Rex Heuermann maintained his innocence for nearly three years. His defense fought to exclude DNA evidence, separate the charges into multiple trials, and point to an alternative suspect. Every motion failed. Then he stood up in a Riverhead courtroom and pleaded guilty to murdering seven women — and admitted to killing an eighth. The Gilgo Beach case is over. This look back, with defense attorney and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis, breaks down what actually drove a defendant from "not guilty" to a plea when the evidence walls closed in. Faddis has prosecuted murders and defended them — he understands both sides of the negotiating table. The defense attorney himself told reporters that two pre-trial rulings effectively ended the path to acquittal: the judge admitted the DNA evidence, and the judge denied the request to try the cases separately. Once both doors closed, the math changed. Faddis walks through the specific motions that failed, what DA Ray Tierney's public comments signaled about the prosecution's strategy, and what leverage a defense attorney has left when seven murder charges are on the table and the science has been ruled admissible. He also addresses what this means for the families — people who waited decades for answers and got a plea hearing instead of a trial. A plea provides certainty. It provides a sentence. It doesn't provide the testimony, the cross-examination, or the full accounting some families needed. 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. 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. #RexHeuermann #GilgoBeachKiller #LISK #GuiltyPlea #EricFaddis #LongIslandSerialKiller #TrueCrime #PleaDeal #GilgoBeach #HiddenKillers