Catching the Long Island Serial Killer
True Crime Today
2.0from 105 ratings
- 499
- Episodes
- 255
- Transcribed
- 105
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 6M
- YouTube views
About Catching the Long Island Serial Killer
For nearly two decades, the remains of young women kept turning up along the desolate stretches of Long Island — in the scrub brush off Ocean Parkway, in wooded areas out east, in places no one was supposed to find them. And for most of that time, no one was held accountable. I'm Tony Brueski, and this podcast is my deep dive into one of the most chilling serial murder cases in modern American history — the Gilgo Beach murders and the case against Rex Heuermann, the New York architect now charged with the killing of seven women spanning from 1993 to 2010. This isn't a case summary. It's the full picture — the women who were allegedly targeted and discarded, the investigative failures that let a suspected killer allegedly operate in plain sight for decades, and the forensic breakthroughs that finally led to an arrest in July 2023. I break down the evidence prosecutors have built — DNA analysis, cellphone data, digital files allegedly recovered from Heuermann's own computer — and the defense strategy aimed at dismantling it. I cover the courtroom battles, the rulings on evidence admissibility, and every development as this case moves toward its next chapter. But more than anything, this podcast is about the women at the center of it all. Sandra Costilla. Valerie Mack. Jessica Taylor. Maureen Brainard-Barnes. Melissa Barthelemy. Megan Waterman. Amber Costello. They had names. They had people who loved them. And they deserve more than a headline. New episodes drop regularly as the case develops. If you want to understand the Gilgo Beach murders — the facts, the failures, and what justice actually looks like when it finally shows up — you're in the right place. 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/TrueCrimePod 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.
- Publisher
- True Crime Today
- Category
- news · news · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Jul 2023
- Latest episode
- 14 Jul 2026
Latest episodes
255 of 499 episodes have a transcript.
14 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Rex Heuermann's Therapist Hid THIS For Years
13 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Who Was Amber Costello Before She Became The Key To Rex Heuermann's Arrest?
12 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Did Rex Heuermann Tell His Daughter The Two Worlds Never Crossed?
Inside a recent episode
Rex Heuermann's Therapist Hid THIS For Years
Published 14 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I luckily never worked with any – Because law enforcement and first responders and people in this line of work don't do it to make a living and become rich off the government's dime. You can't. I mean, you do it because you care so deeply about human beings and you're doing your best to save them. And so when you care so deeply about human beings, what are the ones you're doing? You want to save the ones most interested in the franchise. But the system... can become really cumbersome to work with. And that's why the senior guys holding on senior guys is so important too, because they understand how to work that system. […]
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- Shavaun Scott
- John Douglas
- Eric Faddis
- Robin Dreeke
- Bob Motta
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- YouTube views
- 5,685,874
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 2.0 / 5
- 95 ratings
- Spotify
- 1.8 / 5
- 10 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 89
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