWFmNDA0ZjQtZDFiYS00ZDE4LWJkMWItMTczMjU3Yjg4ODBmXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-300x160.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/MV5BMWFmNDA0ZjQtZDFiYS00ZDE4LWJkMWItMTczMjU3Yjg4ODBmXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-768x410.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/MV5BMWFmNDA0ZjQtZDFiYS00ZDE4LWJkMWItMTczMjU3Yjg4ODBmXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-1536x820.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/MV5BMWFmNDA0ZjQtZDFiYS00ZDE4LWJkMWItMTczMjU3Yjg4ODBmXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-2048x1093.jpg 2048w" sizes=" (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Joaquin Phoenix in “Joker: Folie à Deux” (2024). DC Entertainment. Warner Bros. Pictures. IMDB.</div>
The guards at the institution try to pry jokes from Arthur.
All Arthur wants is to smoke every cigarette within reach. This film loves smoking in ways that would make Joe Camel blush.
Meanwhile, society has made Arthur a hero of sorts. He fought back against The System on his terms. They even made a TV movie about his transformation.
That warped fame draws the attention of a fellow patient, Harleen “Lee” Quinzel (Lady Gaga). That’s Harley Quinn, of course, one of the micro-nods to the comic book source material.
The other? Harry Lawtey’s Harvey Dent is the prosecutor hoping to end the Joker’s reign.
Lee is drawn to Arthur’s anti-social Joker and he’s just happy to have a woman look his way. Can their bond survive the trial and their self-defeating ways? What are the stakes in said trial, anyway?
Phillips cast convention aside the first time around. Now, he’s doubling down in his cinematic sandbox. The film begins with an animated short featuring the Joker and his mischievous shadow.
Huh?
The musical numbers, drawn in naturalist fashion and relying on classic tunes like “That’s Entertainment” and “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” offer modest rewards. Phoenix isn’t a singer but throws himself into the unorthodox dancing.
Lady Gaga is squarely in her element, but the film won’t embrace the full musical charms that Gene Kelly and Judy Garland embraced. “Joker: Folie à Deux” is surprisingly lifeless despite two charismatic stars and a bracing origin story.
<div id="attachment_807103" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-807103" class="wp-image-807103 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/MV5BZmRkOGNlMjUtNzllMi00ODJhLTg3YjUtNjE3MWI5NzY3NTlmXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-864x576.jpg" alt="Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in “Joker: Folie à Deux” (2024). DC Entertainment. Warner Bros. Pictures. IMDB." width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/MV5BZmRkOGNlMjUtNzllMi00ODJhLTg3YjUtNjE3MWI5NzY3NTlmXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/MV5BZmRkOGNlMjUtNzllMi00ODJhLTg3YjUtNjE3MWI5NzY3NTlmXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/MV5BZmRkOGNlMjUtNzllMi00ODJhLTg3YjUtNjE3MWI5NzY3NTlmXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/MV5BZmRkOGNlMjUtNzllMi00ODJhLTg3YjUtNjE3MWI5NzY3NTlmXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/MV5BZmRkOGNlMjUtNzllMi00ODJhLTg3YjUtNjE3MWI5NzY3NTlmXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/MV5BZmRkOGNlMjUtNzllMi00ODJhLTg3YjUtNjE3MWI5NzY3NTlmXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/MV5BZmRkOGNlMjUtNzllMi00ODJhLTg3YjUtNjE3MWI5NzY3NTlmXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes=" (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in “Joker: Folie à Deux” (2024). DC Entertainment. Warner Bros. Pictures. IMDB.</div>
Steve Coogan appears as a tabloid journalist eager to make Arthur summon the Joker for his audience. It’s all about ratings and The Narrative, not the truth. Is Phillips, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver, mocking corporate journalism? 
Maybe. Likely. The scene ends and the film drops that criticism cold.
Other scenes depict how society continues to keep poor Arthur down. The asylum’s security guards, including a brute played by the great Brendan Gleeson, use Arthur to further their own ends. 
And? Prison guards routinely behave badly on screen and, we’re sure, sometimes off-screen. What’s so different, or meaningful, here?
The most memorable moment brings back actor Leigh Gill, whose character witnessed one of the Joker’s killings in the first film. The haunted soul describes to the courtroom how the tragedy left him fearful of everyday life.
Gill’s performance chills. We’re reminded what the real-world implications of worshiping a serial killer are. “Joker” made us mourn a sick man’s descent into madness. We rooted for him to find some sort of comfort or healing. That never materialized.
The sequel marinates in the idea that this fallen man matters. He has a purpose, a mission beyond himself. His fame alone makes him worth our admiration.
He’s suddenly … cool. No. And there’s no oversized Bat to put him in his place.
Moral complexities could have powered “Folie à Deux.” There’s a reason we hoped Tony Soprano could stay one step ahead of The Law. Instead, we get a lethargic courtroom trial, a romance with little heat and a third act that proves the sequel never had a plan in the first place.
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There’s no denying “Folie à Deux” looks magnificent. The dream sequences marry the film’s gritty aesthetic with old Hollywood panache. Phillips’ camera captures every scene for maximum impact, crafting indelible images along the way.
The film’s waning moments seem like they’re building to something mythical, a rationale for everything we’ve just witnessed. Instead, what follows erases the modest goodwill already generated.
“Joker” reinvigorated the comic book movie. “Joker: Folie à Deux” reminds us that sequels for sequels’ sake only taint the original.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://x.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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An attorney for the estranged wife of the man accused of killing six women in the Gilgo Beach area of Long Island, New York, says the man is also the main suspect in a seventh murder.
Robert Macedonio, the attorney representing the suspect’s estranged wife, said the Gilgo Beach serial killer is the main suspect in a seventh murder, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/newyork/news/rex-heuermann-family-1-year-after-arrest/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> but didn’t provide any additional information.
The Daily Wire is not naming the suspect due to a policy regarding mass killers. His wife is also not being named because she is not accused of any wrongdoing.
Macedonia made the announcement from the suspect’s driveway in Massapequa Park on the 1-year anniversary of the man’s arrest. He had previously announced that he would give an update on the family on Saturday afternoon, Fox 5 New York <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/wife-accused-gilgo-beach-killer-speaks-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Flanked by the suspect’s wife and their two children, Macedonio provided an update on the family’s situation, saying they are still “piecing their lives back together.”
&#8220;They are collateral damage to the alleged actions of [the suspect]. Whether they happened or did not happen, whether he&#8217;s innocent or guilty, their lives are forever turned upside down,&#8221; Macedonio said.
The suspect’s estranged wife didn’t answer questions, but did give an update about her current battle with cancer.
&#8220;I&#8217;m not in remission yet. I have up to three years, then the doctors will see if I&#8217;m in remission,&#8221; she said.
She had been married to the suspect for 27 years but filed for divorce just six days after he was arrested. In March, she released <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suspected-gilgo-beach-serial-killers-wife-who-is-divorcing-him-now-says-husband-not-capable-of-murders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a statement</a> saying her estranged husband is “not capable of the crimes he is accused of.”
“I will listen to all of the evidence and withhold judgment until the end of trial,” the wife said in a statement released through Macedonio. “I have given him the benefit of the doubt, as we all deserve.”
Macedonio reportedly said the wife visits the suspect weekly.
She also provided “heartfelt sympathies” to the victims and their families in her statement.
“Nobody deserves to die in that manner,” she added.
The suspect has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy, and Amber Costello, who were found on a beach along the south shore of Long Island, New York, back in 2010. In January, the suspect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gilgo-beach-serial-killer-suspect-charged-with-4th-murder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was charged</a> with the murder of a fourth woman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes. In June, the suspect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suspected-gilgo-beach-serial-killer-charged-with-2-more-murders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was charged</a> with the 2003 death of Jessica Taylor and the 1993 death of Sandra Costilla.

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Attorney For Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer’s Estranged Wife Says He’s Main Suspect In 7th Murder

Attorney For Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Suspect's Estranged Wife Says He's Main Suspect In Seventh Murder

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Herb Baumeister has never been convicted of any murders, since he committed suicide before he could be arrested, but the number of human remains found on his property could make him one of America’s most prolific serial killers.
Baumeister was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 7, 1947. Around the time he became an adolescent, he began showing antisocial behavior and was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and antisocial personality disorder, but was never treated for either.
In 1971, he married Julie Saiter and the couple had three children. In May 1988, they purchased a $1 million estate called Fox Hollow Farm, the same year Baumeister founded a successful thrift-store chain in Indianapolis.
Six years after purchasing the farm property, Baumeister’s 13-year-old son Erich brought home a human skull, which he said he had found in the woods on the property, according to a 1996 <a href="https://people.com/archive/while-julie-was-away-vol-46-no-26/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> from People Magazine. Baumeister told Julie that the bones were from a medical school skeleton that once belonged to his late father, a doctor, but didn’t explain what they were doing on the couple’s property. Days later, the bones were gone, and Julie simply assumed that an animal had taken them.
Julie would later learn that during the summers, when she was away with the couple’s three children, Baumeister would frequent Indianapolis gay bars – from which multiple men would disappear. It started in June 1980, when the body of a 15-year-old boy was found – the first connected to an American serial killer at the time known only as the I-70 Strangler. The boy, Michael Petree, was a male prostitute who spent time at Indianapolis gay bars – the same ones Baumeister would go to.
Ten more bodies wouldn&#8217;t be found until August 1991. Police believed that by then, Baumeister was using Fox Hollow Farm to dispose of the bodies.
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In the early 1990s, police were investigating multiple gay men reported missing – who were all of a similar age, height, and weight. In 1994, a man named Tony Harris contacted the Marion County Sheriff’s Department to say he believed a man who frequented the gay bars – who called himself “Brian Smart” – had likely killed his friend Roger Goodlet. Harris based this claim in Smart’s odd interest in Goodlet’s missing person case and his own near-death experience with Smart sometime earlier.
Smart was identified as Baumeister, and investigators asked to search the Fox Hollow home and property. Baumeister and Julie refused the search, but in 1996, the couple had divorced, and Julie had become fearful of her husband’s behavior, so she allowed the search to move forward.
The first search of the Baumeister property turned up the remains of eleven men, and a warrant was issued for Baumeister’s arrest. One of those victims is Roger Goodlet, whose connection to Tony Harris led to police identifying Baumeister as a potential killer.
Before police could arrest him, however, Baumeister fled to Ontario, Canada, and shot himself in the head, leaving behind a suicide note that mentioned his broken marriage and failing business but not the remains. 
On December 4, 2022, a new search of Baumeister’s old farm was conducted, and a new bone was found, along with 20 locations identified as possibly concealing more human remains, WRTV <a href="https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/bone-found-during-sunday-search-of-herbert-baumeister-property" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> at the time.
In May 2024, another search was conducted, and authorities recovered more than 10,000 bone fragments scattered across the 18-acre property, the Indy Star <a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2024/06/05/fox-hollow-farms-victims-identified-alleged-indiana-serial-killer-herbert-baumeister-wesffield/72369859007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
The remains are being analyzed, Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison said, adding that just a tiny fraction of those bone fragments have been identified so far.
&#8220;We have roughly 10,000 bone fragments, and my guess is that we haven&#8217;t gone through 160 of those yet,&#8221; he said, according to the Star. &#8220;We&#8217;ve got a lot of work in front of us, but every day is a step forward.&#8221;
So far, authorities have identified at least 13 unique DNA profiles from remains found on Baumeister’s property, and nine of those have been identified as gay men who went missing in the 1990s. Four other sets of remains have not been identified yet. This number includes those found on the property in the 1996 search.
Two years ago, authorities asked family members whose loved ones went missing in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s to submit DNA samples to be compared to remains found on Baumeister’s property.
In total, that means Baumeister is currently suspected of killing at least 25 people (11 as the I-70 Strangler, and 13 more who were found on his property, plus an additional murder Baumeister was linked to posthumously). With 10,000 bone fragments to identify, that number could increase exponentially.
The world may never know the extent of Baumeister’s crime, and he will never be held accountable for his alleged actions, since he has been dead for 30 years. And because of that, he will always be a “suspected” serial killer.

Herb Baumeister and his home Fox Hollow Farms in Indiana. Wikipedia. Screenshot: YouTube.

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Last week, the man suspected of killing four women and dumping their bodies on Gilgo Beach in New York was charged with the murders of two more women.
The accused, who is not being named by The Daily Wire, was charged with two additional murders occurring a decade apart. Their remains were not found near the original four victims. Here’s how police connected the 59-year-old architect to the two new victims, according to <a href="https://suffolkcountyny.gov/da/Newsroom/Press-Releases/gilgo-investigation-superseding-indictment-and-bail-application" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a bail application</a> filed by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
Jessica Taylor
In July 2003, a person walking their dog found the remains of Jessica Taylor in the Long Island, New York, village of Manorville. The remains were identified as Taylor, even though the head was missing and the arms had been removed below the elbows. A tattoo on her torso was also mangled with a sharp object.
The missing body parts were not found until March 29, 2011, on the same side of the road and less than a mile from where the remains of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy, and Amber Costello were found. The suspect had already been charged with their murders and pleaded not guilty.
Taylor was a sex worker in the area near where the Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect worked. He was present in the area on the day Taylor disappeared, according to evidence seized during one of the searches of the suspect’s home.
During the initial investigation after Taylor’s remains were found in 2003, a witness said they saw a dark-colored Chevrolet pickup truck backed up to the woods where the body was found. The current suspect had purchased such a vehicle in March 2002, more than a year before the remains were discovered.
When investigators analyzed digital devices taken from the suspect’s home in the past year, they found that shortly after Taylor’s body was discovered two decades earlier, the suspect had read a Newsday article about the remains and began searching for a new vehicle. The suspect attempted to delete this online activity.
When examining Taylor’s body, a male human hair was recovered from a surgical drape that had been underneath the victim. At the time, DNA testing could not be done due to the limitations of the lab, but in August 2023, the hair was tested against the DNA taken from the suspect. Results from an outside lab excluded 99.96% of the American population but could not exclude the suspect. The hair was also sent to another outside lab, which found that it was 1.847 x 10603 times more likely that the hair came from the suspect than from someone else.
Investigators also found that the suspect’s family was out of town during the time Taylor is believed to have been murdered, which aligns with his family’s absence during other murders with which he has been charged.
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Sandra Costilla
Costilla’s remains were found in November 1993 in the Long Island hamlet of North Sea. During the initial investigation, three hairs were found on the victim, including two male hairs from a tape-lift on the victim’s search.
In 2014, DNA profiles were developed from the hairs, and 10 years later, after the suspect was charged in the murders of four women, his DNA was compared to the DNA profile. The outside lab that determined the hair found on Jessica Taylor’s body likely belonged to the suspect made the same conclusion for the male hairs found on Costilla.
The third hair, which belonged to a female, was matched to a woman who had been living with the suspect at the time of Costilla’s disappearance, but she has not been charged in connection with the murder, nor is she suspected of assisting in the crime.
During multiple searches of the suspect’s home in Massapequa, New York, investigators found more than 350 electronic devices and began attempts to extract and analyze the data on those devices. On one hard drive, investigators were able to recover <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gilgo-beach-serial-killer-suspect-had-a-planning-document-for-murders-district-attorney-says">a deleted document</a> that appeared to have been used as a way for the suspect to “plan out” his “kills,” according to <a href="https://suffolkcountyny.gov/da/Newsroom/Press-Releases/gilgo-investigation-superseding-indictment-and-bail-application">the bail application</a> filed by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
This document mentioned that the suspect needed to avoid leaving behind hairs that could connect him to the case.
If convicted, the suspect faces multiple life sentences without the possibility of parole.

Here’s How Police Connected The Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Suspect To 2 More Murders

Here's How Police Connected The Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Suspect To 2 More Murders

New York authorities prosecuting the man accused of killing six women and dumping their bodies on Gilgo Beach in New York say the suspect kept a “planning document” to plan the murders.
The suspect, who is not being named by The Daily Wire, was charged Thursday with the 2003 death of Jessica Taylor and the 1993 death of Sandra Costilla, ABC New York <a href="https://abc7ny.com/post/gilgo-beach-suspect-serial-killer-rex-heuermann-murders/14917073/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. This brings the total number of women believed to have been killed by the suspect up to six.
During multiple searches of the suspect’s home in Massapequa, New York, investigators found more than 350 electronic devices and began attempts to extract and analyze the data on those devices. On one hard drive, investigators were able to recover a deleted document that appeared to have been used as a way for the suspect to “plan out” his “kills,” according to <a href="https://suffolkcountyny.gov/da/Newsroom/Press-Releases/gilgo-investigation-superseding-indictment-and-bail-application" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a bail application</a> filed by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
The document included underlined headings that read: “Problems,” “Supplies,” “DS,” and “TRG.” “DS” refers to “dump site” and “TRG” seems to stand for “target.”
Each heading includes a list, with the “Problems” list including notes such as “DNA,” “tire marks,” “blood stains,” and “fingerprints.” The complete list appears to show the lengths to which the suspect went to cover his tracks.
As for “Supplies,” the suspect listed items such as “lie/acid,” a “police scaner [sic],” “rope/cord,” and “bags/tape.” A note under the “DS” heading suggested the suspect “recon dumster [sic] locations.” And other targets, the suspect wrote “Megan?” and noted that “small is good.”
The planning document also includes three more sections, titled “Pre-Prep,” “Prep,” and “Post Event.” Under “Pre-Prep” the suspect mentions vehicle inspection, engaging the target, and looking into dump sites and weather reports, as well as looking for video cameras in these areas.
The “Prep” section discusses setting up a “stage” and “holding area” as well as setting up a table, believed by investigators to have been used for victim torture and mutilation. The final section, “Post Event,” includes notes such as “distroy [sic] file,” “change tires,” “burn gloves,” and “dispose of pic’s [sic].” It also notes that the suspect should “have story set.”
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The document goes on to expand on these sections, including “recon reports” and how to avoid detection after the fact, including not being seen in the area of the crime for too long and to not use a charge card for gas. It also discusses how to prep the bodies for disposal, including “remove head and hands,” and what items needed to be disposed of following the killings.
Finally, the document includes a section titled “Things:To Remember [sic]” that discusses how sound travels, and how important sleep is before a kill. The document also uses the phrase “next time,” multiple times.
The suspect <a href="https://abc7ny.com/post/gilgo-beach-suspect-serial-killer-rex-heuermann-murders/14917073/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was arrested</a> on July 13, 2023. He was initially charged with the murders of three women, but has now been charged with three additional murders. The suspect has pleaded not guilty.
The remains of 11 people were found in the Gilgo Beach area, but not all have been connected to the current suspect.

Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Suspect Had A ‘Planning Document’ For Murders, District Attorney Says

Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Suspect Had A 'Planning Document' For Murders, District Attorney Says

The man already accused of killing four women and dumping their bodies on Gilgo Beach in New York has been officially charged with the murder of two more women.
The suspect, who is not being named by The Daily Wire, was charged Thursday with the 2003 death of Jessica Taylor and the 1993 death of Sandra Costilla, ABC New York <a href="https://abc7ny.com/post/gilgo-beach-suspect-serial-killer-rex-heuermann-murders/14917073/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. He <a href="https://abc7ny.com/post/gilgo-beach-suspect-serial-killer-rex-heuermann-murders/14917073/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">had been expected</a> to be charged with only one additional murder.
Part of Taylor’s remains were found near Gilgo Beach and more were found in a wooded area of Manorville, which is further east. Costilla’s murder was thought to be caused by another person, as her remains were found in Southampton, New York.
The dates of these two murders expand the suspect’s alleged killing spree by two decades.
The charges come just weeks after police went back to the suspect’s home in Massapequa to <a href="https://abc7ny.com/post/gilgo-beach-suspect-serial-killer-rex-heuermann-murders/14917073/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">search for additional evidence</a>.
The suspect <a href="https://abc7ny.com/post/gilgo-beach-suspect-serial-killer-rex-heuermann-murders/14917073/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was arrested</a> on July 13, 2023. He was initially charged with the murders of three women. The suspect has pleaded not guilty.
The remains of 11 people were found in the Gilgo Beach area, but not all have been connected to the current suspect.
Six days after his arrest, his wife filed for divorce. She and other family members reportedly <a href="https://abc7ny.com/post/gilgo-beach-suspect-serial-killer-rex-heuermann-murders/14917073/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">will receive</a> $1 million for participating in a documentary series with Peacock. The project will follow the family’s lives as they cope with the upcoming trial and how it has uprooted their lives.
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Police investigating the Gilgo Beach serial killings are operating on the theory that the suspect committed the murders in his own home, a source told CNN.
The theory is based on the fact that the suspect’s family was out of town during the murders, suggesting he may have lured the victims to his home, a source involved in the investigation <a href="https://abc7ny.com/post/gilgo-beach-suspect-serial-killer-rex-heuermann-murders/14917073/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the outlet.
If convicted, the suspect faces multiple life sentences without the possibility of parole.

Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Charged With 2 More Murders

The man accused of killing four women and dumping their bodies on Gilgo Beach in New York is expected to be charged with the murder of a fifth woman, according to multiple reports.
The suspect, who is not being named by The Daily Wire, is expected to be arraigned on the new charge on Thursday, NBC New York <a href="https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/gilgo-killer-long-island/5471639/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_NYBrand" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, citing sources familiar with the investigation. The Suffolk district attorney’s office confirmed the court date with the outlet but didn’t specify the charge, and the sources didn’t say which victim it involved.
The suspect’s attorney, Michael Brown, declined to comment on the reports to NBC, but said his client maintains his innocence. Vess Mitev, who is representing the suspect’s two adult children, doesn&#8217;t know what the district attorney will say on Thursday.
&#8220;Just like the rest of us, we’re waiting to hear what the district attorney has to say,&#8221; Mitev said, according to NBC. &#8220;My clients, again, they’re going to take it day-by-day, minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour as the landscape shifts around them.&#8221;
He added that his clients haven’t returned to the family home since police conducted <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-searching-suspected-gilgo-beach-serial-killers-house-for-links-to-other-murders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a new search</a> and that they stand by their father, no matter the charges.
&#8220;If it’s one or 100, they are allegations and they are eager [to] have the legal process play itself out. Not in the court of public opinion, but in the courtroom in front of a jury, in front of a judge,&#8221; Mitev said. &#8220;These are allegations. They’re horrible allegations, horrific allegations and they’re dealing with an everyday process of trying to wrap their heads around it, the fact of allegations against their father. But they’re allegations nonetheless.&#8221;
The suspect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-how-a-pizza-box-and-hair-led-police-to-the-suspected-gilgo-beach-serial-killer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was arrested</a> on July 13, 2023. He has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gilgo-beach-serial-killer-suspect-charged-with-4th-murder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charged</a> with the murders of four young women: Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy, and Amber Costello, who were found on a beach along the south shore of Long Island, New York, back in 2010. The suspect has pleaded not guilty.
Six days after his arrest, his wife filed for divorce. She and other family members reportedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gilgo-beach-serial-killer-suspects-family-to-make-1-million-for-docuseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">will receive</a> $1 million for participating in a documentary series with Peacock. The project will follow the family’s lives as they cope with the upcoming trial and how it has uprooted their lives.
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Police investigating the Gilgo Beach serial killings are operating on the theory that the suspect committed the murders in his own home, a source told CNN.
The theory is based on the fact that the suspect’s family was out of town during the murders, suggesting he may have lured the victims to his home, a source involved in the investigation <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/20/us/gilgo-beach-serial-killings-rex-heuermann-house/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the outlet.
Four bodies were found within days of each other. The body of Barthelemy was found on December 11, 2010, during a police training exercise with a K9, according to <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23876053-heuermann-bail-application" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a bail application</a> obtained by the Daily Beast. Two days later, police searched the area and discovered the three other bodies.
If convicted, the suspect faces multiple life sentences without the possibility of parole.

Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Suspect Expected To Be Charged With Fifth Murder: Reports

A notorious serial killer who lured dozens of women to his pig farm before killing them has been attacked in prison and is currently on life support.
Robert Pickton, 74, was being held in a segregated unit in a British Columbia, Canada, maximum security prison when he was attacked by another inmate on May 19 with a broken broom handle, the Vancouver Sun <a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/robert-pickton-victims-relatives-savage-prison-attack-serial-killer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. As of Tuesday, he remains in a Quebec City hospital in critical condition and is not expected to recover.
Pickton and his brother grew up working on their parents’ pig farm in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, about 17 miles east of Vancouver. When their parents died, the brothers inherited the farm and sold off parts of it to build a facility to hold dance parties, which often included local sex workers and members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang.
In 1997, Pickton was charged with the attempted murder of Wendy Lynn Eistetter, a sex worker who was stabbed several times. The charge was stayed because Eistetter was a drug user and couldn’t be counted on for her testimony.
In 2002, the brothers were arrested after police searched the farm for illegal firearms. Authorities returned with another search warrant based on things they had seen at the farm that pertained to an investigation into missing women, including personal items belonging to the women.
On February 22, 2002, Pickton was charged with first-degree murder for the deaths of Sereena Abotsway and Mona Wilson. Less than two months later, he was charged with the murders of Jacqueline McDonell, Dianne Rock, and Heather Bottomley. Shortly after that, he was charged for the murders of Andrea Joesbury and Brenda Wolfe.
In September of that year, he was charged with four more murders. In October, he received another four murder charges.
Years later, in May 2005, Pickton was charged with 12 more murders, bringing the total up to 27.
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During one of the excavations of Pickton’s property, government officials discovered evidence that suggested Pickton may have ground up some of his victims and mixed them with the pork he sold to customers. A consumer health warning was issued, <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/alert-issued-about-meat-from-picktons-pig-farm/article1129163/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Globe and Mail</a>.
On December 9, 2007, Pickton was found not guilty on six counts of first-degree murder. The jury instead found him guilty on six counts of second-degree murder. The charges against him for the other women were eventually stayed, since he would not be able to receive additional punishment under Canadian law.
He was sentenced to the maximum allowable punishment – life in prison with no eligibility for parole until after 25 years.
Cynthia Cardinal, whose sister was one of Pickton’s victims, told the Sun that the news of Pickton’s impending death gives her “a little bit of closure,” adding that she could feel her sister’s spirit and that “the devil is gone.”

Robert William Pickton

Serial Killer Known As The ‘Pig Farmer Killer’ Brutally Beaten In Prison, Not Expected To Live

Serial Killer Known As The 'Pig Farmer Killer' Brutally Beaten In Prison, Not Expected To Live

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Police on Long Island are again searching the home of the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer – this time to tie him to other murders.
The 60-year-old suspect, who is not being named by The Daily Wire, has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gilgo-beach-serial-killer-suspect-charged-with-4th-murder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charged</a> with the murders of four young women: Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy, and Amber Costello, who were found on a beach along the south shore of Long Island, New York, back in 2010. The suspect has pleaded not guilty.
But their bodies were not the only ones found on Gilgo Beach at that time. The remains of 11 people were found in the Gilgo Beach area, but not all have been connected to the current suspect.
“They’re looking to match up previously recovered body parts but that didn’t match any of the identified victims,” a source familiar with the search <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/05/21/us-news/chilling-new-details-in-case-of-accused-gilgo-beach-serial-killer-rex-heuermann/amp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the New York Post.
The suspect’s wife, who is also not being named by The Daily Wire, reportedly told a neighbor that police “tore the place apart the first time, that there was no stone unturned.”
“I don’t know what they could possibly be looking for or they could find this time,” the neighbor added. “You got to move on.”
A source also told the Post that the latest search is an attempt to expand the evidence against the suspect, saying the “problem with the case they have is it’s largely circumstantial.”
“The physical evidence, meaning the mitochondrial DNA, is not 100%. You still need to be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that [the suspect] was with these victims at a time, a certain location, and you have to put him at the scene wherever that scene may be and doing the act,” the source added.
“That is what they are searching for, new evidence for the theory that one or more may have been murdered in his home while his family was away,” the source continued. “But right now, that’s the piece that is missing.”
The suspect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-how-a-pizza-box-and-hair-led-police-to-the-suspected-gilgo-beach-serial-killer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was arrested</a> on July 13, 2023. Six days after his arrest, his wife filed for divorce. She and other family members reportedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gilgo-beach-serial-killer-suspects-family-to-make-1-million-for-docuseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">will receive</a> $1 million for participating in a documentary series with Peacock. The project will follow the family’s lives as they cope with the upcoming trial and how it has uprooted their lives.
Police investigating the Gilgo Beach serial killings are operating on the theory that the suspect committed the murders in his own home, a source told CNN.
The theory is based on the fact that the suspect’s family was out of town during the murders, suggesting he may have lured the victims to his home, a source involved in the investigation <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/20/us/gilgo-beach-serial-killings-rex-heuermann-house/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the outlet.
Authorities are operating under this theory, the source said, as they continue to search the suspect’s home for trace evidence of the victims. Killing them at his own home would have allowed him to control the environment while having easy access to the materials found along with the victims at Gilgo Beach, such as tape and burlap bags.
Four bodies were found within days of each other. The body of Barthelemy was found on December 11, 2010, during a police training exercise with a K9, according to <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23876053-heuermann-bail-application" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a bail application</a> obtained by the Daily Beast. Two days later, police searched the area and discovered the three other bodies.
If convicted, the suspect faces multiple life sentences without the possibility of parole.

Nassau County Police

Police Searching Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer’s House For Links To Other Murders

Police Searching Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer's House For Links To Other Murders

The suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer’s wife now says her husband is “not capable of the crimes he is accused of,&#8221; according to a statement from her attorney.
The wife, who is not suspected of any crimes and will not be named because The Daily Wire is not naming her husband, filed for divorce just days after her husband was arrested for multiple murders committed more than a decade ago. Now, however, she says she is giving him “the benefit of the doubt,” ABC News <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/estranged-wife-gilgo-beach-suspect-rex-heuermann-statement/story?id=108100643" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;I will listen to all of the evidence and withhold judgment until the end of trial,&#8221; the wife said in a statement on Wednesday released through her attorney, Bob Macedonio. &#8220;I have given him the benefit of the doubt, as we all deserve.&#8221;
Macedonio reportedly said the wife visits the suspect weekly.
In her statement, she also provided “heartfelt sympathies” to the victims and their families.
&#8220;Nobody deserves to die in that manner,&#8221; she added.
The suspect has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy, and Amber Costello, who were found on a beach along the south shore of Long Island, New York, back in 2010. In January, the suspect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gilgo-beach-serial-killer-suspect-charged-with-4th-murder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was charged</a> with the murder of a fourth woman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes.
The suspect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-how-a-pizza-box-and-hair-led-police-to-the-suspected-gilgo-beach-serial-killer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was arrested</a> on July 13 for the murder of the three women. Six days after his arrest, his wife filed for divorce. She and other family members reportedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gilgo-beach-serial-killer-suspects-family-to-make-1-million-for-docuseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">will receive</a> $1 million for participating in a documentary series with Peacock. The project will follow the family’s lives as they cope with the upcoming trial and how it has uprooted their lives.
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Police investigating the Gilgo Beach serial killings are operating on the theory that the suspect committed the murders in his own home, a source told CNN.
The theory is based on the repeated claim that the suspect’s family was out of town during the murders, suggesting he may have lured the victims to his home, a source involved in the investigation <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/20/us/gilgo-beach-serial-killings-rex-heuermann-house/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the outlet.
Authorities are operating under this theory, the source said, as they continue to search the suspect’s home for trace evidence of the victims. Killing them at his own home would have allowed him to control the environment while having easy access to the materials found along with the victims at Gilgo Beach, such as tape and burlap bags.
Four bodies were found within days of each other. The body of Barthelemy was found on December 11, 2010, during a police training exercise with a K9, according to <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23876053-heuermann-bail-application" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a bail application</a> obtained by the Daily Beast. Two days later, police searched the area and discovered the three other bodies.
If convicted, the suspect faces multiple life sentences without the possibility of parole.

Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer’s Wife — Who Is Divorcing Him — Now Says Husband ‘Not Capable’ Of Murders

Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer's Wife — Who Is Divorcing Him — Now Says Husband 'Not Capable' Of Murders

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