It was a string of grisly, unsolved murders that captured the public’s attention, putting residents of Long Island, New York, on edge.
Now, on Friday, authorities in the United States have announced they have charged a suspect in at least three of the deaths, providing possible answers to a longstanding mystery.
Investigators have accused Nassau County architect Rex Heuermann, 59, in the killings of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello.
He remains a person of interest in a fourth murder, that of Maureen Brainard-Barnes. She was found bound and hidden in the brush in 2010 next to a beach highway.
“Ladies and gentlemen, Rex Heuermann is a demon that walks among us — a predator that ruined families,” Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison said. “If not for the members of this task force, he would still be out on the streets today.”
Defence lawyer Michael Brown, however, said Heuermann told him, “I didn’t do this.” Heuermann, through his lawyer, has entered a plea of not guilty.
Original from www.aljazeera.com
