The Suffolk County District Attorney is launching a new effort to solve one of the remaining mysteries of the Gilgo Beach murders.
Six of the eight victims' families were represented on Wednesday afternoon as the district attorney's office officially closed the case.
Go behind the scenes with New York's number one news team as Eyewitness News tells the convoluted and downright creepy story of the search for a serial killer near Gilgo Beach.
Karen Vergata was a 34-year-old from Manhattan who disappeared in 1996 and was believed to be working as an escort.
Benjamin Torres, the grown son of murder victim Valerie Mack, is seeking money from Heuermann, his ex-wife and his daughter.
Rex Heuermann is back in court April 8, when it is anticipated he could change his plea to guilty to the Gilgo Beach murders, sources familiar with the case told ABC News.