Serial killer Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole in emotionally raw hearing | CNN

Judge angrily called Heuermann a coward before ordering him out of the courtroom • Rex Heuermann, the Long Island serial killer who fatally strangled eight women, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Wednesday. • Victims’ families gave emotional statements in Suffolk County Court in New York, tearfully offering tributes to their loved ones and describing the brutal impact of their loss. Heuermann himself briefly addressed the court, marking the end of a case that dates as far back as 1993 and has haunted Long Islanders for years. • In 2010, the remains of four women were found on an isolated stretch off Ocean Parkway in Gilgo Beach, earning them the nickname the “Gilgo Four.” In April, Heuermann confessed he killed those women and four others, discarding their remains. Our live coverage has ended. You can read more about the sentencing here. Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole, two months after pleading guilty to murdering seven women – and admitting to killing an eighth – over a 17-year period. Family members of most of the victims made emotional statements in court, sometimes