On July 13, 2023, police finally made an arrest in the Gilgo Beach murder case.
"This was an earthquake in Massapequa Park. This was a storm like they had never expected this," recalled Eyewitness News reporter Stacey Sager.
Rex Heuermann was arrested in Midtown Manhattan. He was initially charged in the deaths of Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, and Melissa Barthelemy.
Investigators also named him as the prime suspect in the death of Maureen Brainard-Barnes.
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