Investigators returned to the home of Rex Heuermann, a New York architect charged in the infamous Gilgo Beach killings, on Monday. State and county police officials, along with forensic and crime lab units, descended upon Heuermann's rundown, single-family home in Massapequa Park, Long Island. Boxes and bags of evidence were removed from the premises, while representatives from the Suffolk County medical examiner's office also visited.

Both the New York State Police and Suffolk County Police Department referred inquiries to the office of Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney, who declined to comment. A spokesperson for Tierney's office reiterated that the work of the Gilgo Beach Homicide Task force is ongoing and stated that investigative steps cannot be commented on while the investigation is in progress.

Heuermann's lawyers and family did not provide any comments but reportedly informed local news outlets that his wife and two adult children were not present in the home during the search. Last July, police had previously searched the residence for approximately two weeks following Heuermann's arrest.

This latest search at Heuermann's home comes just over a month after authorities spent more than a week searching the woods in Manorville, another town on Long Island. It was in Manorville that the remains of at least two women had been discovered years ago. The investigation suggests a possible connection between Heuermann and those murders.

Heuermann, 60, is scheduled to appear in Suffolk County Criminal Court in Riverhead for a status hearing on June 18. However, no trial date has been set yet. In January, he was charged in the death of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, the fourth woman connected to the case. She went missing in 2007, and her remains were found along a coastal highway on Long Island three years later.

The Gilgo Beach killings have remained a haunting mystery for years, attracting nationwide attention. The recent developments in the investigation have once again reignited public interest in the case and raised hopes of finally bringing justice to the victims and their families.