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Chase Brown followed his father's footsteps into law went to law school and became a prosecutor at the Suffolk County District Attorney's office. For three years he prosecuted cases dealt with victims and defendants navigated bail issues and a backlogged court system picked juries and offered plea deals that shaped people's lives. Then he left to become a private criminal defense attorney at his father's firm — putting him on the opposite side of everything he had spent three years doing. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Chase shares the complete truth about what the justice system really looks like from the inside — the cases he will never forget the problems with bail the issues with the jury system the backlog destroying the courts and what working as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney actually revealed about the system he operates in every single day. _____________________________________________ #lawyer #justicesystem #truecrimecommunity _____________________________________________ Thank you to CASH APP for sponsoring this episode: Download Cash App Today: https://click.cash.app/ui6m/6pao71et #CashAppPod Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Discounts and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. _____________________________________________ Connect with Chase Brown: https://michaelbrownlaw.net/chase-brown/ _____________________________________________ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ _____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 Chase Brown's Legal Journey  03:00 Early Life, Family, and Career Choices 09:00 Law School Experiences and AI's Impact 17:00 Becoming a Prosecutor: Trials and Skills 26:00 Handling Overwhelming Caseloads 33:00 Courtroom Realities: Early Cases and Lessons 39:00 Body Cameras and Police Accountability 46:00 Plea Deals and Prosecutorial Ethics 52:00 Inside the Prosecutor's Role and Personal Impact 01:00:00 Public Defenders and the Legal Community 01:08:00 Trial Law, Juries, and System Challenges 01:18:00 Memorable Cases and Domestic Violence Realities 01:25:00 Switching Sides: Moving to Criminal Defense 01:31:00 Defending the Accused: Ethics and Morality 01:34:00 Reflecting on Lessons Learned _____________________________________________ To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/LockedInWithIanBicka

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The distinction matters. Rex Heuermann's defense attorney characterized the plea as a "calculated pivot," and the structure of the agreement supports that reading. This look back examines the plea not as a moment of reckoning but as a strategic act — and assesses what Heuermann secured in the process.Every pre-trial motion had failed: the DNA challenge, the motion for separate trials, the omnibus motion. Trial was months away with no viable defense remaining. The plea agreement encompasses seven murder convictions and an admission to an eighth killing — Karen Vergata, whom Heuermann was never separately charged with killing. Her case was raised by the defense during a confidential session and incorporated into the deal, foreclosing separate prosecution. The agreement reportedly bars further charges related to all eight named victims. The FBI cooperation requirement, while included, reportedly carries no enforceable consequences for non-compliance.The DA's office has acknowledged it is reviewing hundreds of cold cases across Suffolk County. Heuermann's attorney maintains there are no additional victims. The segment also addresses the psychological dimension through psychotherapist Shavaun Scott's examination of Asa Ellerup — the ex-wife who, according to a documentary, returned to the basement of the home where the crimes were committed. Scott's analysis frames her behavior not as evidence of complicity but as a manifestation of profound psychological conditioning shaped by a documented history of trauma. We revisit where the matter stood at the time of our reporting, distinguishing the legal record from the behavioral interpretation.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RexHeuermann #GilgoBeachKiller #LISK #GuiltyPlea #KarenVergata #PleaStrategy #ShavaunScott #AsaEllerup #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

 During a confidential session before the plea, Rex Heuermann brought up Karen Vergata — a woman he was never charged with killing. Her case was folded into the agreement. No separate prosecution. No public presentation of the evidence against him in her death. This look back examines a plea that wasn't just about admitting guilt — it was about controlling what came out and what stayed buried.The defense attorney called it a calculated pivot. Every pre-trial motion had failed. The DNA was admissible. The charges would be tried together. There was no path to acquittal. But the plea agreement reportedly bars further prosecution related to all eight named victims and includes a cooperation agreement with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit that, according to reporting, carries no enforceable consequences if Heuermann refuses or lies. For a man who spent decades organizing his crimes into checklists and phases, the plea reads less like surrender and more like one last piece of planning.The DA's office has acknowledged it is reviewing hundreds of cold cases across Suffolk County. Heuermann's attorney insists there are no additional victims. The families packed the courtroom — some weeping as he described how he met, strangled, and disposed of each woman. His ex-wife Asa spoke afterward, directing her thoughts to the victims' families. Heuermann is expected to be sentenced to three consecutive life terms plus an additional hundred years. We revisit where the case stood at the time of our reporting. The question that won't go away is whether a man who planned everything planned his exit too.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RexHeuermann #GilgoBeachKiller #LISK #KarenVergata #GuiltyPlea #CalculatedPivot #PleaDeal #LongIslandSerialKiller #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

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Congressman Nick LaLota expresses his deep concerns regarding the emergence of sanctuary city policies in Long Island's Suffolk County, arguing that these measures compromise public safety by blocking cooperation between local and federal law enforcement. To combat this shift, the Congressman details his strategy of using the "power of the purse" to withhold federal discretionary funding from municipalities that refuse to assist in the apprehension of criminal aliens. He frames the current border situation as a significant national security threat, suggesting that lenient federal and state immigration policies have allowed potential adversaries to enter the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Long Island Tea Podcast, it's a milestone episode as we kick off Long Island's LI250 celebrations while celebrating 250 episodes of the Long Island Tea Podcast! Stacy and Sharon reflect on an exciting week, including recording a special on-location episode at Twisted Cow Distillery, announcing Sharon's new role stepping in as President & CEO of Discover Long Island, and looking ahead to the next chapter for both the organization and the podcast!They also dive into some of the stories shaping summer across Long Island, from the region's growing craft beverage scene and Revolutionary history to fireworks, live music, local food, and the people and places that make Long Island such a special destination.#ShowUsYourLongIslanderThis week's spotlight features Don Ryan, who spent more than 60 years mentoring young athletes through basketball while emphasizing education, character, and community. His influence reached generations of players, including Julius Erving, Ken Chenault, and Steve Mills, and his legacy continues to inspire through the book When Basketball Was a Game.Show us YOUR Long Islander by sending us a DM or emailing spillthetea@discoverlongisland.com.#LongIslandRevolutionaryRootsThis week we're spotlighting the Northport Historical Society & Museum, a featured stop on the Suffolk 250 Passport. Housed in the historic Carnegie Library, the museum explores Northport's maritime heritage, local history, and the people who helped shape this North Shore community.#LongIslandLifeThis week we're discussing:-Our special on-location episode from Twisted Cow Distillery and its commemorative America 250 bourbon.-Forbes' spotlight on Bedell Cellars and Long Island Wine Country.-The viral Trader Joe's mini tote craze across Long Island.-Fireworks season, Freedom Fest, and LI250 celebrations.-Free outdoor concerts happening across Suffolk County this summer.-Mann's Homemade Ice Cream's floating ice cream boat serving the South Shore.#ChariTEAThis week's ChariTEA honors Coach Chris Polhemus of Smithtown, who celebrated his retirement after 40 years of teaching by walking 88 miles from Commack to Montauk, raising more than $12,000 for United Cerebral Palsy of Long Island.#ThisWeekendOnLongIslandFriday, July 3Freedom Fest – Catholic Health Amphitheater at Bald HillLong Island History HuntAnnual July 3rd Celebration – AmityvilleHalsey House GalaLong Island Ducks Fireworks WeekendSaturday, July 4Riverhead America 250 Parade & FireworksNeon Nights – Splish Splash Water ParkHuntington Pet ContestSunday, July 5Port Jefferson 250 Block PartyFor more events happening across Long Island, visit discoverlongisland.com/events.#CelebriTEAThis week we're spotlighting Long Island native Landry Shamet returning home after helping the Knicks win the NBA Championship, along with Snooki's upcoming appearances in Huntington and Smithtown. We also celebrate Long Island's LI250 festivities with a Billy Joel tribute concert at Fireman's Park in Cold Spring Harbor.Connect With UsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/longislandteapodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@longislandteapodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DiscoverLongIslandFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LongIslandTeaPodcastX: https://x.com/liteapodcastWebsite: https://www.discoverlongisland.com/long-island-tea-podcast/Events: https://www.discoverlongisland.com/events/Email: spillthetea@discoverlongisland.comShop: https://shop.discoverlongisland.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rex Heuermann received three consecutive life sentences plus one hundred additional years for the murders of eight women in Suffolk County, New York. Presiding Judge Timothy Mazzei characterized the defendant as “disgusting,” “despicable,” and “a coward.” The plea agreement requires Heuermann's full cooperation with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit.During a confidential proffer session preceding the plea, Heuermann volunteered a confession to the killing of Karen Vergata — a victim he had not been charged with killing. The plea agreement's jurisdictional scope is limited to Suffolk County. Heuermann's property records reflect ownership in Chester, South Carolina, and the Las Vegas metropolitan area — both jurisdictions that maintain capital punishment statutes.During sentencing, testimony described a telephone call placed by Heuermann to the sister of victim Melissa Barthelemy following the killing, during which the caller described what he had done. The presiding judge observed that the conviction addressed “eight that we know of.”A look back at the most compelling stories of the week.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RexHeuermann #GilgoBeach #GilgoBeachKiller #LISK #TrueCrimeToday #MelissaBarthelemy #KarenVergata #SuffolkCounty #TrueCrime #FBI

Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to eight Gilgo Beach murders. Three consecutive life sentences. A hundred years stacked on top. No appeal. The case is closed — in New York. But the judge who sentenced him said “eight that we know of,” and South Carolina and Nevada both have death penalty statutes and both have properties connected to Heuermann where women disappeared.Before the sentence, Heuermann agreed to cooperate with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. He confessed to killing Karen Vergata — a woman he was never charged with killing — during a confidential proffer session. He brought her up himself. The plea deal covers Suffolk County. It does not immunize him from prosecution in other jurisdictions.During sentencing, Melissa Barthelemy's sister described a phone call Heuermann made after one of the murders — he called the victim's sister and described what he had done. The families got three life sentences. What they didn't get is confidence that the full scope of what Heuermann did has ever been documented.A look back at the most compelling stories of the week.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RexHeuermann #GilgoBeach #GilgoBeachKiller #LISK #HiddenKillers #MelissaBarthelemy #KarenVergata #SuffolkCounty #TrueCrime #FBI

This week on the Long Island Tea Podcast, Stacy and Sharon catch listeners up on their recent adventures across Suffolk County, from delivering Suffolk 250 Passports to local students and attending the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills to teasing several exciting remote podcast recordings coming up in the weeks ahead. They also dive into the stories shaping summer on Long Island, including the growth of beloved community events, waterfront destinations, maritime history, Fire Island's cultural significance, Long Island's thriving food scene, and the people helping make the region such a special place to live, work, and visit.#ShowUsYourLongIslanderThis week's spotlight features Mike McElwee of the Bay Shore Restaurant Committee, who reflects on the remarkable growth of Alive by the Bay as the event enters its ninth summer season. Mike shares how the initiative began in 2017, the impact it has had on the Bay Shore community, and what visitors can look forward to during this year's events on June 30, July 14, July 28, and August 11.Show us YOUR Long Islander by sending us a DM or emailing spillthetea@discoverlongisland.com.#LongIslandRevolutionaryRootsThis week we're taking to the water with the arrival of the Liberty Clipper in Port Jefferson Harbor. The 125-foot traditionally rigged tall ship is now offering sailing excursions through the end of June before participating in America's 250th Anniversary Tall Ships Parade. We also spotlight the return of the historic Selina II to the East End, bringing a century of Long Island maritime history back home.#LongIslandLifeWe're discussing the opening of Faraway Sag Harbor, a newly reimagined waterfront hotel bringing fresh energy to one of Long Island's most beloved villages.We also celebrate the Knicks' championship run and the pride it has inspired throughout Long Island's Puerto Rican and Dominican communities, spotlight Fire Island's fascinating history as an LGBTQ+ destination, and explore the many communities that make the barrier island one of Long Island's true crown jewels.Plus, we highlight National Foodie Day and some of the incredible restaurants that continue to make Long Island a premier culinary destination.Additional topics include the lasting impact of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills and several standout public golf courses that keep Long Island's golf legacy thriving long after championship weekend.#ThisWeekendOnLongIslandFriday, June 26• Bop To The Top (18+) – The Paramount, Huntington• Summer Hours Begin – Adventureland• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical – Argyle Theatre (All Weekend)Saturday, June 27• Joe Avati – Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts• East End Farmers Markets – Greenport, Westhampton Beach & Sag Harbor• 4th Annual North Fork Pride Parade – Greenport Village• Bug Light Cruise – East End Seaport Museum• Fauna After Dark – Westhampton BeachSunday, June 28• Farmers Markets – Port Jefferson & SouthamptonFor more events and things happening across Long Island, visit discoverlongisland.com/events.#CelebriTEAThis week we're spotlighting Commack artist Ian James Roche, who has advanced to the quarterfinals of Johnny Depp's People's Artist Competition. Known for his large-scale pastel works, Roche is earning national recognition while representing Long Island's vibrant and growing arts community.Learn how to vote here: https://peoplesartist.org/vote/free/2...Connect with us:Instagram: @longislandteapodcastTikTok: @longislandteapodcastYouTube: Discover Long IslandFacebook: Long Island Tea PodcastX: @liteapodcastEmail: spillthetea@discoverlongisland.comShop: Discover Long Island Shop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gina Pellettieri is a trained divorce mediator and matrimonial attorney based in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, and in this episode she reframes mediation as a life skill rather than a legal formality. At its core, mediation is a structured form of negotiation: a neutral third party helps two people facilitate an agreement they can both live with. Where Gina's expertise really shines is in communication — understanding what people actually want, and helping them say it clearly. Listeners looking for grounded divorce recovery tips and a calmer path through conflict will come away with a framework they can use far beyond the divorce table.Gina also shares practical communication tools listeners can apply immediately. One favorite: before responding to someone who's venting, ask whether they want to be “heard, helped, or hugged” — a quick way to meet people where they are instead of solving a problem they didn't ask you to solve. She breaks down the psychology of negotiation (why a little back-and-forth helps both sides feel they arrived at a fair outcome) and shows how the same skills apply to everything from co-parenting logistics to deciding what's for dinner. Her closing insight ties it together with the show's themes of emotional resilience and starting over after divorce: don't lie to yourself. Ask the honest questions, write down your answers, and you'll be far better equipped to ask them of anyone else. It's practical, expert-led single parenting advice and self-advocacy in one accessible package.Learn more about Gina: https://www.freshstartsregistry.com/resourceguide/law-office-of-gina-m-pellettieri-pllc

Three of the most followed cases in the country moved at the same time. Rex Heuermann stood in a Suffolk County courtroom and heard the judge call him disgusting, despicable, and a coward before handing down the maximum sentence. His plea deal includes FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit cooperation — and a phone call he allegedly made to one of his victims' family members after the murder tells you what kind of person the FBI is about to sit across from.Timothy Hudson, the sixteen-year-old charged in Anna Kepner's death aboard a Carnival cruise ship, was ordered into federal custody after the judge who released him reversed his own decision. The language in the detention order goes far beyond standard pretrial concern. Sealed evidence was filed two days before. Anna's family had reportedly been warned about Hudson's behavior months before the cruise.And Nancy Guthrie — eighty-four, no known crypto — had her alleged abduction classified as a crypto-targeted crime by CertiK. If the attackers had the wrong address, the intended target may still be nearby. Jennifer Coffindaffer, contributor to Hidden Killers, walks through all three cases in one conversation.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RexHeuermann #AnnaKepner #NancyGuthrie #GilgoBeach #TimothyHudson #CertiK #FBI #JenniferCoffindaffer #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime

Despite leaving her federal post amid ethics allegations three years ago, she is seeking election to her previous job as Suffolk County district attorney.

Amanda Funderburg stood in a Suffolk County courtroom and addressed the man who killed her sister, Melissa Barthelemy. She told the court about a phone call. A call Heuermann made to her after the murder. What he said on that call is not something you forget.Heuermann was sentenced to consecutive life terms. Judge Mazzei was visibly emotional. He asked Heuermann if he was sorry. Called him a disgusting, despicable small man and a coward. Ordered him removed from the courtroom as the families chanted ogre.That sentencing closed one chapter. The cooperation agreement opens another. Heuermann will sit with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit and describe everything — how he chose his victims, how he killed them, how he maintained a Manhattan career and a suburban family for seventeen years while the bodies accumulated near Gilgo Beach. His defense attorney says he is required to be truthful, accurate, and complete. Former FBI agents say the chances he stopped at eight are limited to none. Jennifer Coffindaffer, contributor to Hidden Killers, explains why Funderburg's testimony matters to the BAU and what the cooperation sessions may reveal beyond the eight confirmed victims.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RexHeuermann #GilgoBeach #AmandaFunderburg #MelissaBarthelemy #FBI #BAU #JudgeMazzei #Sentencing #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

In today's episode of The Quiz, we're testing your knowledge on legendary athletes who refused to stick to just one game. From gridiron greats who dominated the baseball diamond to basketball legends with surprising multi-sport roots, can you answer these? Minor League Magic: Who famously swapped his championship basketball jersey to bat .202 with 3 home runs and 30 stolen bases during a lone 1994 season with the Double-A Birmingham Barons? Volunteers to the Rescue: What future Hall of Fame first baseman was injured while playing quarterback for the University of Tennessee, famously opening the door for Peyton Manning to take over? Suffolk County's Finest: In 1983, which future Hall of Fame baseball player proved his ultimate versatility by winning the award for the top high school football player in Suffolk County, New York? Play. Share. Listen, with Host of The Barstool College Football Show, Kayce Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is on the record. Melissa Barthelemy's sister stood up in a Suffolk County courtroom during Rex Heuermann's sentencing and told the court he called her from Melissa's phone after he killed her — and described what he had done.The sentencing itself delivered what everyone expected: three consecutive life terms plus a hundred years, a judge who called Heuermann disgusting, families who cheered when officers removed him. But the legal details inside the plea agreement tell a different story than the one most outlets reported.Rex Heuermann confessed in open court to killing Karen Vergata. She was never part of the original charges. Her family was in the room when he said her name. No new charge was filed. His defense team had spent three years trying to throw out the DNA evidence and suppress the search warrants — then he waived his right to appeal as part of the deal.And the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit interview negotiated into the plea? The Suffolk County DA's office calls it academic. Not investigative. Eric Faddis sees it differently.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Faddis breaks down what happened inside that courtroom and what the plea deal's fine print reveals. He explains what Heuermann gained by giving up his appeal, why the Vergata confession exists without a charge, and whether the phone call testimony from Melissa's sister creates legal pathways nobody has discussed.The Gilgo Beach sentencing looked like a closing chapter. The plea agreement reads like an opening one.END LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#GilgoBeach #RexHeuermann #TrueCrimeToday #GilgoBeachMurders #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #KarenVergata #MelissaBarthelemy #SuffolkCounty #SerialKiller

Property in South Carolina. A timeshare in Las Vegas. Investigators examining ties to Atlantic City. And women who disappeared near all of them.Rex Heuermann's Gilgo Beach sentencing closed the New York chapter — three consecutive life terms, a hundred years, no appeal. But the judge who handed down the sentence said five words that reopened everything: eight that we know of.Heuermann purchased four lots in Chester, South Carolina. Twenty miles from that property, a woman vanished. He bought a timeshare in Las Vegas. Two weeks later, an escort disappeared. The connections are timeline-based, not evidentiary. But timelines are how investigations begin, and some of those states have legal tools New York does not.South Carolina and Nevada both carry the death penalty for the crimes Heuermann committed. He pleaded guilty in the one jurisdiction where execution was off the table. His plea deal is limited to Suffolk County. It offers no protection in any other state.His digital footprint is enormous — a hundred and twenty terabytes, seven thousand pages, a recovered planning document. If that data contains evidence of crimes beyond Long Island, the legal framework for sharing it across state lines becomes critical.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis explains what separates a suspicious timeline from a prosecutable case, whether the FBI interview built into the plea deal produces anything other states can use, and what incentive — if any — a man serving the maximum in New York has to tell the truth about what happened in South Carolina, Nevada, or anywhere else.Eight is the official number. The question is whether anyone is looking for nine.END LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#GilgoBeach #RexHeuermann #TrueCrimeToday #GilgoBeachMurders #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #DeathPenalty #SouthCarolina #SerialKiller #MissingWomen

The number is reportedly over a million dollars. That is what Asa Ellerup earned from a Peacock documentary about the Gilgo Beach case — her ex-husband's case. The case where he pleaded guilty to killing eight women.Now the families want the money back. And more.Valerie Mack's son has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging civil conspiracy. The suit names Asa Ellerup, her daughter Victoria, and Rex Heuermann. The accusation is not that Asa was oblivious. It is that she knew or deliberately avoided knowing what was happening and helped conceal it.Suffolk County prosecutors already cleared Asa criminally. They said she was not home during the killings. They called the hair found on victims household transference. They moved on. But the civil case does not require the same level of proof, and the evidence prosecutors set aside gets a second examination under a lower standard.Asa's own words are part of the case now. She told a documentary crew she did what she had to do to protect herself and her children. She renovated the basement where investigators believe seven women were killed. She lives there. Thirteen hundred square feet, twenty-seven years, and she says she never knew.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis explains what the civil conspiracy allegation requires, whether the documentary money qualifies as unjust enrichment, and what happens if this lawsuit forces Asa Ellerup to sit for a deposition. Twenty-seven years of questions. Under oath. For the first time.The families got their sentencing. This lawsuit is about something else.END LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#GilgoBeach #AsaEllerup #TrueCrimeToday #RexHeuermann #GilgoBeachMurders #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #ValerieMack #CivilLawsuit #SerialKiller

The judge answered that question with five words: eight that we know of.Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to eight murders in Suffolk County. He is serving three consecutive life terms plus a hundred years with no right to appeal. By every legal measure, the Gilgo Beach case is over. But the judge who handed down the sentence made sure the courtroom understood he was not convinced the number was final.Heuermann purchased four lots in Chester, South Carolina. A woman disappeared twenty miles from that property. He bought a timeshare in Las Vegas. An escort vanished two weeks later. Investigators have examined connections to Atlantic City. The pattern — the same type of victim, the same geographic footprint expanding outward from Long Island — extends to states that can do something New York cannot.South Carolina and Nevada both have the death penalty. Heuermann pleaded guilty in the one state that does not. His plea deal is jurisdictionally limited to Suffolk County. If another state builds a case, they start from zero — and they have sentencing options New York never had.A hundred and twenty terabytes of data sit on drives investigators have been processing for years. A planning document Heuermann thought he had deleted was recovered. Seven thousand pages of records. If evidence of crimes in other jurisdictions exists in that data, the question becomes who has access and what they can use it for.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis explains what it takes to turn timelines and property records into charges, whether the FBI interview produces anything usable outside New York, and what the realistic odds are that another state actually builds a case.The number is eight. It may not stay there.END LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#GilgoBeach #RexHeuermann #HiddenKillers #GilgoBeachMurders #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #DeathPenalty #SouthCarolina #SerialKiller #MissingWomen

Not as much as you think.Rex Heuermann's sentencing delivered the version the families needed: three life terms, a hundred years, a judge who called him disgusting, officers removing him while the gallery cheered. But the plea agreement underneath that spectacle contains concessions, omissions, and open doors that most coverage never examined.He confessed in open court to killing Karen Vergata. No charge. Her family present. His defense team spent three years fighting to suppress the DNA evidence and then he gave up his appeal in the same deal. Melissa Barthelemy's sister testified that Heuermann called from Melissa's phone after the murder and described what he had done.Outside the courtroom, Asa Ellerup faces a wrongful death lawsuit alleging civil conspiracy. She reportedly collected over a million dollars from a documentary about the murders. She said on camera she protected herself. She renovated the basement. She lives there. Twenty-seven years, thirteen hundred square feet.Beyond New York, the judge said “eight that we know of.” Heuermann owns property in South Carolina and had timeshares in Las Vegas. Women disappeared near both locations. Both states have the death penalty. His New York deal is worthless there.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis works through all three layers: what the sentencing accomplished and what it traded away, whether the civil case against Asa survives its first hearing, and whether another state can realistically build a prosecution against a man who already confessed to eight murders in a state that cannot execute him.The plea deal protected Heuermann in Suffolk County. The question is what it left exposed everywhere else.END LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#GilgoBeach #RexHeuermann #HiddenKillers #AsaEllerup #GilgoBeachMurders #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #KarenVergata #DeathPenalty #SerialKiller

She answered the phone and heard the voice of the man who had just killed her sister. Melissa Barthelemy's sister told a Suffolk County courtroom that Rex Heuermann called her from Melissa's phone and described what he had done.That detail sat buried in the sentencing coverage. It should not have.Rex Heuermann's Gilgo Beach sentencing delivered the scene the families had waited for: three consecutive life sentences, a hundred years added on top, a judge who called him disgusting and ordered officers to remove him. But underneath the spectacle is a plea agreement with legal machinery most reporting never examined.Heuermann confessed in open court to killing Karen Vergata. No charge was filed. Her family watched it happen. His defense team fought for three years to suppress the DNA and throw out the warrants — then he surrendered his appeal in the same deal. And the FBI interview baked into the agreement? The district attorney's office insists it is academic, not investigative.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks apart the sentencing piece by piece. What did Heuermann receive in exchange for giving up the appeal his lawyers spent years protecting? What does the Karen Vergata confession mean when no one charged him? And the phone call — Melissa's sister's testimony is now part of the official record. Faddis explains what legal doors it opens and whether anyone walks through them.The courtroom gave the families a moment. The plea deal gave Heuermann something too. Faddis explains what it was.END LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#GilgoBeach #RexHeuermann #HiddenKillers #GilgoBeachMurders #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #KarenVergata #MelissaBarthelemy #SuffolkCounty #SerialKiller

The League Episode #50 – Show Notes In this episode of The League, Benoy Thanjan and David Magid break down the latest clean energy trends. They discuss litigation surrounding alleged battery leaks in Suffolk County, the revocation of a permit for a major Ohio solar project, and the growing regulatory risks confronting developers. They also explore why data centers, warehouses, and other large energy users are increasingly adopting behind-the-meter solar and storage as grid constraints and interconnection delays make access to reliable power a critical business issue. The episode concludes with a major industry milestone: solar generated more U.S. electricity than coal in May 2026. Benoy and David explain why pairing solar with battery storage can make renewable power more valuable, flexible, and responsive to periods of peak demand.   Host Bio: Benoy Thanjan Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Rene Down down down down downu Energy, solar developer and consulting firm, and a strategic advisor to multiple cleantech startups. Over his career, Benoy has developed over 100 MWs of solar projects across the U.S., helped launch the first residential solar tax equity funds at Tesla, and brokered $45 million in Renewable Energy Credits (“REC”) transactions. Prior to founding Reneu Energy, Benoy was the Environmental Commodities Trader in Tesla's Project Finance Group, where he managed one of the largest environmental commodities portfolios. He originated REC trades and co-developed a monetization and hedging strategy with senior leadership to enter the East Coast market.  As Vice President at Vanguard Energy Partners, Benoy crafted project finance solutions for commercial-scale solar portfolios. His role at Ridgewood Renewable Power, a private equity fund with 125 MWs of U.S. renewable assets, involved evaluating investment opportunities and maximizing returns. He also played a key role in the sale of the firm's renewable portfolio. Earlier in his career, Benoy worked in Energy Structured Finance at Deloitte & Touche and Financial Advisory Services at Ernst & Young, following an internship on the trading floor at D.E. Shaw & Co., a multi billion dollar hedge fund. Benoy holds an MBA in Finance from Rutgers University and a BS in Finance and Economics from NYU Stern, where he was an Alumni Scholar. Connect with Benoy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benoythanjan/ Learn more:  https://reneuenergy.com https://www.solarmaverickpodcast.com   Host Bio: David Magid David Magid is a seasoned renewable energy executive with deep expertise in solar development, financing, and operations. He has worked across the clean energy value chain, leading teams that deliver distributed generation and community solar projects. David is widely recognized for his strategic insights on interconnection, market economics, and policy trends shaping the U.S. solar industry. Connect with David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmagid/ If you have any questions or comments, you can email us at info@reneuenergy.com.   Please provide 5 star reviews      If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review and share the Solar Maverick Podcast so more people can learn how to accelerate the clean energy transition.    Reneu Energy Reneu Energy provides expert consulting across solar and storage project development, financing, energy strategy, and environmental commodities. Our team helps clients originate, structure, and execute opportunities in community solar, C&I, utility-scale, and renewable energy credit markets. Email us at info@reneuenergy.com to learn more.      

Four lots in Chester, South Carolina. A timeshare in Las Vegas. And women who vanished near both.Rex Heuermann's property records map a geographic footprint that extends well beyond Long Island. A woman disappeared twenty miles from his South Carolina property. An escort vanished in Las Vegas two weeks after he purchased a timeshare there. The timelines are circumstantial. They are also the kind of circumstantial evidence that launches investigations.The judge who sentenced Heuermann to three consecutive life terms plus a hundred years chose his words deliberately: eight that we know of. He was not speculating. He was telling a courtroom full of grieving families that the man in front of them may not have been fully accounted for.Heuermann's New York plea deal is jurisdictionally specific. It covers eight murders in Suffolk County and nothing else. South Carolina has the death penalty. Nevada has the death penalty. If either state develops a case connected to Heuermann, they build it independently and they have sentencing tools New York never had.Meanwhile, investigators are still processing a hundred and twenty terabytes of data from his devices, including a planning document he believed he had erased. Seven thousand pages. If that data contains evidence of crimes beyond the eight he admitted to, the legal questions multiply: who has jurisdiction, who gets access, and what can prosecutors in other states do with material obtained through a New York investigation.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis walks through the realistic pathways — what it actually takes to go from a property record and a missing persons report to a murder charge in a different state, and whether anyone is positioned to do it.Seventeen years of killing. Eight confessions. Property in multiple states. The judge said the number out loud for a reason.END LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#GilgoBeach #RexHeuermann #HiddenKillersLive #GilgoBeachMurders #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #DeathPenalty #SouthCarolina #SerialKiller #MissingWomen

Missing women. In more than one state. Near property Rex Heuermann purchased during the same years he was killing on Long Island.That is the piece of the Gilgo Beach case that did not end with the sentencing. Heuermann pleaded guilty to eight murders in Suffolk County. He received three consecutive life terms plus a hundred years. He waived his appeal. The New York case is legally finished. But the judge made a point of saying it out loud: eight that we know of.Four lots in Chester, South Carolina. A woman who disappeared twenty miles away. A timeshare in Las Vegas. An escort who vanished two weeks after the purchase. Heuermann's property footprint traces across states that carry sentencing options New York does not have.South Carolina has the death penalty. Nevada has the death penalty. Heuermann's plea deal provides no protection outside Suffolk County. If another jurisdiction develops probable cause, they prosecute independently — and they are not limited to life sentences.Investigators have been working through a hundred and twenty terabytes of data recovered from his devices. A planning document Heuermann thought he had deleted was recovered and has been central to the New York case. Seven thousand pages of supporting material. If evidence of crimes in other states exists in that archive, the legal questions are about access, jurisdiction, and cooperation between agencies that do not always share well.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis assesses the realistic odds. What does it take to build a case from property records and timelines? Can the FBI interview produce usable leads for other states? And what reason does a man with no appeal and no possibility of release have to tell anyone the truth?Seventeen years. Multiple states. The same pattern. Eight is a floor, not a ceiling.END LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#GilgoBeach #RexHeuermann #RexHeuermanChannel #GilgoBeachMurders #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #DeathPenalty #SouthCarolina #SerialKiller #MissingWomen

A huge sense of relief. That is how Rex Heuermann's defense attorney described what his client felt after pleading guilty to killing eight women over seventeen years. Not remorse. Not grief. Relief.Heuermann stood in a Suffolk County courtroom and answered every question from the DA in one or two words. Strangulation. Yes. Eight. He never elaborated. He never looked at the gallery. He planned every murder around his family's vacation schedule and maintained an architecture career, a marriage, and a household the entire time. People who knew him said he was respectful and trustworthy. Every woman he killed was someone the system had already failed to notice.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott returns to Hidden Killers to talk with Tony Brueski about what compartmentalization looks like at the most extreme clinical scale — how one brain holds two lives without cracking — and what it means that the feeling Heuermann identified after confessing was not guilt but relief.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RexHeuermann #GilgoBeach #HiddenKillers #GilgoBeachKiller #ShavaunScott #TrueCrime #SerialKillerPsychology #Compartmentalization #GuiltyPlea #LongIslandSerialKiller

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This week on the Long Island Tea Podcast, we're coming to you live from historic Shinnecock Hills Golf Club with an inside look at the 2026 U.S. Open Golf Championship. We also recap Discover Long Island's Summer Kickoff Mixer with HIA-LI, celebrate the Long Island Tea Podcast winning Lifestyle Podcast of the Year at the Folio Awards, and hear about Stacy's recent travels representing Long Island at an industry conference. Plus, we're spotlighting a hometown athlete headed to the World Cup, exploring Revolutionary history, and sharing the latest happenings across Long Island.#ShowUsYourLongIslanderThis week's spotlight is on Joe Scally of Lake Grove, who has once again earned a spot on the U.S. Men's National Team World Cup roster. After beginning his soccer journey on Long Island and advancing through the New York City FC Academy, Scally became the first male player from Long Island to make a U.S. World Cup roster and continues to represent the region on the international stage.Our team will also be joining fans at the World Cup Watch Party at Stony Brook University to cheer on one of Long Island's own.Show us YOUR Long Islander by sending us a DM or emailing [spillthetea@discoverlongisland.com](mailto:spillthetea@discoverlongisland.com).#TasteOfLongIslandWe're taking you inside the U.S. Open Merchandise Pavilion at Shinnecock Hills with Managing Director of Merchandise Mary Lopuszynski. From exclusive apparel and collectibles to fan-favorite items and championship souvenirs, we're getting a behind-the-scenes look at one of the tournament's most popular experiences.#RevolutionaryRootsAs America approaches its 250th anniversary, Bay Shore Middle School students are exploring Long Island's role in the Revolutionary War through LI250 educational programs. The initiative helps connect local history to the communities students live in today and highlights Suffolk County's role in the story of America's founding.#LongIslandLifeWe're discussing a recent Forbes feature highlighting Long Island's role in America's 250th anniversary celebration, including exhibits and historic sites across Southampton, Sag Harbor, Southold, and the North Fork.We also dive into the history of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills and what it means to host one of golf's most prestigious championships on Long Island.Plus, we spotlight Ocean State: Rhode Island's Wild Coast, a new docuseries featuring incredible marine life found in the waters off Montauk and Long Island's South Shore.#ChariTEAWe're highlighting Niko & Jimmy's Birthday Supply Drive benefiting Puppies Behind Bars and America's VetDogs. Through June 24, Suffolk County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services is collecting dog food, treats, toys, beds, leashes, and other pet supplies to help train future service dogs for veterans, first responders, and people with disabilities. Donations can be dropped off at the Suffolk County Fire Academy.Can't make it in person? Support the cause by purchasing supplies through the America's VetDogs Amazon Wishlist:https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1K8Y96Z7P6WQYWe're also sharing ideas for celebrating Father's Day on Long Island, from fishing trips and golf outings to local breweries, distilleries, and family-friendly activities.#ThisWeekendOnLongIslandFriday, June 19• U.S. Open Golf Championship – Shinnecock Hills Golf Club• Famous Food Festival – Tanger Outlets Deer Park• Josh Gates Live! – Patchogue Theatre• Ain't Too Proud – The GatewaySaturday, June 20• Father's Day Flop Contest – Splish Splash• Art Explorers Club – The Heckscher Museum of ArtSunday, June 21• Dads Get in Free – Adventureland• Father's Day Car Show – Jamesport Farm BreweryFor more events and things happening across Long Island, visit discoverlongisland.com/events.Connect With UsInstagram: @longislandteapodcastTikTok: @longislandteapodcastYouTube: DiscoverLongIslandNYFacebook: Long Island Tea PodcastX: @liteapodcastEmail: spillthetea@discoverlongisland.comShop: shop.discoverlongisland.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin touts Long Island Sound preservation efforts during a visit to Long Island. This weekend's storm knocked out power for thousands in our region. A bill in New York would crack down on so-called surveillance pricing. Plus, an effort to bring classical music to the Suffolk County community.

Chaz and AJ had the Tribe calling in guesses for ways to get kicked out of a professional sports game, after a fan ran onto the court for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Andre in Cheshire called in to share a story about fighting with English football fans, and wound up being pulled over by the cops during the story. (0:00) Anthony called Chaz and AJ to share with Ruth his love of "Love Island," which he considers to be train-wreck TV. (9:18) Chaz and AJ talked about 1973, since that's the last time the Knicks were NBA Champions. Anyone else remember Coco Wheat? (12:42)  In Dumb Ass News, former Hartford Police Detective Brian Foley was on the phone to talk about the brothel uncovered in Suffolk County. A 67-year-old woman was arrested in connection to the prostitution charges, and the Tribe called in with stories of the sketchy homes that made the news from their neighborhood. (18:47) Pepe's pizza in the house! Kevin Gagliard was in studio with some fresh tomato pies, and then made one of the best pizza commercials of all time, with no time to prep before it all came together. (30:43) 

Steve Lundquist spent 14 years as a Gang Intelligence Sergeant inside Suffolk County's jail on Long Island, New York — tracking some of the most dangerous gang members in the country. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Steve breaks down exactly what goes on behind the walls that nobody outside ever sees. From identifying gang leaders the moment they walk through the door to monitoring phone calls that give inmates away, Steve shares the insider knowledge that took him 14 years to accumulate — and the cases involving Bloods, Crips, Latin Kings, MS-13, 18th Street and local neighborhood crews that defined his career. _____________________________________________ #GangIntelligence #TrueCrime #prisonsecrets _____________________________________________ Thank you to QUINCE for sponsoring this episode: Elevate your summer wardrobe. Go to https://quince.com/lockedin for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. _____________________________________________ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ _____________________________________________ Shop Locked In Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop _____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 14 Years in Gang Intelligence — Steve's Full Story 00:23 Growing Up and the Early Influences That Led Him to Law Enforcement 01:54 The Childhood Inspiration and Career Path Nobody Expected 02:34 How He Went From Restaurants to Corrections — The Career Shift That Changed Everything 03:00 What the Corrections Test and Hiring Process Actually Look Like 04:02 Academy Training and the First Impressions That Surprised Him Most 06:28 The Jail Facilities Population and Roles Nobody Explains Before You Start 07:35 His First Day on the Job and the Lessons That Hit Him Immediately 08:22 The Most Common Inmate Charges and How Facilities Are Actually Structured 09:53 The Inmate Mental Health Crisis and What It Does to the Officers Who See It Daily 12:00 The Human Side of Jail — The Stories That Stay With You 13:13 How He Got Into Gang Intelligence at Suffolk County Jail 14:25 Rising From Officer to Investigator — What That Career Progression Really Looks Like 15:21 Life as a Sergeant — The Leadership Challenges Nobody Warns You About 17:04 Daily Duties in the Gang Unit — What It Actually Looks Like From the Inside 18:02 Jailhouse Snitches — How to Manage Information and Who You Can Actually Trust 21:11 Gang Dynamics Separation and the Situations That Can Turn Deadly Fast 22:00 How Contraband Gets In — Phone Calls and the Intelligence Gathering Nobody Sees 23:12 How He Built Trust With Inmates to Get the Information That Mattered 25:36 The Major Gangs Their Affiliations and How Gang Investigations Actually Work 28:33 Jail Politics Prison Hierarchies and How Inmate Segregation Really Works 31:36 What Inmates Actually Fight Over — Food TV Technology and the Petty Battles That Turn Violent 37:09 The Contraband Methods That Shocked Him Most and How Daily Operations Handle Them 41:41 Handling Informants and the Dangerous Situations Nobody Prepares You For 45:27 Weapons Smuggling and the Gang Violence That Defines Life Inside 47:50 Female Inmates and Gang Involvement — What Most People Don't Know 50:15 How Inmates Communicate — Kites Hand Signs and the Coded Language Officers Learn to Read 52:01 Gang Hierarchies Shot Callers and the Set Politics That Run Everything 54:32 Officer Safety Use of Force and What It Really Takes to Maintain Security 01:00:31 The Mental Toll of a Career in Corrections — What It Does to You Over Time 01:04:06 The Respect He Gained the Lessons He Learned and the Impact That Lasted 01:07:08 How the Media Gets Corrections Wrong and What He Wants the Public to Know _____________________________________________ To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/LockedInWithIanBicka Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Lundquist spent 14 years as a Gang Intelligence Sergeant inside Suffolk County's jail on Long Island, New York — tracking some of the most dangerous gang members in the country. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Steve breaks down exactly what goes on behind the walls that nobody outside ever sees. From identifying gang leaders the moment they walk through the door to monitoring phone calls that give inmates away, Steve shares the insider knowledge that took him 14 years to accumulate — and the cases involving Bloods, Crips, Latin Kings, MS-13, 18th Street and local neighborhood crews that defined his career. _____________________________________________ #GangIntelligence #TrueCrime #prisonsecrets _____________________________________________ Thank you to QUINCE for sponsoring this episode: Elevate your summer wardrobe. Go to https://quince.com/lockedin for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. _____________________________________________ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ _____________________________________________ Shop Locked In Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop _____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 14 Years in Gang Intelligence — Steve's Full Story 00:23 Growing Up and the Early Influences That Led Him to Law Enforcement 01:54 The Childhood Inspiration and Career Path Nobody Expected 02:34 How He Went From Restaurants to Corrections — The Career Shift That Changed Everything 03:00 What the Corrections Test and Hiring Process Actually Look Like 04:02 Academy Training and the First Impressions That Surprised Him Most 06:28 The Jail Facilities Population and Roles Nobody Explains Before You Start 07:35 His First Day on the Job and the Lessons That Hit Him Immediately 08:22 The Most Common Inmate Charges and How Facilities Are Actually Structured 09:53 The Inmate Mental Health Crisis and What It Does to the Officers Who See It Daily 12:00 The Human Side of Jail — The Stories That Stay With You 13:13 How He Got Into Gang Intelligence at Suffolk County Jail 14:25 Rising From Officer to Investigator — What That Career Progression Really Looks Like 15:21 Life as a Sergeant — The Leadership Challenges Nobody Warns You About 17:04 Daily Duties in the Gang Unit — What It Actually Looks Like From the Inside 18:02 Jailhouse Snitches — How to Manage Information and Who You Can Actually Trust 21:11 Gang Dynamics Separation and the Situations That Can Turn Deadly Fast 22:00 How Contraband Gets In — Phone Calls and the Intelligence Gathering Nobody Sees 23:12 How He Built Trust With Inmates to Get the Information That Mattered 25:36 The Major Gangs Their Affiliations and How Gang Investigations Actually Work 28:33 Jail Politics Prison Hierarchies and How Inmate Segregation Really Works 31:36 What Inmates Actually Fight Over — Food TV Technology and the Petty Battles That Turn Violent 37:09 The Contraband Methods That Shocked Him Most and How Daily Operations Handle Them 41:41 Handling Informants and the Dangerous Situations Nobody Prepares You For 45:27 Weapons Smuggling and the Gang Violence That Defines Life Inside 47:50 Female Inmates and Gang Involvement — What Most People Don't Know 50:15 How Inmates Communicate — Kites Hand Signs and the Coded Language Officers Learn to Read 52:01 Gang Hierarchies Shot Callers and the Set Politics That Run Everything 54:32 Officer Safety Use of Force and What It Really Takes to Maintain Security 01:00:31 The Mental Toll of a Career in Corrections — What It Does to You Over Time 01:04:06 The Respect He Gained the Lessons He Learned and the Impact That Lasted 01:07:08 How the Media Gets Corrections Wrong and What He Wants the Public to Know _____________________________________________ To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/LockedInWithIanBicka Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week on the Long Island Tea Podcast, Sharon and Stacy are catching up on a busy week filled with exciting events, local adventures, and plenty of unforgettable moments — because there's truly never a dull moment at Discover Long Island! Sharon fills us in on her time with the Discover Long Island team at IPW in Fort Lauderdale, where they connected with travel professionals from around the world to showcase everything that makes Long Island such an incredible destination. Stacy also recaps some recent staff adventures including the Long Island Choice Awards, LI250's Planting It Forward initiative, and a beautiful day out in Northport with Onda Bella Cruises. From local happenings and community celebrations to standout Long Islanders and unforgettable summer events, this episode is packed with everything we love about life on Long Island right now.#ShowUsYourLongIslanderThis week we're spotlighting Dr. Melissa Elliott-Brogan, a Suffolk County native, founder of Sardonyx Wellness, and creator of The Holistic Resilience Recharge focused on supporting mental health professionals and burnout prevention. She also leads the Long Island Social Work Facebook Group with more than 6,000 members while continuing to advocate for mental health awareness and community support across Long Island.Show us YOUR Long Islander by sending us a DM or emailing spillthetea@discoverlongisland.com#RevolutionaryRootsThis week we're highlighting the Village of Babylon Historical and Preservation Society, which has helped preserve Babylon's local history since 1974. The organization operates out of the former Babylon Library building and also helps maintain the historic Nathaniel Conklin House, offering visitors a glimpse into Babylon Village's Revolutionary era roots and rich local history.#LongIslandLifeThis week we're talking about a commuter story for the books after a sinkhole opened on the Long Island Expressway, causing a multi vehicle incident and major traffic delays along one of the region's busiest roadways. Thankfully, no serious injuries were reported and repairs were completed quickly with the roadway already reopened.We're also spotlighting standout student athletes from Riverhead High School after senior Colby Baran and sophomore Madison Marshak were named among Newsday's top 10 Long Island high school golfers for the 2026 season.Long Island shoppers may also notice some savings during their next grocery run as Stop & Shop rolls out lower prices across all 46 Long Island stores as part of a broader customer experience initiative.Plus, Newsday recently highlighted some of Long Island's best waterfront restaurants, including local favorites Cowfish in Hampton Bays, Duryea's in Montauk and Orient Point, and Navy Beach in Montauk — all helping showcase Long Island's iconic coastal dining scene.#ThisWeekendOnLongIslandFriday, May 29West Side Story at The GatewayThe Prince of Egypt at The Argyle TheatreReflections in Music at The ChurchDiscovery Wetlands CruiseGolden Hour Centennial SailsNorth Fork Oyster NightThree Village Farmers and Artisans MarketSaturday, May 30Fleetwood Macked at CM Performing Arts CenterNugent Carriage House Thrift ShopSunday, May 31Drag Brunch at Frankie's Fabulous ItalianoPeony Path Tour at Sagtikos ManorFor more events and things happening all across Long Island, please visit discoverlongisland.com/events.Connect With UsInstagram: @longislandteapodcastTikTok: @longislandteapodcastYouTube: Discover Long Island YouTubeFacebook: Long Island Tea Podcast FacebookX: @liteapodcastEmail: spillthetea@discoverlongisland.comShop: Discover Long Island Shop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One Man. One Mission. Justice. In the Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Serial Killer.Rodney K. Harrison's life could have gone the way of the drug dealers he grew up with in South Jamaica, Queens. Instead, a twist of fate and relentless drive led him to become the NYPD's highest-ranking uniformed officer and, later, Police Commissioner of Suffolk County on Long Island—where he engineered the arrest of the elusive Gilgo Beach serial killer.Harrison survived a false arrest as a teenager and later dodged bullets as an undercover in Brooklyn. He calmed the fallout of Eric Garner's chokehold death on Staten Island, worked shoulder-to-shoulder with outspoken community leaders in Harlem, brought Jam Master Jay's killers to justice, removed bricks from the 9/11 Twin Towers, dealt with looters during the pandemic on the streets of New York—and always advocated for every victim.This real-life Blue Bloods true crime story chronicles the triumphs, controversies, politics, and dangers that define modern policing in America's largest city.Harrison shares these true crime stories:The harrowing night his undercover partner was shot on the street.An insider's view of the investigations that shaped headlines—from Jam Master Jay to his career-defining case, putting the Gilgo Beach serial killer (he called him "the Devil that walks among us") behind bars, and the personal sacrifices and moral dilemmas behind the badge.More than a cop's story—a rare, unfiltered look at crime, justice, and resilience in New York. Now a crime commentator on CBS and corporate security consultant,THE COMMISSIONER: From Street Cop To Top Cop in the NYPD, and the Inside Story of the Hunt for the Long Beach Serial Killer—Rodney K. Harrison

Michael “Morgs” Morgan is a 30-year veteran of law enforcement who honorably served the citizens of Atlanta, Georgia, and Suffolk County, New York. In this riveting episode Morgs shares some of the heartbreaking trauma he experienced, starting with his first night as a trainee. As a warrior and law enforcement officer he was forced to compartmentalize and press forward, with each incident adding a layer of pain and trauma. The drowning of a 2-year-old child he ‘helped save' caused unbelievable grief. Later in his career he is taken off the streets because of a back injury. He got hooked on the pain reliever Tramadol and ended up in rehab. A couple years ago he saw tier one operators on podcasts sharing their healing journeys with psychedelic assisted therapy and felt the call of the medicine. He sat with Ayahuasca in Florida, and it completely saved and changed his life. He was given a new mission to put the ladder down to help save and change the lives of other first responder heroes and their families. Follow Morg on Instagram team_morgs_inc

Anthony Baptiste came from a good family and built a successful party promoting business — but chasing money and a bigger lifestyle pulled him into the streets. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Anthony breaks down how it all unraveled, why he turned down a plea deal and took his chances at trial, and what happened when Suffolk County handed him a sentence he believes was excessive — over 50 years in prison. He opens up about fighting his case from behind bars, the years of legal battles that followed, and how he ultimately got his sentence reduced from 50 years to 10 — and walked out free. _____________________________________________ #Prison #TrueCrime #Justice _____________________________________________ Thank you to QUINCE for sponsoring this episode: Refresh your wardrobe with Quince. Go to https://quince.com/lockedin for free shipping and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. _____________________________________________ Connect with Anthony Baptiste: https://www.instagram.com/tonelegacy?igsh=MWRpZjlrcHpraXlydg== _____________________________________________ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ _____________________________________________ Shop Locked In Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop _____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 From Drug Dealer to 50 Years — Anthony's Story 00:18 Growing Up — The Family Background That Started Everything 01:16 Financial Struggles and Why the Streets Felt Like the Only Option 03:57 Early Ambitions and What School Couldn't Give Him 08:08 His First Steps Into Hustling — How It All Began 12:12 Escalating Fast — When Crack Entered the Picture 16:16 The Competition Nobody Talks About — How the Hustle Really Works 23:55 Running Drug Sales and Event Promotion at the Same Time 30:10 How He Turned Party Promoting Into a Legitimate Business 36:12 Clubs Parties Arrests and the Investigation He Didn't See Coming 41:24 Courtrooms Bail and the Legal Strategy That Almost Worked 53:02 How He Played the Justice System — And What It Cost Him 01:07:12 Convicted and Sentenced — The Moment That Destroyed His Family 01:26:40 Surviving Prison — What It Really Takes to Stay Alive and Sane 01:36:00 The Law Library That Saved Him — How He Fought His Way Out 01:47:11 Walking Out — What Life After Prison Actually Looks Like 01:56:41 Taking Accountability — The Hardest Thing He's Ever Done 02:05:04 Corruption Asset Seizure and the Legal Battle That Wasn't Over 02:26:30 Fighting for Justice — What Comes Next _____________________________________________ To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/LockedInWithIanBicka Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Baptiste came from a good family and built a successful party promoting business — but chasing money and a bigger lifestyle pulled him into the streets. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Anthony breaks down how it all unraveled, why he turned down a plea deal and took his chances at trial, and what happened when Suffolk County handed him a sentence he believes was excessive — over 50 years in prison. He opens up about fighting his case from behind bars, the years of legal battles that followed, and how he ultimately got his sentence reduced from 50 years to 10 — and walked out free. _____________________________________________ #Prison #TrueCrime #Justice _____________________________________________ Thank you to QUINCE for sponsoring this episode: Refresh your wardrobe with Quince. Go to https://quince.com/lockedin for free shipping and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. _____________________________________________ Connect with Anthony Baptiste: https://www.instagram.com/tonelegacy?igsh=MWRpZjlrcHpraXlydg== _____________________________________________ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ _____________________________________________ Shop Locked In Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop _____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 From Drug Dealer to 50 Years — Anthony's Story 00:18 Growing Up — The Family Background That Started Everything 01:16 Financial Struggles and Why the Streets Felt Like the Only Option 03:57 Early Ambitions and What School Couldn't Give Him 08:08 His First Steps Into Hustling — How It All Began 12:12 Escalating Fast — When Crack Entered the Picture 16:16 The Competition Nobody Talks About — How the Hustle Really Works 23:55 Running Drug Sales and Event Promotion at the Same Time 30:10 How He Turned Party Promoting Into a Legitimate Business 36:12 Clubs Parties Arrests and the Investigation He Didn't See Coming 41:24 Courtrooms Bail and the Legal Strategy That Almost Worked 53:02 How He Played the Justice System — And What It Cost Him 01:07:12 Convicted and Sentenced — The Moment That Destroyed His Family 01:26:40 Surviving Prison — What It Really Takes to Stay Alive and Sane 01:36:00 The Law Library That Saved Him — How He Fought His Way Out 01:47:11 Walking Out — What Life After Prison Actually Looks Like 01:56:41 Taking Accountability — The Hardest Thing He's Ever Done 02:05:04 Corruption Asset Seizure and the Legal Battle That Wasn't Over 02:26:30 Fighting for Justice — What Comes Next _____________________________________________ To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/LockedInWithIanBicka Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Michael Levine of Rappaport, Glass, Levine & Zullo LLP (https://www.rglzlaw.com/)   Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here To Rate and Review   Episode Details: Michael Levine -- a partner at Rappaport, Glass, Levine & Zullo LLP known as "Motorcycle Mike" -- explains how he secured justice for 33-year-old air traffic controller Kevin Barrett, who endured a painful through-the-knee amputation after a pick-up truck collided with his motorcycle and crushed his right leg. The driver of the truck abruptly cut off Kevin, who was going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit, while making a left turn. Kevin uses a prosthetic limb as a result of this catastrophic injury. A Suffolk County, New York jury returned a $5,750,000 verdict, assigning 63% of the negligence to the defendant.   Click Here to Read/Download the Complete Trial Documents   Guest Bio: Michael Levine   Michael Levine is, without a doubt, the prime example of a “Go-Getter”. In over 35 years Michael has never stopped chasing after perfection, and his reputation and record are a shining reflection of this. If you're looking for a personal injury attorney who is a rare combination of experience, hard-charging, tactical, spirited, and unfailingly caring, you've found him.   At RGLZ we sometimes wonder how Michael finds the time and energy to do everything he does. He lectures often on his areas of expertise before the bar associations of Suffolk and New York State, serves on the Grievance and Judicial Screening committees for those bar associations, is on the board of directors of the Suffolk County Bar Association, writes articles for legal journals, has served as the President of the more than 4000 member strong New York State Trial Lawyers' Association, is Mayor of his home town of Old Field, NY,  and still finds time to be an active part of the Long Island motorcycle community as Motorcycle Mike Esq.   This is all on top of a thriving practice here at RGLZ, where Michael handles litigation in numerous types of personal injury cases including motorcycle accidents, auto accidents, truck accidents, premises liability accidents, construction accidents, and railroad and subway accidents. He is also a friend of labor unions, taking cases for the Transit Workers Union and other large unions in New York.   Despite this nearly insane workload, Michael Levine is also regarded as a true friend to his clients. He prides himself on providing round-the-clock access for his clients, regularly taking their calls personally at all hours of the day. This is backed up by the fact that, in his entire career, Michael Levine has never had a grievance filed against him, and many of his clients remain friends to this day. There simply aren't many attorneys out there who can make a claim like that. Despite Michael's dedication to improving both himself and his profession as a whole, his clients always come first, and his priorities are always simple.   “In my time as a personal injury attorney, I've seen almost all there is to see. A large part of my life is coming into other people's lives in what is likely their worst moments; and it's tough. It hurts to see people in these situations. But at the same time, it's what drives me. I know that I can make a difference for these people. And if, at the end of my time with them, I can see them smile, and feel just that little bit better… That's what I do all of this for.”   Read Full Bio LISTEN TO PREVIOUS EPISODES & MEET THE TEAM: Great Trials Podcast Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services  Harris Lowry Manton LLP - hlmlawfirm.com Production Team: Dee Daniels Media Podcast Production   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1  Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

Rex Heuermann's guilty plea resolved eight murder charges in one proceeding. But the structure of the deal itself raises questions that go beyond the confession. During a confidential session with prosecutors, Heuermann raised the name Karen Vergata — a woman he was never charged with killing. Her case was absorbed into the plea agreement, effectively closing it without a separate prosecution or public evidentiary hearing. The cooperation agreement with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit reportedly includes no mechanism to compel truthful participation or penalize refusal.This week's True Crime Today review revisits the most significant Gilgo Beach developments — the legal architecture of the plea, the evidentiary rulings that forced it, and the psychological dimensions revealed through documentary footage.Every defense motion had been denied. Whole genome sequencing — the forensic technique that matched Heuermann's DNA to evidence recovered from victim remains — was ruled admissible. The court ordered all charges tried in a single proceeding, eliminating any possibility of severance. Heuermann's defense had exhausted its options. The plea, framed by his attorney as a calculated pivot, followed a thousand days of maintained innocence.The Peacock documentary captured the private aftermath. Asa Ellerup, Heuermann's ex-wife, heard him describe the killings during a jailhouse visit — including confirmation of dismemberment conducted inside their shared residence. His daughter Victoria confronted him directly about whether the victims registered as human to him. He said they did not. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott analyzes the family dynamics under that level of sustained psychological exposure — the denial structures, the trauma responses, and what Heuermann's clinical detachment during these conversations reveals about how he processed decades of violence.The DA's office has acknowledged reviewing hundreds of cold cases across Suffolk County. Sentencing is pending. Whether this plea represents justice or an engineered exit remains the central unresolved question.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RexHeuermann #GilgoBeach #GilgoBeachKiller #KarenVergata #SuffolkCounty #LISK #GuiltyPlea #SerialKiller #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Gup in Denville, NJ, called Mark to talk about a great record that came out years ago, talking about bombing Iran that politicians used to sing along to. Phil in Suffolk County, NY, calls Mark about the Virginia redistricting vote, and Obama is stepping in to agree with the redistricting and then lie about agreeing with it. Obama is a master at taking sides when he needs to.

Gup in Denville, NJ, called Mark to talk about a great record that came out years ago, talking about bombing Iran that politicians used to sing along to. Phil in Suffolk County, NY, calls Mark about the Virginia redistricting vote, and Obama is stepping in to agree with the redistricting and then lie about agreeing with it. Obama is a master at taking sides when he needs to. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Investigators followed Rex Heuermann for months through Manhattan before a discarded pizza crust gave them everything. That abandoned sample — recovered legally from public garbage — produced a DNA match to a male hair found wrapped in burlap around Megan Waterman's remains on Ocean Parkway. One connection. That match generated the warrants for Heuermann's home, his devices, and the digital trove prosecutors say reveals the most meticulously documented serial killing case investigators have encountered.Megan was 22, a mother from Scarborough, Maine, who called her three-year-old daughter every day without exception. When those calls stopped in June 2010, her family filed a missing persons report within two days. Surveillance footage from a Holiday Inn Express in Hauppauge shows her walking out the door at 1:15 a.m. She was found six months later alongside the rest of the Gilgo Four.Heuermann stood in a Suffolk County courtroom and pleaded guilty to seven murders — Melissa Barthelemy, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Amber Lynn Costello, Sandra Costilla, Valerie Mack, Jessica Taylor, and Megan Waterman — spanning seventeen years from 1993 to 2010. He admitted to intentionally causing the death of an eighth victim, Karen Vergata, whose case was folded into the plea agreement. Prosecutors allege every killing occurred when Heuermann's wife and children were out of state, and that his devices contained checklists, methodology notes, and instructions for destroying evidence.His defense attorney framed the plea as "relief." The FBI cooperation agreement — requiring Heuermann to sit for behavioral analysis interviews — is built directly into the deal. Retired FBI behavioral expert Robin Dreeke and defense attorney Eric Faddis break down what the documented methodology reveals, what the defense traded in the plea, and why the courtroom moment matters far less than what investigators found on those devices.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RexHeuermann #GilgoBeach #MeganWaterman #GuiltyPlea #DNAEvidence #GilgoFour #LISK #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #BehavioralAnalysis

A burner phone traveled from Massapequa Park to Midtown Manhattan on July 12, 2009 — the exact route between Rex Heuermann's home and his office. Hours later, Melissa Barthelemy's phone traveled that same route in reverse. Melissa had told a friend she was meeting a man. She never came back. For the next five weeks, someone used her phone to call her 15-year-old sister Amanda — describing the killing in graphic detail. Always under three minutes. Always from crowded Manhattan locations. Always targeting the teenager, never the mother.Melissa was 24. She'd graduated cosmetology school in Buffalo, earned her license, and moved to New York to build a career. The salon job was slow. The city was expensive. She ended up working escort ads on Craigslist from a basement apartment in the Bronx — a temporary solution that became permanent. Prosecutors allege Heuermann also searched online for images of the victims' families after their deaths — their sisters, their children.While those calls were being made to a teenager, Heuermann was going home to his own family. Asa Ellerup, his now ex-wife, sat in the last row of a Suffolk County courtroom as he admitted to eight killings. She once called him her hero. She walked out into a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the son of victim Valerie Mack, alleging the family profited from a documentary and demonstrated disregard for the victims. Their daughter Victoria has publicly stated she believes her father most likely committed the killings. Asa's attorney has called the lawsuit's claims reckless.This week's coverage examines Melissa's story and the phone evidence that anchors the prosecution's timeline, the wrongful death suit and its legal theory, and what the family fracture reveals. Robin Dreeke and Eric Faddis provide behavioral and legal analysis on the taunting calls, the civil exposure facing the Heuermann family, and how compartmentalization functions at this scale.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RexHeuermann #GilgoBeach #MelissaBarthelemy #AsaEllerup #LISK #TauntingCalls #GilgoFour #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #BehavioralAnalysis

The guilty plea Rex Heuermann entered in Suffolk County Court did not come from a sudden crisis of conscience. It came from a legal defense that had exhausted every option and a defendant who chose to negotiate the terms of his surrender rather than sit through a trial he could not win. The mechanics of this deal — and what they reveal about Heuermann's calculus — deserve close examination.In September 2025, Judge Timothy Mazzei issued two rulings that effectively ended any viable defense strategy. First, he allowed whole genome sequencing evidence — a cutting-edge DNA technology that the defense argued had not been widely accepted by the scientific community. Second, he denied the motion to separate the seven murder charges into individual trials, meaning Heuermann would face a single jury hearing all seven cases together. Trial was scheduled for September 2026. The defense had nothing left.What happened next is where the case takes a turn. During a proffer session — a confidential meeting where a defendant provides information prosecutors agree not to use against him — Heuermann brought up Karen Vergata. She was a mother of two from Manhattan who disappeared in 1996. Her remains were found in pieces across Fire Island and near Gilgo Beach years apart. Heuermann was never charged with her murder. But he raised her name in that room, and that conversation opened the door to plea negotiations.The deal is structured to Heuermann's advantage in ways that matter. He pleaded guilty to seven murder counts and admitted to intentionally causing Vergata's death — no separate charge, no separate prosecution. He waived his right to appeal. The plea bars further prosecution on any of the eight named victims. And his required cooperation with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit reportedly carries no enforcement mechanism. The DA's office is reviewing hundreds of cold cases across Suffolk County. Heuermann's attorney says the number stays at eight. The investigation continues.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RexHeuermann #GilgoBeach #GuiltyPlea #KarenVergata #GilgoBeachKiller #ProfferSession #WholeGenomeSequencing #SuffolkCounty #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

**This episode is uneditedOn April 8th, 2026, Rex Heuermann, a 62-year-old Manhattan architect, husband, and father from Massapequa Park, pleaded guilty to murdering eight women on Long Island over a 17-year span. The Gilgo Beach case, one of the longest-running unsolved serial murder investigations in American history, is finally closed.This episode is about how it stayed open for 30 years.It's about Sandra Costilla, killed in 1993 and uncharged for three decades. About Karen Vergata, cataloged as Jane Doe Number 7 until 2022. About Melissa Barthelemy's 15-year-old sister, who got phone calls from Melissa's killer for five weeks after she disappeared. About the Suffolk County Police Department leadership that refused FBI help for over a decade because the chief of police was running his own federal cover-up. About a planning document recovered from a deleted hard drive, a basement vault containing 279 firearms, and a piece of pizza crust pulled from a Manhattan trash can that finally cracked the case open.--------------------Keywords: Gilgo Beach Killer, Rex Heuermann, Long Island Serial Killer, Gilgo Beach murders, Rex Heuermann guilty plea, Long Island murders, Shannan Gilbert, Gilgo Four, Massapequa Park, Suffolk County murders, true crime podcast, serial killer podcast, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Lost Girls, Long Island serial killer arrest, Gilgo Beach victims, We Saw the Devil podcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-crime-political-analysis--4433638/support.Website: http://www.wesawthedevil.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevilDiscord: https://discord.gg/X2qYXdB4Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevilInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast.

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney joins Sid on the morning show to discuss the confession of Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann in court earlier this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Wednesday Tunnel to Towers edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, Sid covers the two-week ceasefire reached last night with Iran in the Middle East, explaining why he would've liked to see President Trump follow through on his promise to bomb Iran back to the stone age. Nonetheless, Sid trusts the man and the plan, firmly rooted in his belief that the President knows exactly what he is doing. In other news of the day, Sid prepares to be honored at tonight's special event hosted by the Detectives' Endowment Association, Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann reportedly will confess to his heinous crimes today in Suffolk County, and Republican Clay Fuller wins an important special election in Georgia to assume the congressional seat left open by traitor Marjorie Taylor Greene. Frank Carone, Gordon Chang, Mike Lawler, Peter King & Scott Munro join Sid on this hump day T2T insallment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three active cases. Three distinct investigative landscapes. One episode breaking down the legal exposure, procedural questions, and systemic issues at the center of each.Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing from her Catalina Foothills home near Tucson, Arizona, since February 1st. Authorities believe she was abducted. Blood confirmed as hers was found at the scene. Sourced reporting has revealed that the supervising sergeant had reportedly never worked a homicide, experienced detectives had allegedly been reassigned prior to the case, and the department's search and rescue aircraft was reportedly not deployed in the initial hours. The FBI is embedded, a task force is active, and a $1 million family reward remains in place. The Pima County deputies' union has voted unanimously for no confidence in Sheriff Chris Nanos.Joseph Duggar, 31, faces charges in Bay County, Florida, of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child under 12 and lewd and lascivious contact. According to the arrest affidavit, he reportedly admitted to the alleged conduct twice. He posted $600,000 bond, is barred from unsupervised contact with any minor, and has an arraignment set for April 20th. Separately, both Joseph and his wife Kendra face Arkansas misdemeanor charges — four counts each of endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts each of false imprisonment — with April 29th court dates. The Tontitown Police Department has stated the investigation remains active and ongoing.Rex Heuermann, 62, is expected to change his plea to guilty at an April 8th court appearance in Suffolk County. He is charged with the first-degree murders of seven women connected to the Gilgo Beach investigation. His defense had sought to exclude DNA evidence and split the trials. Both motions were denied. If the plea is accepted, he reportedly faces life without the possibility of parole.Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer and retired FBI Counterintelligence Chief Robin Dreeke provide the procedural, forensic, and behavioral analysis across all three investigations.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #JosephDuggar #RexHeuermann #GilgoBeach #TrueCrimeToday #Coffindaffer #Dreeke #FBI #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime

After nearly three years of maintaining his innocence, Rex Heuermann is expected to change his plea to guilty at an April 8th court appearance, according to sources familiar with his decision. If a judge accepts the plea, the case would end without a trial. Heuermann reportedly faces life without the possibility of parole.Heuermann, 62, a former architect from Massapequa Park, New York, has been held without bail at Suffolk County jail since his July 2023 arrest. He is charged with the first-degree murders of seven women: Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Jessica Taylor, Sandra Costilla, and Valerie Mack. The victims were allegedly killed between 1993 and 2010. Their remains were discovered in isolated areas along Ocean Parkway near Gilgo Beach and elsewhere on Long Island.Prosecutors have said the evidence includes DNA analysis connecting hair found on the remains of multiple victims to Heuermann and reportedly to his ex-wife and daughter. Cellphone data allegedly placed Heuermann in contact with victims shortly before their disappearances. Investigators also recovered files from his computer described as a planning document containing checklists that reportedly referenced limiting noise, cleaning bodies, and destroying evidence.Heuermann's defense had sought to exclude the DNA evidence and to split the case into separate trials. Both motions were denied. A trial had been scheduled for September 2026.Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer examines the legal and investigative implications — what a plea reversal from a defendant who has fought this aggressively typically signals, what the families gain and lose when a serial murder case resolves without a public trial, and what happens to the additional unresolved cases connected to the Gilgo Beach investigation.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RexHeuermann #GilgoBeach #GuiltyPlea #LongIsland #SuffolkCounty #TrueCrimeToday #DNA #SerialKiller #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime