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John Bittrolff (born July 1, 1966) is an American convicted murderer and former suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings case. In July 2014, he was charged with the murders of Rita Tangredi and Colleen McNamee. He was also a suspect in the murder of a third woman, Sandra Costilla, prior to the capture of alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann.
Then, in 2014, authorities caught a break: A DNA sample taken from Bittrolff’s brother proved a partial genetic match to semen found on the bodies of Tangredi and McNamee.
Bittrolff's attorney rejected the prosecutor's assertion. [25] Bittrolff lived in Manorville, 30 miles (48 km) from where the torsos of Gilgo Beach victims Jessica Taylor and Valerie Mack were recovered. Bittrolff was a hunter who was said to enjoy killing animals. He was a carpenter by trade with access to hacksaws and electric saws.
Bittrolff was dismissed as Gilgo Beach suspect months before Manhattan architect Rex Heuermann was arrested in July 2023 and charged with murder in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found ...
Investigators suspected that convicted serial killer John Bittrolff was linked to Costilla’s murder, but he was never charged. He is currently serving a 50-years-to-life sentence at Clinton ...
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Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann kept a stomach-churning "planning document" mapping out his grisly slayings -- which even included a chilling "things to remember" section and ...
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