The Gilgo Beach monster: Letters to the Editor — April 13, 2026

The Issue: Rex Heuermann’s guilty plea for the murder of eight woman as the Gilgo Beach serial killer.

Rex Heuermann confessed to murder by strangulation of eight young women (“A monster’s confession,” April 9).

Sadly, these young ladies trusted him. If ever there was ever an illustration of the need for the death penalty in New York, it’s right in front of everyone’s eyes.

I’m sorry, but Heuermann does not deserve to be able to continue his life while his victims forever cannot.

Jack Ridolph

The Villages, Fla.

I respectfully request the judge assign Heuermann an author to write this story out in book form. Then any profits from the book deal should be put into a fund to be split amongst the eight families of the victims.

This is a terrible situation, and as the FBI conducts its full inquiry, I hope investigators ask themselves what we can learn from this tragedy, and how we can better teach women to defend themselves.

Jacques Porche

Las Vegas, Nev.

The “monster” deserved the punishment he’s getting for killing those young women. Yet those poor innocent girls were already on the way to self-destruction, being exploited and corrupted by their pimps.

Therefore, real justice requires life imprisonment for those pimps too. Who knows how many more innocent young girls and boys are being destroyed and exploited by pimps and drugs.

Anton Loew

Manhattan

The Gilgo Beach serial killer has pleaded guilty. The prosecutor urges life in prison without the possibility of parole (the maximum sentence allowed in New York state).

Still, I favor the death penalty. Life in prison will cost taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars every year. Why spend that kind of money on a deranged killer? What benefit will society gain by providing him three meals a day? In one word, nothing.

Denny Freidenrich

Laguna Beach, Calif.

If there was ever a justification for a much-needed death penalty in New York state, it would be now. Heuermann would fit that category beyond a shadow of anyone’s doubt, though unfortunately, that penalty was overturned in 2007.

He will now spend the rest of his life in prison. I highly doubt that his life won’t be interrupted by some means.

Ron Zajicek

Cortlandt

The Issue: Mayor Mamdani’s inability to deliver on his campaign promise of free buses in New York City.

Should it really surprise anyone that a man who has never had a job is now getting hit with the reality that he can’t keep his campaign promises (“Free busing hits dead end,” April 9)?

Nice job, New York City.

Rob Cerone

Manhattan

Mayor Mamdani does not have to worry about free buses on Staten Island. For years, the majority of riders haven’t been paying on local buses and just walk on.

It is so blatant how adults, teens and seniors just walk on without paying. Maybe one day the middle class will be included in the “freebies.”

Maria Musolino

Staten Island

Hey, New York voters, did you really think you were going to get free buses? Then meet me down at the Fulton Fish Market; there’s a beautiful bridge for sale cheap.

One would never go broke underestimating the stupidity of the New York voter. You deserve everything you get in the next four years.

George McNally

Somers Point, NJ

Mamdani said there will be no free buses this year. So he lied to us.

That’s like when the scorpion said to the frog crossing that river on its back, “I will not sting you,” and it did sting the frog, leading to their deaths. Why? That’s the scorpion’s nature.

Harve Kaye

Brooklyn

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