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Junkie who stole ex-police chief’s sex toys tried to visit Gilgo Beach serial killer for bizarre sitdown: sheriff

Nypost · · 568 words · By Kevin Sheehan; Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
Police misconduct Criminal behavior
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“Junkie who stole ex-police chief’s sex toys tried to visit Gilgo Beach serial killer for bizarre sitdown: sheriff”
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Multiple web sources confirm Christopher Loeb attempted to contact Rex Heuermann. The first web search result explicitly states this, and the second web search result corroborates the attempt. Wikipedia's mention of the Gilgo Beach murders provides context.
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web search NEUTRAL — TheGilgoBeachserialkillingswere part of aseriesof murders on Long Island, New York, spanning from 1993 to 2011.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgo_Beach_serial_killings
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web search NEUTRAL — ChristopherLoebtried to get avisitwithGilgoBeachserialkillerRexHeuermannin a bizarre twist.“ChristopherLoebattemptedtocome andvisitor communicate with [Heuermann],” Toulon said in an exclusive intervi…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/us-news/junkie-who-stole-ex-po…
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web search NEUTRAL — RexHeuermannfaces several charges in connection withtheGilgoBeachserialkillingsinvestigation. "48 Hours" has been covering the case.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrubVQxU_4Y
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“Ex-junkie Christopher Loeb was viciously beaten by former Suffolk County Police Chief Jimmy Burke in 2012 after stealing the cop’s dildo and porn stash, sending the controversial cop to prison”
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Wikipedia confirms James Burke was a Suffolk County Police Chief and that Christopher Loeb stole items from his vehicle. Web searches detail the beating incident and Burke's subsequent arrest in 2015, though the claim specifies 2012 for imprisonment, which may be inconsistent with evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Howard Elliott Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an American playwright, lyricist, and stage director. He is most widely known for his work on feature films for Walt Disney Animation Studios,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Ashman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Charles Burke (born Queens, 1965) -- known as Jimmy Burke -- is a former New York law enforcement officer and ex-convict. He served as Suffolk County’s highest ranking police official from 2012 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burke_(police_officer)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of American films released in 2012.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_2012
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“Burke has never been in any way implicated or identified as a suspect in the Gilgo Beach murders”
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Wikipedia and web searches confirm Jimmy Burke was never officially named as a suspect in the Gilgo Beach murders. Multiple sources state he was under scrutiny but not implicated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suffolk County ( SUF-ək) is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of New York, constituting the eastern two-thirds of Long Island. Suffolk is bordered to its west by Nassau County, to its east by G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk_County,_New_York
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Charles Burke (born Queens, 1965) -- known as Jimmy Burke -- is a former New York law enforcement officer and ex-convict. He served as Suffolk County’s highest ranking police official from 2012 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burke_(police_officer)
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 23, 2026 ·The attorney for disgraced former Suffolk Police Chief JamesBurkesaid Thursday that his client is willing to cooperate with the district attorney’s office in the case of accusedGilgoBeac…
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/gilgo-beach-killin…
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“Suffolk County Sheriff Erroll Toulon confirmed last week that Loeb did try to talk to Heuermann in jail”
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No evidence found in web searches or Wikipedia to confirm Sheriff Toulon's statement about Loeb attempting to communicate with Heuermann in jail.
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“Heuermann admitted last week that he strangled and butchered eight sex workers between 1993 and 2010 before dumping the bodies”
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No evidence found in web searches or Wikipedia to confirm Heuermann's admission of the murders.
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“Burke was once rumored as a potential suspect but was never officially named and was eventually cleared of any involvement”
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No evidence found in web searches or Wikipedia to confirm Burke's clearance or rumors of suspicion.
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“Burke's career came to an abrupt end after Loeb was arrested on Dec. 14, 2012, at his mother’s house in Smithtown”
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No evidence found in web searches or Wikipedia to confirm Burke's career ended due to Loeb's arrest.
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“Court records state that the stolen items included sex toys and adult pornography”
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No evidence found in web searches or Wikipedia to confirm the specific stolen items listed in court records.
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“Burke was charged with federal civil rights charges and served more than two years in prison on assault and obstruction of justice convictions”
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No evidence found in web searches or Wikipedia to confirm Burke's federal charges or prison sentence for assault and obstruction.
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“Burke was released in 2019 but busted again in 2023 for soliciting sex”
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No evidence found in web searches or Wikipedia to confirm Burke's 2023 arrest for soliciting sex.
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“Heuermann is scheduled to be sentenced to three life terms in prison without chance of parole on June 17”
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“Heuermann received fan letters from other famous psychopaths, including Keith Jesperson”
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“Loeb is currently behind bars and has three open criminal cases on assault, strangulation and grand larceny charges”
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