Porn, DNA & Burner Phones, Is Rex Heuerman The Long Island Serial Killer?
Long Island, New York – In an unexpected twist to the notorious Gilgo Beach murder investigation, Rex Heuermann, a 59-year-old architect, was arrested and charged with the decade-old crimes. The Long Island resident had, until recently, led an ostensibly unassuming life as a husband, father, and respected professional in Manhattan.
Heuermann is alleged to be the man behind the gruesome Gilgo Beach murders, which took the lives of at least four women, leaving a trail of mystery in their wake. The victims, now known as the “Gilgo Four,” were wrapped in burlap sacks along Ocean Parkway near Gilgo State Park in December 2010.
Sources close to the investigation revealed that Heuermann had been identified as a person of interest more than a year ago, following a crucial DNA match. The DNA was retrieved from a pizza crust discarded by Heuermann and later tested in the Suffolk County Crime Laboratory. The results indicated Heuermann could not be ruled out as a contributor to the male hair found on the burlap used to transport victim Megan Waterman.
Adding to the web of evidence was Heuermann’s suspicious online activity, which included searches related to the Gilgo Beach murders and family members of the victims, as per statements made by District Attorney Raymond Tierney.
News of the arrest has shocked those who knew Heuermann. “He looked like an everyday guy, a regular neighbor,” said Barry Auslander, a local resident. A former classmate of Berner High School, where Heuermann graduated in 1981, expressed disbelief, calling him a person who “flew under the radar.”
Interestingly, records indicate that during the times when victims Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello disappeared, Heuermann’s wife, Asa Ellerup, was either out of the country or in New York state. The couple has two children, and Victoria, their daughter, was previously listed as an employee of her father’s architecture firm, RH Architects.
Heuermann’s arrest has given renewed hope to the victims’ families and reopened old wounds. Sherre Gilbert, the sister of Shannan Gilbert, whose disappearance led to the discovery of the Gilgo Four, said she was relieved at the arrest, adding that Heuermann “deserves to rot in prison.”
As the residents of the tranquil suburb grapple with the revelations, questions linger about the seemingly ordinary man living amongst them. Rex Heuermann, now unmasked as the Long Island Serial Killer, continues to be the subject of intense scrutiny as the legal proceedings unfold.
Heuermann is alleged to be the man behind the gruesome Gilgo Beach murders, which took the lives of at least four women, leaving a trail of mystery in their wake. The victims, now known as the “Gilgo Four,” were wrapped in burlap sacks along Ocean Parkway near Gilgo State Park in December 2010.
Sources close to the investigation revealed that Heuermann had been identified as a person of interest more than a year ago, following a crucial DNA match. The DNA was retrieved from a pizza crust discarded by Heuermann and later tested in the Suffolk County Crime Laboratory. The results indicated Heuermann could not be ruled out as a contributor to the male hair found on the burlap used to transport victim Megan Waterman.
Adding to the web of evidence was Heuermann’s suspicious online activity, which included searches related to the Gilgo Beach murders and family members of the victims, as per statements made by District Attorney Raymond Tierney.
News of the arrest has shocked those who knew Heuermann. “He looked like an everyday guy, a regular neighbor,” said Barry Auslander, a local resident. A former classmate of Berner High School, where Heuermann graduated in 1981, expressed disbelief, calling him a person who “flew under the radar.”
Interestingly, records indicate that during the times when victims Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello disappeared, Heuermann’s wife, Asa Ellerup, was either out of the country or in New York state. The couple has two children, and Victoria, their daughter, was previously listed as an employee of her father’s architecture firm, RH Architects.
Heuermann’s arrest has given renewed hope to the victims’ families and reopened old wounds. Sherre Gilbert, the sister of Shannan Gilbert, whose disappearance led to the discovery of the Gilgo Four, said she was relieved at the arrest, adding that Heuermann “deserves to rot in prison.”
As the residents of the tranquil suburb grapple with the revelations, questions linger about the seemingly ordinary man living amongst them. Rex Heuermann, now unmasked as the Long Island Serial Killer, continues to be the subject of intense scrutiny as the legal proceedings unfold.
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