The Latest Breaking News from Rex Heuermann

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer faces new charge days after search of his Long Island home

Rex Heuermann, 60, who has been held without bail since his arrest on July 13, has pleaded not guilty to four murder charges

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024

Revealed: How 6-day search of Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect’s family home zeroed in on basement

The second search of the Massapequa Park home lasted for six days with investigators seen removing dozens of evidence boxes each day

The Independent UK · May 28, 2024

Authorities are STILL searching suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer’s Long Island home

Authorities are now on their fifth day of digging through Rex Heuermann’s home

The Independent UK · May 24, 2024

Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann expected to be charged with fourth murder

Rex Heuermann was previously named the prime suspect in the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2024

Gilgo Beach serial killer documentary sparks push for crackdown on Son of Sam law

Rex Heuermann’s wife Asa Ellerup was reportedly paid $1m for the Peacock TV docuseries

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023

How did they catch the Gilgo Beach killer?

It’s taken 13 years but Suffolk County Police finally say they’ve caught the serial killer who dumped his victims along the shores of Gilgo Beach. Here is the evidence that led investigators to Long Island suspect Rex Heuermann. Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023

Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect’s wife officially linked to crime scene DNA, report says

Asa Ellerup’s hair was found on the burlap-wrapped bodies of three of the four women her husband is accused of killing

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

‘Happy Face Killer’ says he’s pen pals with Gilgo Beach murders suspect

Keith Jesperson urged Rex Heuermann to confess to his crimes but the suspected killer’s instead complained about jail conditions

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023

Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect’s family to make $1m from documentary deal, says report

Project reportedly in the works at Peacock streaming network

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023

Gilgo Beach murders: What happened to the victims and has the serial killer been caught?

More than a decade after 11 bodies were found dumped in Long Beach, Manhattan-based architect Rex Heuermann was arrested for the murders of three of the women. What happened to the victims who were murdered and how did police find the man they believe to be responsible? Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023