RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The public got its first good look Thursday at the accused cold-case killer of Suffolk County, who had been living an average life as a suburban father for decades.

As CBS 2’s Jennifer McLogan reported, John Bittrolff, 48, of Manorville, pleaded not guilty in Riverhead court Thursday on two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the deaths 31-year-old Rita Tangredi and 20-year-old Colleen McNamee — in 1993 and 1994, respectively.

Bittrolff has been ordered held without bail.