Heuerman, was taken into custody late Thursday by Suffolk County police and state police.
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Heuermann, aged 59, is facing charges of three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder in relation to the deaths of three women.
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The names of the women are Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello.- in 2009 and 2010.
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He was also identified as the "prime suspect" in the murder of a fourth woman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes.
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Heuermann was arraigned in court on Friday and pleaded not guilty. The judge ordered him to be held without bail.
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The arrest comes over a decade after the discovery of multiple victims' remains along Gilgo Beach in Long Island.
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The long-unsolved killings were featured in several CBS "48 Hours" reports and the 2020 Netflix film "Lost Girls."