Alexis Linkletter

Right before she went missing, she had a client come to her home and essentially, along with her roommate, they engaged in a ruse with this client. And that ruse included taking the client's money and then the male roommate coming home, pretending to be Amber's boyfriend, and the client ultimately drove off.

Right before she went missing, she had a client come to her home and essentially, along with her roommate, they engaged in a ruse with this client. And that ruse included taking the client's money and then the male roommate coming home, pretending to be Amber's boyfriend, and the client ultimately drove off.

A female state police detective basically started with all the evidence from the beginning. What this detective did was looked up all the green 2002 Chevy Avalanches within a certain geographical area and also cross referenced a physical description that that same roommate provided. He described the suspect as being extremely tall, resembling an ogre.

A female state police detective basically started with all the evidence from the beginning. What this detective did was looked up all the green 2002 Chevy Avalanches within a certain geographical area and also cross referenced a physical description that that same roommate provided. He described the suspect as being extremely tall, resembling an ogre.

And it didn't take this detective long to sort of zero in on somebody who seemed to match all of these things and who also had ties to the key locations of Massapequa Park and Midtown Manhattan.

And it didn't take this detective long to sort of zero in on somebody who seemed to match all of these things and who also had ties to the key locations of Massapequa Park and Midtown Manhattan.

Oh, it was horrible. There was a dark cloud over the entire island.

Oh, it was horrible. There was a dark cloud over the entire island.

The sheer number of victims that were discovered shows the magnitude of the kind of offender we may be dealing with.

The sheer number of victims that were discovered shows the magnitude of the kind of offender we may be dealing with.

After law enforcement identified Heuermann through his 2002 Chevy Avalanche, they began monitoring him. They did so for, I believe, 16 months. And they were pulling all sorts of records, phone records, IP address records. They were finding surveillance footage of him, buying new burner phones.

After law enforcement identified Heuermann through his 2002 Chevy Avalanche, they began monitoring him. They did so for, I believe, 16 months. And they were pulling all sorts of records, phone records, IP address records. They were finding surveillance footage of him, buying new burner phones.

Rex Heuermann is allegedly using these burner phones to go on dating websites, to solicit contact with sex workers on various websites. And according to them, they suspected that he may have been gearing up to kill again.

Rex Heuermann is allegedly using these burner phones to go on dating websites, to solicit contact with sex workers on various websites. And according to them, they suspected that he may have been gearing up to kill again.

Law enforcement suspected early on that that may mean that these women were killed inside the Heuermann home.

Law enforcement suspected early on that that may mean that these women were killed inside the Heuermann home.

Jessica Taylor's remains were found in the morning, but the night before, around 10 p.m., witnesses later recalled seeing what appeared to be a Chevy Avalanche backed into a wooded area. And the presumption there is that whoever murdered Jessica Taylor was leaving her remains there.

Jessica Taylor's remains were found in the morning, but the night before, around 10 p.m., witnesses later recalled seeing what appeared to be a Chevy Avalanche backed into a wooded area. And the presumption there is that whoever murdered Jessica Taylor was leaving her remains there.

It was a jaw-dropping moment because this is a victim who had never been associated with the Long Island serial killer case at all.

It was a jaw-dropping moment because this is a victim who had never been associated with the Long Island serial killer case at all.

It introduced a brand new location, and it also drastically expanded the timeline previously associated with this case, which means this expands this case greatly in terms of victims that could be connected to this suspect.

It introduced a brand new location, and it also drastically expanded the timeline previously associated with this case, which means this expands this case greatly in terms of victims that could be connected to this suspect.

I absolutely think, sadly, that there will be many more victims associated with this case.

I absolutely think, sadly, that there will be many more victims associated with this case.

Law enforcement suspected early on Rex Hureman was living a very compartmentalized double life.

Law enforcement suspected early on Rex Hureman was living a very compartmentalized double life.

When they did make an arrest, I was stunned because there had been no media attention on the case at all for 11 months, not even a news article. So I was worried that behind the scenes, they had lost steam.

When they did make an arrest, I was stunned because there had been no media attention on the case at all for 11 months, not even a news article. So I was worried that behind the scenes, they had lost steam.

He's talking about preferences, ways to improve. He's saying things like, hit harder next time. Just really devastating plans for the next person he intends to target.

He's talking about preferences, ways to improve. He's saying things like, hit harder next time. Just really devastating plans for the next person he intends to target.

So TRG seems to indicate, in this document, a victim he's looking at. He even explicitly said, small is good.

So TRG seems to indicate, in this document, a victim he's looking at. He even explicitly said, small is good.

He went after smaller women for the purpose of making cleaning up easier.

He went after smaller women for the purpose of making cleaning up easier.

Valerie Mack struggled with drug use, and that led her to engage in survival sex work.

Valerie Mack struggled with drug use, and that led her to engage in survival sex work.

He's talking about preferences, ways to improve. He's saying things like, use a thicker rope so it doesn't break under pressure. Hit harder next time.

He's talking about preferences, ways to improve. He's saying things like, use a thicker rope so it doesn't break under pressure. Hit harder next time.

She seems to be panicked, and she seems to be in real fear of something as she's on this call.

She seems to be panicked, and she seems to be in real fear of something as she's on this call.

I've probably been here like 15 or 20 times. I come out here kind of as often as I can. It just helps you get some greater perspective on what we're dealing with here.

I've probably been here like 15 or 20 times. I come out here kind of as often as I can. It just helps you get some greater perspective on what we're dealing with here.

There's no doubt that the entire nation is completely enthralled and mystified by this case.

There's no doubt that the entire nation is completely enthralled and mystified by this case.

This whole path here didn't used to be here. So trucks used to be able to essentially pull right up to this, which is probably what our suspect did in this case.

This whole path here didn't used to be here. So trucks used to be able to essentially pull right up to this, which is probably what our suspect did in this case.

It's extremely remote at night. There's no street lights. So you would see someone coming from miles away in either direction. And before the bike path was here, you really could just back your vehicle up to it and do whatever you needed to do and have no one see you.

It's extremely remote at night. There's no street lights. So you would see someone coming from miles away in either direction. And before the bike path was here, you really could just back your vehicle up to it and do whatever you needed to do and have no one see you.

Immediately following their discovery, a new police chief was put into power. And that police chief himself had many skeletons in his closet, and he was not interested in the FBI uncovering those. So he did everything he could to essentially sabotage their efforts in solving this case.

Immediately following their discovery, a new police chief was put into power. And that police chief himself had many skeletons in his closet, and he was not interested in the FBI uncovering those. So he did everything he could to essentially sabotage their efforts in solving this case.