Some advocates of “decarceration” — reducing prison populations — claim that long prison sentences aren’t necessary because people age out of crime by their late 30s. But many serial killers are active in their 40s and 50s, while a few keep killing even in their 80s. In Long Island, a 59-year-old man was recently arrested for serial killings allegedly committed in his mid-40s. If he is convicted, he will be eligible for “elder parole” under a bill recently passed by New York’s legislature, which allows even serial killers to be released if they have reached age 55 and have served at least 15 years.

The BBC reports:

An architect has been charged over the deaths of three out of up to 11 victims in the Gilgo Beach murders in New York state over a decade ago.

Rex Heuermann, 59, is charged with killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello. He is suspected in a fourth woman’s death.

Detectives say they matched DNA from pizza that the suspect ate to genetic material found on the women’s remains.