Rex Heuermann was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole.
Valerie Mack, 24, had been working as an escort in Philadelphia and was last seen by her family that year in New Jersey.
The Suffolk County District Attorney's office in New York lacks the resources to meet "ambitious" deadlines imposed by the judge overseeing the Gilgo Beach serial killing case, DA Ray Tierney said Wednesday.
A deleted document that investigators recovered from a laptop may be the key to establishing intent in the case against Rex Heuermann, who has been charged with the murders of six women over several decades.
Here is a timeline of the Gilgo Beach killings, how the investigation unfolded and what ultimately led to Rex Heuermann's arrest.
Disturbing new details have emerged in the Gilgo Beach serial killings as Rex Heuermann, 60, was charged in two additional women.