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September 3, 2024
SHOCK EVIDENCE: L.I. SERIAL KILLER KEEPS VICTIMS ALIVE FOR DAYS TO ‘PLAY’ WITH THEM BEFORE MURDERS
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Serial Killers
July 5, 2024
Suspected Long Island Serial Killer Possibly Had Contact With 15 Sex Workers: Prosecutors
New York authorities said they have identified at least 15 credible reports of the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann having contact with sex workers. Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. revealed to Newsday that since Heuermann’s arrest last year, they have interviewed 298 sex workers housed in correctional facilities in Suffolk and Nassau …
Murder
May 24, 2024
Dog Bed DNA Could Potentially Mean Death Penalty for Accused Gilgo Beach Serial Killer
Investigators have renewed their focus on suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann, returning to his New York home nearly a year after his arrest on murder charges in the Gilgo Beach case. Following his arrest last year in Manhattan, Heuermann emerged as a potential person of interest in cold cases in other states, including …
Serial Killers
April 26, 2024
Police Return to Search Area Linked to Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Investigation for Decades
Police returned to Manorville, New York, Friday, where crews have been conducting searches for several days as part of the ongoing Gilgo Beach murders investigation. Law enforcement continued the search in Manorville on Thursday after Wednesday’s search across a preserve near Wading River Manor Road. News 12 Long Island reports that the area has been …
Serial Killers
April 25, 2024
Police Expand Search for Bodies in Long Island, Possible Connection to Gilgo Beach Murders
The search for bodies in a remote Long Island area of New York entered its third day on Thursday, with authorities suggesting a potential link to the infamous Gilgo Beach murders. Dozens of officers from Suffolk County, NYPD, and state troopers were seen scouring the woods near Manorville with cadaver dogs, New York Post reports. …
April 24, 2024
Developing: New Search Underway in Connection with Gilgo Beach Serial Killer
Police are searching a wooded area in Manorville, New York, in connection with the Gilgo Beach murders investigation. Newsday reports that police and a K-9 were spotted at Wading River Manor Road Wednesday morning before searching a wooded area off Ryerson Avenue shortly after noon. Customers at the nearby “The Maples bar” told the outlet …
Serial Killers
March 17, 2024
Long Island Serial Killer Suspect’s Wife Gives Him ‘Benefit of the Doubt’
The wife of Long Island serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann issued an unsolicited statement last week saying she has given her husband “the benefit of the doubt” and doesn’t believe he is capable of murder. Asa Ellerup, married to Heuermann for 27 years, filed for divorce less than a week after his arrest for the …
Serial Killers
February 2, 2024
Attorney Pushes for More Investigations into Accused Long Island Serial Killer, Including Wife as Possible Suspect
An attorney representing several Long Island serial killer victims is pushing for investigations beyond New York, asserting that accused killer Rex Heuermann likely had more victims. “It is clear that the [Gilgo Beach] Task Force is not big enough, strong enough, organized enough to handle all these cases that are multi-state,” attorney John Ray said …
Serial Killers
January 18, 2024
Docs: Long Island Serial Killer Suspect Contacted Sex Workers Hundreds of Times on Burner Phones
“Burner” phones connected to accused serial killer Rex Heuermann showed hundreds of contacts with sex workers in the years before his arrest last year, a newly filed court document says. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the 60-year-old Manhattan architect was charged with the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes earlier this week, adding the fourth of the so-called …
Serial Killers
January 15, 2024
Accused Long Island Serial Killer to Face Charges for Killing Maureen Brainard-Barnes: Report
Accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann is due in a New York court on Tuesday, amid reports that he will be charged with a fourth murder. A source close to the case told NBC News that Suffolk County prosecutors will announce the new charges against Heuermann after they are unsealed in court. Heuermann is …
Serial Killers
December 18, 2023
Outrage as Accused Long Beach Serial Killer’s Wife Gets $1 MILLION for Peacock Documentary
New York lawmakers recently filed legislation to stop defendants’ family members from profiting from their crimes amid reports that the suspected Long Island Serial Killer’s estranged wife was paid for an upcoming docuseries. Film crews reportedly followed Asa Ellerup to Rex Heuermann’s latest court appearance. A Peacock spokesperson told WCBS that Ellerup was not compensated …
Crime Stories
November 28, 2023
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Long Island Serial Killer Suspect’s Wife Gets ‘Million Dollar Deal’ from Peacock
Rex Heuermann has been housed in the Suffolk County Correctional Facility since his July arrest for the deaths of three women. Asa Ellerup, his estranged wife, filed for divorce six days later. Since then she has not visited Heuermann, until now. Bob Macedonia, Ellerup’s divorce attorney, confirmed Asa Ellerup met with Rex Heuermann at the Suffolk …