Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney will make a rare move; he’s going to be the one to prosecute accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, his office said Wednesday.
“Tierney will be the lead prosecutor in the case against Rex Heuermann. He intends to prosecute this case fully and bring justice to the victims of this alleged serial killer,” spokeswoman Tania Lopez said in a statement.
It’s the first time Tierney has prosecuted a crime since he took office last winter. He’s already had an outsized, hands-on role in the high-profile case.
The county’s top prosecutor presented evidence to a grand jury that led to the indictment of the 59-year-old architect, then took a lead role at the accused killer’s arraignment on July 14th.
Heuermann was charged on July 13th in the murders of Amber Lynn Costello, 27, Melissa Barthelemy, 24, and Megan Waterman, 22 — three of the “Gilgo Four” whose remains were recovered on Gilgo Beach in 2010. He’s the prime suspect in that fourth murder as well.
Tierney has been a prosecutor since 1992.
