Gilgo Beach Murder Suspect Rex Heuermann Due Back In Court Wednesday

LONG ISLAND, NY — Rex Heuermann, the man charged in the grisly murders of four Gilgo Beach victims, is due back in court Wednesday.

According to court documents, he will appear before Judge Timothy Mazzei at the Arthur J. Cromarty Criminal Court Complex. A representative for Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said discovery discussion is expected at the court appearance

Heuermann, the man originally charged in three of the Gilgo Beach murders, was also charged with the murder of a fourth woman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, according to Tierney in January. And new DNA evidence revealed Tuesday helped connect Heuermann to all four of the deaths, he said.

Heuermann was charged with second-degree murder, an A-1 violent felony, in the death of Brainard-Barnes on July 9, 2007, Tierney said.

His attorney Michael Brown said Heuermann pleaded not guilty.

Last July, Heuermann, of Massapequa Park, was indicted on three counts of first-degree murder charges and three counts of second-degree murder charges in the deaths of sex workers Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello, whose remains were found along Ocean Parkway in 2010. Heuermann also pleaded not guilty to the charges.

A total of 11 sets of remains were found in the Gilgo Beach murders, which rocked Long Island, including that of a toddler and an Asian male.