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New York Post
01-07-2025
- New York Post
Gilgo Beach ‘murderabilia' for sale with twisted eBay offers for accused serial killer Rex Heuermann's junk
EBay memorabilia peddlers are cashing in on the notorious Long Island serial murders, selling everything from accused killer Rex Heuermann's US Army jeep to a New York Post cover on the case. A 1972 Vietnam-era jeep reportedly once owned by Heuermann is fetching more than $4,300 so far, while his 1977 yearbook from McKenna Junior High School is up for $995, and a Jan. 17, 2024 Post cover sells for $11.33 — part of an assortment of merch up for sale on the online marketplace. 6 Bidding on a 1972 US Army Jeep reportedly once owned by Rex Heuermann went on eBay for acution at $1,000. Ebay/romeo_echo_xray_72 Advertisement 6 Ebay/Bigfoot's Treehouse 'This is a big deal,' memorabilia collector David Adamovich, who is not part of the online frenzy, told Newsday. 'Especially here on Long Island. A large collectible, like a jeep, it's an interesting item.' Heuermann, 61, is charged with the gruesome slayings of seven sex workers who disappeared over the past 30 years and were found dumped along desolate stretches of Long Island. Advertisement The murders remained unsolved until his 2023 arrest in the deaths of Amber Lynn Costello, Megan Waterman and Melissa Barthelemy. In January 2024 he was also charged with killing Maureen Brainard-Barnes, with the four women collectively known as the 'Gilgo Four' among locals. 6 Accused Gilgo Beach serial kilelr Rex Heuermann is charged with killing seven sex workers on Long Island. Newsday 6 Rex Heuermann is charged with killing seven sex workers since 1993. He has not been linked to the death of Karen Vergata, who is shown at bottom right. Suffolk County Police Department Suffolk County prosecutors ultimately charged Heuermann with three other murders — Valerie Mack, Jessica Taylor and Sandra Costilla, the first victim, who was killed in 1993. Advertisement Heuermann pleaded not guilty to all of the charges lodged against him. The case has captured the public's imagination, and is the subject of a new three-part NBC/Peacock series that includes first-ever interviews with the accused killer's wife, Asa Ellerup, and his adult daughter, Victoria Heuermann. Ellerup told the filmmakers she still believes in her controversial hubby. 6 This 1972 US Army jeep was previously owned by accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann. Ebay/romeo_echo_xray_72 Advertisement The case has also been fetching big bucks on eBay in recent years. 'I've been dealing with the 'murderabilia' industry for over 20-some odd years and one thing I've learned is that when who is attached or charged with serial killings, items will be put up for sale,' Andy Kahan, who runs victims services at Crime Stoppers in Houston, Texas, told News 12 Long Island in a 2023 interview — just one month after Heuermann's arrest in Manhattan. Today, the morbid merchandise is as popular as ever. Items up for grabs include a series of magazine and newspaper cover stories on the killings, as well as a map of the area and several quickie books on the case. 6 Rex Heuermann's wife, Asa Ellerup, left, and daughter, Victoria Heuermann in new NBC/Peacock docu-series. AP The jeep reportedly pre-owned by Heuermann, which went up for sale at $1,000 but was still getting bids by Tuesday afternoon, and has 522,465 miles on it, according to the eBay ad. 'The owner was none other than, The Long Island Serial Killer, Rex Heuermann. Mr. Heuermann and family are featured in an original Peacock documentary that premiered June 10, 2025, 'The Gilgo Beach Killer – House of Secrets' streaming on Peacock,' the seller wrote. 'Being sold together with the trailer, the Jeep comes with a Hard top and soft top, along with all hard and soft doors,' the ad said. 'There are extra parts stored in the trailer in boxes. Jeep runs good and registration is ready to transfer. Don't be outbid on this one!'
Newsweek
18-06-2025
- Newsweek
Gilgo Beach Trial: What Rex Heuermann Was Overheard Telling Lawyer in Court
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Rex Heuermann told his defense attorney she did a "good job" during a hearing on DNA evidence on Tuesday. The comment came after defense attorney Danielle Coysh finished her direct questioning of Nathaniel Adams, a systems engineer at Forensic Bioinformatic Services Inc., Newsday reported. The Context Heuermann, 61, is facing murder charges for the deaths of seven women between 1993 and 2010. He was arrested in 2023 in connection with remains found over a decade prior near Gilgo Beach on Long Island, New York. The defense is challenging DNA evidence prosecutors say links Heuermann to six of the seven killings he's charged with. The judge is expected to rule on whether the evidence will be admissible at Heuermann's trial. Alleged Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann appears for a hearing at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, New York, on April 3, 2025. Alleged Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann appears for a hearing at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, New York, on April 3, 2025. James Carbone/Newsday via AP What To Know Adams said that California-based lab Astrea Forensics failed to follow some of the nationally accepted verification and validation standards. He also said the developers of the software used in Heuermann's case, IBDGem, have identified data errors and other defects in the system. The software has been updated since testing finished in Heuermann's case, Adams said. Adams said system errors would require a "risk and hazard analysis" to avoid "a miscarriage of justice," the New York Post reported. The prosecution has maintained that the DNA testing used in the case is widely accepted in the scientific community. Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney challenged Adams' qualifications, claiming that his testimony has not been admissible in about 30 court cases. Heuermann's ex-wife, Asa Ellerup, and daughter, Victoria Heuermann, did not attend the hearing on Tuesday. They have previously attended several of Heuermann's court appearances. Ellerup and Victoria were recently interviewed in the new Peacock documentary series The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets. What People Are Saying Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney, questioning Nathaniel Adams on Tuesday: "You've been in school for 10 years and have only obtained a bachelor's degree in all this time? You're supposed to be an expert, but you don't even know who your adviser was or if you graduated summa cum laude or not." Nathaniel Adams, discussing DNA testing in court on Tuesday: "It's unreliable. The software has been updated multiple times since the DNA in this case has been tested." What Happens Next The judge has yet to rule on the permissibility of DNA evidence. A date for Heuermann's trial has not been set yet. The defense has requested that the charges be split into five separate trials. Do you have a story that Newsweek should be covering? Do you have any questions about this story? Contact LiveNews@
New York Post
17-06-2025
- New York Post
Gilgo Beach murders tied to Rex Heuermann by DNA software that needed ‘updates' due to glitches, expert testifies
The DNA software that linked Rex Heuermann to the Gilgo Beach murders was so glitchy that it was updated multiple times after it tied the accused serial killer to the grisly murders, a defense expert testified Tuesday. Nathaniel Adams, a biotechnology expert for Heuermann's defense team, testified at a fiery court hearing that the IDBGEM program was prone to misreading genotype data that was used to link the suspected killer to six of the seven sex workers butchered and dumped on Long Island over more than 30 years. 'It's unreliable,' Adams, a 27-year-old graduate student and systems engineer for Forensic Bioinformantics in Ohio, testified in Suffolk County court. 'The software has been updated multiple times since the DNA in this case has been tested.' 5 Rex Heuermann, in court with lawyer Michael Brown, is charged with seven Long Island cold case killings. Newsday He said the software bugs would require a 'risk and hazard analysis' to avoid a 'catastrophic failure' that could lead to 'a miscarriage of justice.' But Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney scoffed at Adams' qualifications as an expert on DNA — maintaining his testimony in about 30 other court cases have often been deemed 'inadmissible.' 'You've been in school for 10 years and have only obtained a bachelor's degree in all this time?' Tierney said as he grilled Adams on the stand. 'You're supposed to be an expert, but you don't even know who your adviser was or if you graduated summa cum laude or not.' DNA is crucial to the prosecution's case as the most direct link to Heuermann and the killings. 5 Expert DNA witness Nathaniel Adams testified that DNA software used in the Gilgo Beach killings is unreliable. James Messerschmidt 5 The seven sex workers allegedly killed by Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann between 1993 and 2010. Suffolk County Police Department Suffolk prosecutors said they have linked Heuermann, a 61-year-old Manhattan architect from Massapequa Park, through hairs found on the seven victims. They were all sex workers who disappeared between 1993 and 2010 and were later found along desolate stretches of Long Island. The deaths of the victims — Valerie Mack, 24, Taylor, 20, Megan Waterman, 22, Melissa Barthelemy, 24, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25, Sandra Costilla, 28, and Amber Lynn Costello, 27 — remained unsolved until authorities reopened the cold case in 2022. Heuermann, a married father of two, was arrested in July 2023 for three of the murders and was later tied to the other four through the DNA matches. Investigators matched some of the victims through DNA links to Heuermann's wife, Asa Ellerup, and his adult daughter, Victoria Heuermann, authorities said. 5 Authorities have searched Rex Heuermann's Massapequa Park home twice searching for evidence in the killings. New York Post 5 Suffolk County DA Ray Tierney scoffed at the credentials of the DNA witness called by Rex Heuermann's lawyer. Dennis A. Clark Authorities have twice executed search warrants at the Heuermann home, combing through the property, digging up the back yard and testing a basement gun bunker prosecutors believed was a 'kill room' — but have not revealed finding any physical evidence. The DA did uncover a sick computer file, described as a 'how to' record on some of the killings and notes that appear to provide tips on how to improve the slayings. The high-profile serial murder case has captured the nation's imagination, and is the subject of a newly released three-part Peacock docu-series that features first-ever interviews with Heuermann's family.
New York Post
13-06-2025
- New York Post
Rex Heuermann's pal describes his infamous basement gun room with 279 firearms: ‘One of only four people' to see it
Creepy alleged serial murderer Rex Heuermann was obsessed with firearms and kept a serious weapons cache in a concrete basement room, which almost nobody was allowed to see. However, one of the few admitted was his friend David Jimenez, a fellow weapons enthusiast who used to go with hulking Heuermann to the firing range. 'I was in that famous 'gun room' several times. He told me, 'You're one of only four people ever to be in this room'. And I said, 'Wow, okay, I'm privileged',' said Jimenez, who appears in new Peacock documentary 'The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets.' 8 Rex Heuermann pictured at a gun range. He kept a secret basement room full of firearms at his home. Peacock Advertisement 8 Local police and the FBI removing evidence from the basement of the house in Massapequa where Heuermann and his family lived until his arrest in 2023. New York Post 8 New York State Police removing firearms from the basement gun room of Heuermann's home. Edmund J Coppa 8 Heuermann firing a high calibre weapon at a shooting range in home movie footage included in the documentary. Peacock Advertisement 'Heuermann has a fascinating collection, and knows everything about each gun. When it was used, if it was altered, he's super knowledgeable when it comes to World War I, World War II, the Korean War, anything with firearms. I was fascinated by that, because I am too. 'And its ironic, because if he did do these killings, it doesn't appear he used a firearm,' Jimenez added to The Post. After Heuermann was arrested in 2023, leading to him being charged with the murders of seven sex workers, police raided the family home and recovered 'approximately 279 weapons' in the 'cluttered' residence, including 'quite a few long guns' and 92 handgun permits. Suffolk Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison told CBS New York at the time the vault had a large iron door. Authorities later said some of the weapons were there illegally without a permit. Advertisement The family petitioned to get them back in 2023 so they could sell them, although its unclear if that happened or if they are still in police custody. 8 Peacock documentary 'The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets' is availalble to stream now. Peacock 8 New York State Police removing a large case, possibly containing guns or other evidence from the basement of Heuermann's home in July 2023. Kevin C. Downs for NY Post 8 Asa Ellerup and Victoria Heuermann in the kitchen of the home which was raided by police, where Heuermann kept all his firearms. Peacock Advertisement 8 David Jimenez says his former pal had a ' fascinating collection' of firearms, all of which were seized by police. Peacock Heuermann's wife, Asa Ellerup, and two grown-up children are not thought to have been allowed in the gun room. Jimenez clarified that while the number of firearms his pal owned sounds like a lot, for a serious collector it was in no way unreasonable. 'He's been collecting since he was 18 years old and kept on adding. Maybe 90% of them never got shot. A lot of them were just pieces for the collection. 'In the gun world, many collectors will have as many as they can afford. And then they gain value, so it's a good investment. An interest and a hobby.' Heuermann also stands accused of dumping the remains of the seven people he is charged with murdering across Long Island in a bloody spree between 1993 and 2011. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him and is currently awaiting trial. 'The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets' is available to watch now on Peacock.
New York Post
13-06-2025
- New York Post
Daughter of notorious BTK Killer counsels kin of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer: ‘Shocked by the similarities'
The broken family of accused Gilgo Beach murderer Rex Heuermann got a helping hand from one of the few people who could provide it — the daughter of a notorious jailed serial killer. 'I know what it's like to live with a psychopath,' Kerri Rawson, the daughter of 'BTK Killer' Dennis Rader, who butchered 10 victims, said in Peacock's new docu-series on the Gilgo Beach case. Rawson's father, was one of the nation's most infamous serial killers, adopting his nickname for his affinity for binding, torturing and killing his victims — all while a married father of two. 5 BTK Killer Dennis Rader was convicted of killing 10 people while liing a double life. AFP via Getty Images 'When Rex was arrested my PTSD hit right away, because of what my family had gone through,' Rawson said in the three-part series, 'The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets.' Her thoughts 'immediately' went to Heuermann's family — including wife Asa and two kids, who were 'similar ages to what my brother and I were when my father was arrested '05,' she said. 'My heart just broke in two,' Rawson said. 'I was shocked by the similarities.' Rader — a former Cub Scout leader and Christ Lutheran Church higher-up — was finally busted Feb. 25, 2005, decades after slaughtering victims in the Wichita and Park City areas between 1974 and 1991. 'My father lived a double life,' Rawson told the filmmakers. 'He was hiding in plain sight for 31 years.' 5 Kerri Rawson is the daughter of jailed Kansas serial killer Dennis Rader, who called himself the BTK Killer. Peacock 5 Kerri Rawson said Rex Heuermann's wife, Asa Ellerup, and daughter, Victoria Heuermann, are living her nightmare. Dennis A. Clark The similarities between Rader and the allegations against Heuermann are chilling. Heuermann, a 59-year-old married architect with two children when he was arrested in July 2023, is accused of killing seven sex workers over a span of more than 30 years, mutilating several victims. Rader was also 59 when he was busted, with two children, including Rawson, who was 26 at the time of her dad's capture — the same age as Heuerman's daughter, Victoria, at the time of his arrest. Both men were arrested thanks to DNA matches drawn from the victims. The similarities weren't lost on Rader, who wrote to Fox News from inside the Kansas jail cell where he is serving a life sentence that Heuermann was 'a clone of me.' 5 BTK Killer Dennis Rader called accused Gilgo Beach Killer Rex Heuermann a 'clone of me' in a letter to Fox News. Newsday Rawson, who is seen visiting Heuermann's wife, Asa Ellerup, and daughter, Victoria Heuermann, in the three-part Peacock series, said she understands their nightmare. 'When you're talking about a father, their actions get placed on the family,' she said. 'I wasn't alive for seven of the 10 of my father's murders, and I was at the most 12 years old for the last. 'Why are you as a society putting that back on me? Why are you putting this on Rex's kids?' she asked. 'They had nothing to do with any of this.' 5 Peacock's new Gilgo Beach series includes first-ever interviews with Rex Heuermann's wife and daughter. Peacock But Rawson also believes Ellerup is in denial — and even rolls her eyes at the long-suffering wife's loyalty to her accused serial killer hubby during the docu-series. 'I'm seeing that Asa's stuck in that loop of going, he was here on this date and he was gone this day and he did this. And I understand what that's like, that fog of not knowing and questioning everything,' she told the filmmakers. 'I understand having reasonable questions. [But] is she in denial, is she lying, is she disassociated?' Rawson continues. 'The thing is when you're sitting in the cheap seats with popcorn, you're in hindsight land.'
