A registered architect has emerged as the prime suspect in the Gilgo Beach murders on Long Island in New York State.

Rex Heuermann, aged 59, has been charged with three counts of murder in relation to the case – in which 11 sets of human remains were discovered on a stretch of beach around 30 miles south-east of Manhattan.

Heuermann was arrested at his home in Massapequa Park on Long Island on Thursday last week. He appeared in court the following day and denied three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder in relation to three victims, all of whom were women. All three are described as sex workers by Suffolk County Police Department.

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