NEW YORK — Rex Heuermann, the notorious Long Island architect accused of being the Gilgo Beach serial killer, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murders of multiple sex workers.

The 62-year-old was given three consecutive life sentences as part of a plea deal in which he admitted to strangling his victims to death, with most of the killings occurring inside a “kill room” in the basement of his Masapequa Park home.

Heuermann was convicted in connection with the brutal murders of eight women between 1993 and 2010. Before sentencing, the court heard emotional statements from more than a dozen relatives of the victims, who described the profound and lasting pain caused by the loss of their loved ones.

The case drew national attention after human remains were discovered along Gilgo Beach and surrounding areas over a decade ago. Heuermann’s arrest in 2023 marked a major breakthrough in one of Long Island’s most infamous unsolved cases.

Prosecutors described the killings as methodical and horrific. The plea agreement brought some measure of closure to the families, though many have expressed ongoing grief over the decades-long terror inflicted on the community.

Heuermann, who maintained a seemingly normal life as a family man and architect while allegedly committing these crimes, showed little emotion as the sentence was handed down.

The sentencing concludes a significant chapter in the Gilgo Beach investigation, though authorities have indicated that the probe into other related cases may continue.

Our thoughts remain with the families of the victims as they seek healing after years of unimaginable loss.