Accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann reportedly remains in a secure housing unit as he awaits trial for killing four women in New York. Last week, Heuermann, 60, was formally charged with the 2007 slaying of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25, whose remains were found near Gilgo Beach in 2010. Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon …
On Tuesday, prosecutors in Suffolk County, New York, formally charged accused serial killer Rex Heuermann with the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, who vanished in 2007 while working as an escort. Heuremann is already facing charges for the murders of three other victims, including Melissa Barthelemy, 24; Megan Waterman, 22; and Amber Lynn Costello, 27. Now, …
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to be in court next week for reasons that have not been disclosed officially, but the summons could be related to the murder of a fourth woman, Newsday reports. Multiple, unnamed sources told the newspaper that a special grand jury has been weighing charges against the …
DNA found on the remains of some of the Long Island victims matches that of cheek swab samples taken from murder suspect Rex Heuermann’s wife. A law enforcement source told Newsday that samples were taken from Asa Ellerup on July 13, the day her husband was charged with the murders of three of the so-called …
“Happy Face” killer Keith Jesperson says accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann is now his pen pal. According to DailyMail, Jesperson, who’s currently serving a life sentence at Oregon State Prison for killing at least eight women, said he wrote Heureman, who’s also behind bars, and told him to “confess to avoid giving prosecutors …
The wife and children of accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann have joined up with Peacock for a documentary on how they’re coping with the aftermath of his arrest for the murders of three woman found dead and buried along Gilgo Beach in 2010. Deadline said that some reports indicate they’re being paid upwards …
Long Island serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann has signed over his run-down Long Island home to his wife as sole owner. Asa Ellerup filed for divorce days after Heuermann’s arrest for the murders of Amber Lynn Costello, Megan Waterman, and Melissa Barthelemy in July. Their bodies were found, along with that of Maureen Brainerd-Barnes, on …
Accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann’s wife says she plans to attend his upcoming murder trial in New York, to see for herself what evidence will be presented against him. DailyMail reports that Asa Ellerup’s lawyer, Robert Macedonio, confirmed that Ellerup, who filed for divorce against Heuremann earlier this year, wants to gain firsthand …
Serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann got a visit from his estranged wife in jail on Wednesday, the first time Asa Ellerup has visited the accused murderer. Ellerup filed for divorce six days after Heuermann’s July 13 arrest in the deaths of Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy, and Amber Lynn Costello, as CrimeOnline reported. Heuermann, who is …
A Suffolk County, New York, judge has ruled that nearly 300 firearms seized from the home of Long Island serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann can be transferred to Nassau County as authorities there consider filing gun charges against him. Heuermann was arrested on July 13 and charged with the murder of three women found dead …
New York police said the suspected Long Island Serial Killer is housed in the same jail as potential key witnesses in the case against him. Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon told CBS that they interviewed 141 sex workers and 12 of them claimed to have had previous contact with suspect Rex Heuermann. Heuermann remains jailed …
New witnesses, two of whom provided sworn affidavits, are linking Long Island serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann to the murders of Karen Vergata and Shannan Gilbert. Attorney John Ray represents to estate of Gilbert, whose disappearance in 2010 ultimately led to the discovery of the Gilgo 4 and other remains on Long Island, He held …
