Rex Heuermann, a serial killer, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the Gilgo Beach murders. Heuermann was convicted of killing eight women between 1993 and 2010, strangling them and, in some cases, dismembering their bodies. The remains were discovered along a remote stretch of Long Island coastline near New York. Family members of the victims delivered emotional statements in court, detailing the decades-long pain and uncertainty they endured. Heuermann admitted to the murders of seven women in April, and is implicated in an eighth. The case remained cold for years, with some families criticizing the initial police investigation. The sentencing brings a measure of closure after years of waiting for justice.