Long Island Serial Killer Suspect Rex Heuermann Had ‘Planning Document’ on Computer
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Heuermann appeared in court Thursday to be arraigned on two additional murders, in 2003 and 1993.
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June 3, 2024
Report: Long Island Serial Killer Suspect Rex Heuermann to Be Arraigned on ANOTHER Murder
Long Island media outlet Newsday reports that suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to be arraigned this week on a fifth murder. Multiple sources told the outlet that Heuermann, 60, will be arraigned on the new charge on Thursday before State Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei. The new indictment follows some fresh …
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May 27, 2024
Police Search Focuses on Basement at Accused Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Rex Heuermann’s Home
The search warrant executed at the home of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has concluded, a family lawyer confirmed. News 14 reports that lawyer Robert Macedonio stated that the search appeared to focus on the Massapequa Park home’s basement. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Macedonio said the family home is currently empty. Heuermann’s wife, …
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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 …
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May 20, 2024
Investigators Execute New Search Warrants at Gilgo Suspect Rex Heuermann’s Long Island Home
Investigators returned to the Long Island home of serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann Monday morning, but it was completely unknown what they may be looking for. Heuermann’s attorney, Michael J. Brown, and Robert Macedonio, who represent’s his wife, told Newsday police were executing search warrants at the home, but Suffolk County officials declined to comment. …
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April 27, 2024
Long Island Searches This Week Relate to ANOTHER Serial Killer Suspect, NOT Heuermann
A police search this week in a remote area on Long Island is not connected to suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann. Instead, police sources told The New York Post, investigators are looking for evidence in the 1993 murder of Sandra Costilla, which they hope to tie to convicted murderer John Bittrolff, 57. Investigators …
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 …
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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 …
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February 7, 2024
Long Island Serial Killer Suspect Rex Heuermann Getting Counseling for Depression, Lawyer Says
Long Island serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann was in court Tuesday for a status hearing on the murder case against him. The Manhattan architect is charged with killed four women found dead along Gilgo Beach in 2010 and has pleaded not guilty. His attorney, Michael Brown, said Heuermann is receiving counseling behind bars — he’s …
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February 6, 2024
‘Lonely and depressed’ in Jail: Accused Long Island Serial Killer Rex Heuremann Back in Court
Accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann was at a Long Island court Tuesday, marking his first court appearance since his indictment last month for the murder of a fourth woman. Heuremann, 60, entered the Suffolk County Courthouse in Riverhead before Justice Timothy Mazzei for an update on his case. The hearing follows a previous …
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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 …
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January 22, 2024
Inmate Threatens to ‘Do Something’ to Accused Long Island Serial Killer Rex Heuermann
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 …