, a new york-based architect from this youtube interview he did last year. >> rex heuerman. i'm an architect i'm an architectural consultant, a troubleshooter, born and raised on long island. >> what is this job taught you about yourself >> i think it's taught me more about how to understand people >> interesting >> because dealing with the technical aspects. >> yeah. >> is something a person can learn. but it's the people, how they're all so different and how you deal with the people. >> reporter: the neighbor no one really knew in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. >> he certainly did bifurcate his life, and there was a side that was public-facing and then there was a side that wasn't >> our thanks to kathy for sharing that story >>> a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked southern alaska this weekend, triggering a brief tsunami advisory late saturday [ siren in kodiak, alaska, sirens warned of a possible tsunami that sent people driving to shelters late at night but the u.s. national weather service canceled the advisory about an hour after the first alert. there were an

. >> reporter: investigators' biggest break came when they were surveilling heuerman at his office. he was eating pizza and discarded it in a public trash can. dna, say investigators, linked him to the murders. he's been charged with the murders of melissa bartholomew -- the investigation is continuing and he's also been named in the suspect of the murder of marie brainard barns. possibly a fourth now linked to one alleged killer so far. investigators say they made the arrest now because they fear heuerman could strike again. >> we learned that the defendant was using these alternate identities and these alternate instruments to continue to patronize sex workers. >> reporter: rex heuerman has pled not guilty and insists through his lawyer that he's innocent. he is an unlikely suspect, a husband, father of two, architect working in manhattan, dealing with arcane building co codes. in february 2022, he was interviewed for his job for a youtube show. >> i'm an architectural consultant. i'm a troubleshooter, born and raised on long island. >> reporter: many of their family members hope

his name, rex heuerman, caught walking near his office in midtown manhattan. investigators at his long island home. tonight, why officials grew even more concerned and moved in when they did. and some of the evidence tonight -- a car, burner phones and they say dna on a pizza crust he discarded. over the course of the last year, the suspect searched the gilgo investigation more than 200 times. tonight, authorities warning the number of victims could grow. aaron katersky leading us from long island. >> recommendatx, did you do it? >> reporter: tonight, after more than a decade of terrorizing quiet communities on long island, police say the gilgo beach serial killer is a suburban dad and architect, charged with murdering women he secretly solicited for sex. >> rex heuermann is a demon that walks among us. >> reporter: prosecutors say 59-year-old rex heuermann, an act tect in new york city and father of two, killed three women -- melissa barthelemy, megan waterman and amber costello -- and is now the prime suspect in the death of a fourth, maureen brainard-barnes

court documents show heuerman has been on investigator's radar for months. in january.hey found d.n.a. on pizza crust that connected him to the murders documents show he used burner phones to contact sex partners and conducted online searches related to sex and prostitution as well as, quote: violent sadistic child pornography. muirman is in custody held without bail. a bail hearing is scheduled for august 1st. if convicted he could face multiple life sentences and investigators say more charges could be filed. shannon? >> shannon: lauren green thank you for getting us up to date. joining us now is suck sex county attorney. good to have you with us today. your press conference was so detailed in explaining how all of this came together. you decided to put together a massive task force. it was early last year, february and march of 2022, that this suspect's name came to light. so you have been building a case quietly with hundreds of subpoenas and warrants. how does it feel to get to today? >> i think it's satisfying. i think all of our task force partners realize that t

. >> what they need from rex heuerman is dna.hattan, the area where he works. they're basically watching the building. he comes out and he goes to a pizza place. they see him go through three slices of pizza and he takes the box and shoves it into a green trash can. >> so that was a treasure trove of dna in there with that pizza box. >> so from a chain of custody standpoint, they've seen him eating it, carry it and discard it. they pull that box out. they're able to test it with his dna to match the dna at the crime scenes. >> one hair matched the dn profile of defendant rex heuerman. >> the new episode airs tonight at 8:00 on cnn. we'll be right back. and while you're hittin' the trail, i'm hitting yourur cooler. and your cut-rate car r insurance mimight not pay for all this. so get allstate. only at vanguard, you're more than just an investor, you're an owner. our financial planning tools and advice can help you prepare for today's longer retiremen hi mom. that's e value of ownership. with the freestyle libre 2 system, know you

rex heuerman charged with the murders of three women and has pleaded not guilty >>> and in alabama tonight an apology and admission that it was all made up. ten days after carlee russell claimed she saw a young child on a highway and was then kidnapped her lawyer today said in a statement read by police that none of it happened and that russell did not leave the hoover, alabama area the lawyer said russell apologizes for her actions. the police chief says potential criminal charges are being discussed. >>> in israel tonight growing protests after lawmakers passed a controversial bill backed by prime minister benjamin netanyahu that makes major changes to the court system raf sanchez is there with late developments >> reporter: today the streets of israel erupting into chaos. protesters blocking major roads, chaining themselves together in front of the country's parliament a last-ditch effort by opponents of the government's controversial plan to weaken the supreme court. but it wasn't enough israeli police are using water cannons to try to clear the roads. they're cracking down hard, but t

rex heuerman , who's 59, was arrested in manhattan late on thursday evening. where the bodies of the victims were found. all of the women were in their 205, and were sex workers. this is my 12th year as county executive. i've lived with this investigation for my entire tenure as county executive. i can tell you that during that time, the focus for me, and members of our team, has been on bringing justice for these victims and closure to these families who have suffered. let's take a moment to look at the details of the case. the murder charges are related to the deaths of three women in 2009 and 2010. they were megan waterman, amber costello, and melissa barthelemy. the bodies of all three were found in similar positions, wrapped in material. they were all found in roughly the same area on long island — which is to the east of new york city. the bodies of several other people were also found there around that time, as this graphic released by local police illustrates. while heuermann is only suspected of involvement in one other murder, investigations will be

will: the wife of suspected killer rex heuerman giving remarks yesterday live inside their home saying i got over the hurdle of what i saw inside, the sheer depression was enough trauma. the killer is due back in court august 1st facing first and 2nd ° murder charges. if convicted he faces life in prison without parole. americans feeling the pain at the pump with gas prices hitting an 8-month high. the average price of gas a gallon jumping $0.20 from last month raising the price to $3.73. in california driver's paying $5 a gallon. concerns about hurricane season in the gulf of mexico could raise prices more in the coming days. today is national chicken wing day. buffalo wild wings holding a blazing challenge with her hottest wings. the wings are so hot you have to sign a release before participating in the contest. to win you must enter in person at a buffalo wild wings, eat 10 knockout wings in 5 minutes or less, removing all the meat from the bone using only her mouth, no -- no throwing up, no drinks of any kind, no bathroom breaks, no use of other food or condiments or sauce. this i

we're told states like south carolina, las vegas where we're told as well that rex heuermanned had ay of that with us? >> well, you know, anywhere where mr. heuermann had any contact or even if he had any residents, we want to make sure that there's -- less edenss, we want the make sure -- residences, we want to make sure there's no evidence at any of those locations. it's a multijurisdictional effort right how to really gather all the evidence to see if he's involved in any other crimes or if we can connect him to the crimes that he's are already been brought to court for and arrested. finish. neil: what to make as well, sheriff, of these new reports that he might have murdered one or more of his victims in his own home, that a lot of these murders occurred while his wife and kids were away, that he would have had free rein to do just that if he was inclined. can you tell us anything about that? >> you know, i don't know of any, any evidence that can relate to that stating that a crime was committed inside the home of as -- as of now. we do know that when his family was away is when