Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann charged with fourth woman's death

SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. (TCD) -- Rex Heuermann, the man accused of killing several sex workers in Long Island in what became known as the Gilgo Beach murders, has been charged in connection with a fourth woman's death. Heuermann was charged Tuesday, Jan. 16, with first-degree murder for allegedly killing 25-year-old Maureen Brainard-Barnes in 2007. The Associated Press reports Heuermann's attorney pleaded not guilty on his behalf. He is already facing charges for the deaths of Shannan Gilbert, Amber Costello, and Megan Waterman. Those victims became known as the "Gilgo Beach Four.