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Police searching a remote stretch of Long Island coastline in 2010 ultimately discovered 11 sets of human remains, launching one of the most significant serial killer investigations in recent U.S. history.
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When police searched a remote stretch of Long Island coastline in 2010 looking for a missing woman, they found far more than they bargained for: 11 sets of human remains, some wrapped in burlap, some dismembered. Rex Heuermann — an architect, husband, and father from Long Island — pled guilty this past April to murdering 7 of the women and admitted responsibility for an 8th. Caitlin Cutt sets the scene for Alison Barber: a packed courtroom, families who had waited years for answers, and a defendant who walked in emotionless in a suit with a blue shirt and yellow tie. [1] — Caitlin Cutt "Rex Heuermann walked into sentencing emotionless and left with 3 life sentences, no possibility of parole. The judge called him a 'disgusti…" 21:20 Victim impact statements were read for each of the 8 women, and Valerie Mack's family delivered some of the most powerful words of the hearing. Her son, who had grown up believing his mother had willingly left him after they played video games together the night before she disappeared, told the court what had been stolen from him. Heuermann spoke briefly, offering only a hollow acknowledgment: 'I am responsible for what was said in this room today.' Judge Timothy Mazzei wasn't satisfied, pressing the killer on whether he felt even a sliver of remorse for his victims before delivering a withering verdict: 'You're a disgusting and despicable small man. And you're a coward.' [2] — Judge Timothy Mazzei "You're a disgusting and despicable small man. And you're a coward." 24:59 Heuermann was sentenced to 3 counts of life without the possibility of parole.
Rex Heuermann walked into sentencing emotionless and left with 3 life sentences, no possibility of parole. The judge called him a 'disgusting, despicable small man' and a coward. Valerie Mack's family — including a son who spent years believing his mother abandoned him — spoke directly to the man who robbed him of his childhood.
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