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	In a case that drew national attention&nbsp;and left families desperate for answers for well over a decade,&nbsp;59-year-old Rex Heuermann of Massapequa Park is accused of killing three of the Gilgo Beach victims. NewsdayTV&#39;s Cecilia Dowd reports.&nbsp;
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