Authorities in New York are expected to give an update on the Gilgo Beach murders investigation on Friday, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office
Suffolk County, New York, authorities on Friday identified a Gilgo Beach murder victim known as “Fire Island Jane Doe” as Karen Vergata, a 34-year-old escort from Manhattan who went missing on Valentine’s Day in 1996. “I think it’s important that we remember and honor not only Ms. Vergata but all the victims on Gilgo Beach,” Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said at a news conference.
He is also the prime suspect in the 2007 disappearance and death of a fourth woman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, according to a court document from prosecutors, but he hasn’t been charged in connection with that fourth homicide. Through his attorney, Heuermann has refuted the charges against him. “I did not do this,” Heuermann said after his arrest, according to his court-appointed attorney, Michael Brown.
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