Fox News True Crime Newsletter: Gilgo sentencing, a warning from 'Happy Face,' Mangione psychs himself out

Gilgo Serial Killer Rex Heuermann enters wrong a courtroom for sentencing astatine Suffolk County Court successful Riverhead, NY connected Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (James Carbone/Newsday via Pool)

Suffolk County authorities accidental they couldn't get Rex Heuermann disconnected Long Island accelerated enough, shipping him upstate to rot successful situation the greeting aft helium received the maximum imaginable punishment for the Gilgo Beach murders nether New York law.

The 62-year-old erstwhile New York City designer received 3 consecutive sentences of beingness without parole, to beryllium followed by 4 presumption of 25 to life, aft District Attorney Ray Tierney says helium built a "Dexter"-style termination country successful his basement, wherever helium killed 7 of his 8 known victims.

"The condemnation is due for his crimes, and evidently helium got what helium deserved," his ex-wife Asa Ellerup said done her attorney, Bob Macedonio.

PSYCHED OUT: Accused assassin Luigi Mangione's defence squad floated a psychiatric defence successful tribunal this week, past backtracked a time later. The erstwhile Ivy Leaguer would person had to concede that helium did sprout UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson successful the backmost to deploy an "extreme affectional disturbance" defence nether New York law, experts say. If successful, it would person dramatically reduced his imaginable condemnation upon condemnation astatine the authorities level — but could've enactment him astatine hazard successful his national trial, slated for adjacent year.

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A photograph obtained by Fox News Digital shows Luigi Mangione.  (Obtained by Fox News Digital)

BECKY'S BACK: The erstwhile tribunal clerk whose misconduct helped overturn Alex Murdaugh's execution condemnation is present asking a national justice to flip his $600,000 suit against her. Lawyers for Rebecca Hill argued successful a filing Thursday that Murdaugh has nary close to retrieve the wealth helium spent defending himself during a 2023 proceedings implicit the murders of his woman and son.

Former Colleton County Court Clerk Becky Hill closes her eyes with a java mug connected a plaything extracurricular her South Carolina location connected Saturday, May 23, 2026. Hill is facing a civilian suit from disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh, whose execution convictions successful the deaths of his woman and lad were reversed earlier this period aft Hill allegedly influenced jurors connected the case. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

‘TOSSED TO THE WOLVES’: "Happy Face" slayer Keith Jesperson has immoderate situation proposal for chap serial murderer Rex Heuermann, informing the "ogre"-like monster that "little guys enactment retired too, to bushed up america large guys." Heuermann tin expect to get successful immoderate situation fights, helium says.

Convicted murderer Keith Jesperson, right, shown present astatine a Nov. 2, 1995, tribunal quality successful Portland, Ore., with lawyer Thomas Phelan. Jesperson has go a situation penpal of chap convicted serial slayer Rex Heuermann. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

WHERE'S NANCY GUTHRIE?: The parent of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie remains missing much than 135 days aft her suspected abduction from her Tucson home. Some cybersecurity experts judge she whitethorn person been the unfortunate of a "wrench attack," wherever a hacker coordinated with section thugs to effort and extort bitcoin from her daughter. The inclination is connected the rise, experts say, and progressively involves susceptible victims related to affluent targets, alternatively than the earners themselves. 

Savannah Guthrie wipes a teardrop from her oculus during a sojourn to the "Today" amusement acceptable astatine Rockefeller Plaza successful New York connected Thursday, March 5, 2026, conscionable implicit a period aft her mother's suspected abduction. It remains unsolved. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

GET TO WORK: "Hell connected Wheels" slayer Mackenzie Shrilla is present serving up situation meals. The 21-year-old, convicted of slamming her Toyota Camry into a gathering connected intent and sidesplitting her boyfriend, 20-year-old Dominic Russo, and their 19-year-old person Davion Flanagan successful 2022, has landed a occupation down bars. Aside from situation food, she is serving concurrent sentences of 15 years to beingness down bars.

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UP NEXT: Karen Read is owed successful tribunal for 3 abstracted hearings adjacent week connected to the O'Keefe family's wrongful decease lawsuit. Read was acquitted a twelvemonth agone this week of each homicide-related charges stemming from her ex-boyfriend John O'Keefe's frigid decease during a 2022 blizzard.

Tyler Robinson volition besides perceive from Judge Tony Graf, who is expected to regularisation connected a defence question to punish prosecutors for making extrajudicial remarks astir the lawsuit against Charlie Kirk's accused assassination.

Barry Morphew is besides owed backmost successful tribunal successful Colorado successful transportation with the decease of his wife, Suzanne.