<p>Gilgo Beach Task Force&nbsp;investigators say accused Gilgo killer Rex Heuermann exhibited a &quot;persistent interest&quot; in the case before&nbsp;his arrest. Newsday&nbsp;Suffolk County Courts Reporter Grant Parpan has the story.</p>


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Gilgo Beach Task Force investigators say accused Gilgo killer Rex Heuermann exhibited a "persistent interest" in the case before his arrest. Newsday Suffolk County Courts Reporter Grant Parpan has the story.

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"We think it's circumstantial evidence of his persistent interest in the case, of the victims, ... all the methods used by law enforcement to try to catch the murderer," Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney said.

Alleged Gilgo Beach killer kept news articles as 'souvenirs' of his alleged crimes, court papers show

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The mother of a young son, Mack was trying to turn her life around before she was killed, relatives said.

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"Your honor, I am not guilty of any of these charges," Rex A. Heuermann told State Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead when asked how he intended to plead.

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The district attorney's office has scheduled a news briefing to follow Rex Heuermann's Wednesday morning appearance in Suffolk County Court.

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"Asa does not feel the connection to the home she once had after the execution of the two search warrants and the violation of her property rights," said the attorney for Heuermann's estranged wife.

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The rendering is of a victim whose skeletal remains were found along Ocean Parkway in Gilgo Beach on April 4, 2011.

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The defense attorney for Rex Heuermann alleges the DNA methods used to recover data from degraded hair samples in the case have never before been presented in a New York court.

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Former Bay Shore teacher is at the center of 45 lawsuits against the school district under the Child Victims Act. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

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According to Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, the first-degree murder charge against Luigi Mangione alleges the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was "an act of terrorism." NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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The newest murder charge against Rex Heuermann, the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer, is in connection with the 2000 slaying of Valerie Mack.

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Luigi Mangione, the UnitedHealthcare CEO alleged shooter, is fighting extradition back to New York City on a murder charge in the fatal shooting of executive Brian Thompson. 

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Suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione's ghost gun that was in his position upon his arrest is a positive match for the shell casings found at the Manhattan crime scene. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Floral Park residents are stunned to learn their neighbor, 23-year-old Parmbir Singh, is accused of making ghost guns in his home. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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A bomb threat was made Wednesday at the Suffolk County home of former Rep. Lee Zeldin, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the EPA. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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A woman crossing Veterans Memorial Highway in Bohemia on Wednesday was killed. Police are searching for the hit-and-run driver. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Suffolk police said they responded to a 911 call at a Dix Hills home Wednesday night and found Josephine Bekatoros, 84, stabbed to death.

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The family of accused Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann will be moving out of their Massapequa Park home. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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