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in three of 11 killings on new york s long island, how authorities used dna from a pizza crust to identify the suspect. also, could soon be three people charged with classified documents case? maggie haberman joins us live. the heat, what is behind it, where it s worse, and the places that could soon set all- time record. good evening, thanks for joining us. 12 1/2 years ago the bodies of four people were found over several days buried near a remote beach on new york s long island. all four women murdered, wrapped in burlap. they were eventually identified as melissa bartholomew, megan waterman, maureen brainard- barnes and amber lynn castillo they were not the only ones. in the year that followed, investigators would uncover seven more sets of human remains across two long island counties. there were few clues, the case went cold. no arrests were made until now. tonight, the remarkable story of how authorities came first to suspect and then build a six count murder ....
could set all-time records. 12 and a half years ago, the bodies of four people were found over several days buried on long island. all four women were murdered, wrapped in burlap. they were eventually identified as melissa bar tholmy, megan, marie and amber lynne costello, and they were not the only ones. investigators would uncover seven more sets of human remains across two long island counties, bringing the total to 11. but there were few clues. the case went cold. no arrests were made until now. tonight the remarkable story of how authorities came first to suspect and build a six-count murder case against a 59-year-old married architect with two children of his own in a home in a quiet long island neighborhood. miguel? reporter: anderson, i want to show you what s been happening outside this home. this case, this unsolved murders, have gripped long island and so many people for so long. police have been out here all day going through his home, bringing out ton ....
reporter: rex hereman, 59, charged with three murders today. he faces a possible fourth murder charge. investigators say they identified him using dna from the bodies of the victims and from witness descriptions of him and the car he drove. investigators obtained hundreds of search warrants and subpoenas linking him to temporary burner phones and fake email accounts. investigators allege he used them to communicate with his victims, taunt the family of one of them, and search for information related to the investigation into the long, unsolved murders. we recognize that these crimes may have happened years ago, but that pain continues. 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. ....
sex workers dumped here gilgo beach on long island. when i took office on january of 22 i made gilgo a priority. reporter: the murders traumatized and captain vised long island for more than a decade. now the suspect as unthinkable as the murders themselves. this is a shock. like i said, 29 years here. i ve seen some things but this is reporter: the suspect is 59 charged with three murders today. the investigation continuing. he faces a possible fourth murder charge. investigators say he identified heurrman using dna from the bodies of the victims and witness descriptions of him and the car he drove. investigators obtained hundreds of search warrants and subpoenas linking heurrman to temporary burner phones and fake email accounts. he allegedly used them to communicate with his victims, taunt the family of one of them ....
Beach on new york s long island. when i took office in january of 22, i made gilgo a priority. reporter: they traumatized and captivated long island east of new york city for more than a decade. now, the suspect as unthinkable as the murders themselves. this is a shock. like i said, 29 years here, i ve seen some things, but this is it. reporter: rex heuermann charged with three murders today, the investigation continuing. he faces a possible fourth murder charge. investigators say they identified heuermann using dna from the bodies of the victims and from witness descriptions of him and the car he drove. investigators obtained hundreds of search warrants and subpoenas linking heuermann to temporary burner phones and fake email accounts. investigators allege he used them to communicate with his victims, taunt the family of one of them and search for information related to the ....