India, June 18 -- Rex Heuermann Sentence to Life in Prison: Rex Heuermann, the man convicted in the long-running Gilgo Beach serial killings case, appeared in court for his final sentencing hearing, where he delivered a brief and unclear statement before being handed multiple life sentences. The 62-year-old former architect stood before Judge Timothy Mazzei in a heavily secured courtroom as victims' families, prosecutors, and members of the public watched closely.

His short remarks, which offered little detail or emotion, immediately drew attention and criticism inside the courtroom. The sentencing marked a major turning point in one of Long Island's most disturbing criminal cases, bringing a legal conclusion to a decades-long investigat...