CBS News New York’s Jennifer McLogan and Carolyn Gusoff have spent decades covering the Gilgo Beach murders. They reflected on Wednesday’s developments.
“Really, an incredible day for me and for Jennifer McLogan. We have been covering this case literally for decades,” Gusoff said.
“And our shock the first day, when he was arrested, up ’til the shock again, when we find out he’s pleading guilty,” McLogan said.
“Never expected,” Gusoff said. “The questions will linger as to why he did it.”
“It’s been a very dramatic day here. It’s a huge case. It has haunted Long Island for so long, since the bodies of the first so-called Gilgo Four were discovered in Ocean Parkway 2010, buried in those shallow graves. And of course, on the fourth floor of this courthouse behind us, Rex Heuermann finally giving some resolution, admitting to seven, and then eight, of these victims,” McLogan said.
“I was struck by how matter of fact, he just rattled off the guilties in court. One after the other, seven guilties, as the judge asked him how do you plead, as he changed his plea. It sounded like he could’ve just been in an architecture meeting. It was really – no emotion, confident, loud and ready to be done with this,” Gusoff said.
