He liked surfing, hunting, fishing. He always liked the beach ... As he prepared to surf off Gilgo Beach on Monday, Matthew Tavoulareas said in a Newsday video that he had been surfing on ...

The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings is challenging the DNA evidence against him and seeking separate trials in the sprawling case.

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. -- Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann returned to court Wednesday on Long Island. The 61-year-old is charged with the murders of seven women dating back to the 1990s.