Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to accept a plea deal in New York in more than a half dozen murders that spanned decades, according to reports.
Heuermann is expected to plead guilty in the case, sources told of Philadelphia.
By then, police had uncovered two other alleged dumping grounds further east on Long Island.
Heuermann, whose defense failed to convince Judge Timothy Mazzei to toss damning DNA evidence before his change of plea, faces up to life in prison without parole.
Prosecutors said the crimes involved torture, mutilation and dismemberment.
The victims were all described as "petite" women, many of them around 5 feet tall and barely over 100 pounds, all just a fraction of the size of Heuermann, who has been seen in court towering over those standing near him.
In 2010, Gilbert placed a frantic and incoherent 911 call, begging for help and claiming someone was after her. Then she vanished.
Before police found her remains, they found 10 other bodies along Ocean Parkway. Her death is the only one that police have said they believe was accidental.