Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann appears in chilling new mugshot as he faces sentencing for brutal murders of eight women: Live updates

Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, 62, stared blankly in a new mugshot released ahead of his sentencing.

He has been housed in the Suffolk County Jail since his arrest in July 2023, but will serve out his term in a state prison to be determined later.

Heuerman faces life in prison after he confessed to the murders of eight women in April.

Many of his victims' family members will address the packed courtroom before a judge hands down his sentence.

Three women who work as sex workers are outside the court holding banners in support of the victims and their families.

Delilah, Natalie and Hannah told the Daily Mail that they are coming with a group of sex workers and allies from New York City.

They expect around 15 to 20 community members to come in a show of support for the families.

'We're part of a caravan of sex workers and allies who are coming from New York City to be here today to show support for our sisters who were murdered and for their families, and to say that you can't keep hurting sex workers and get away with it anymore because we are a strong united community, and we look out for each other, and we stand up when things like this happen,' Delilah said.

'This is the day we've pretty much been waiting for - his sentencing. This doesn't feel like justice, but it does feel like a small relief that one of the thousands of men who hurt women and who hurt sex workers is finally not going to be able to do that anymore and that we hope that the world can focus on making changes so that the world can be safer and more loving for all sex workers and women and queer people, and stop making lions out of these very sad and pathetic men.

'We're community members who are trying to be there for each other and other humans in general.'

Delilah said that today is 'the families' day.'

The married murderer confessed to killing and dismembering eight women, from his first victim Sandra Costilla in 1993 to his last in 2010, after spending decades hiding in plain sight and living a chilling double life.

On the other side of the case was Suffolk County District Attorney (DA) Raymond Tierney, the prosecutor who helped put the Gilgo Beach Serial Killer behind bars.

Now, nearly three years after Heuermann’s arrest in July 2023, Tierney has spoken exclusively to the Daily Mail about coming face to face with the diabolical killer - and how the bombshell plea agreement unfolded.

Sentencing for Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is set to begin at 9.30am ET today.

The 62-year-old architect faces a life prison sentence after he confessed to the murders of eight women during a 17-year killing spree between 1993 and 2010.

Heuermann pleaded guilty to the murders of Sandra Costilla, 28, Valerie Mack, 24, Jessica Taylor, 20, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25, Melissa Barthelemy, 24, Megan Waterman, 22, and Amber Costello, 27, in April.

In a stunning twist, he also admitted to the 1996 murder of an eighth victim, Karen Vergata, 34, for which he has never been charged.

Family members of his victims are expected to address the court before a judge in Riverhead, New York, hands down his sentence.

Heuermann will have the opportunity to speak, but it is unclear whether he will.