Notes from the
press conference:
- RH first became a suspect on March 14, 2022 after a NY State investigator "was able to identify him in a database"
- Over 300 subpoenas and search warrants were executed
- All of the women were bound at the head, the chest or the midsection, and the legs
- The burlap in this case was camouflage, like the type used for hunting
- In December 2012, FBI special agents began looking at the cell site data and honed in on similarities between the burner phones (now identified as belonging to RH) and the victims' cellphones. They noted in particular that the four phones had overlap in Massapequa Park and Midtown Manhattan
- The physical similarities between RH and the man seen during Amber Costello's 'ruse' shortly before her disappearance, location of his house within the area the victims' phones pinged, and the similarity of RH's car to the one seen in the 'ruse' led to RH being identified as a suspect in 2022.
- During the murders, RH was alone in the tristate area (his wife and children were out of town)
- LE was able to identify 7 separate burner phones believed to have been used by RH
- LE kept details about the investigation and grand jury under wraps because they knew RH would be watching
- The Chevy Avalanche used in the Amber Costello case was seized by LE in South Carolina and will be processed
- Search warrants are still being executed