Overview
- Heuermann, who changed his plea Wednesday in Suffolk County Court, admitted killing eight women tied to the long‑running Gilgo Beach investigation.
- Prosecutors said he targeted sex workers and strangled them, then left their remains near Gilgo Beach between 1993 and 2010.
- Investigators tied him to Megan Waterman using a Bounty paper towel pattern that matched a 2010 BJ’s receipt recovered from his home.
- The plea deal requires interviews with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, which prosecutors say could yield insights that help future cases.
- Family members of several victims said they accepted the plea and described a measure of closure after years of uncertainty.