Rex HeuermannLong Island architect and family accused of Gilgo Beach killer, will appear in court next month to plead guilty, according to. Newsday.
Relatives of some of Heuermann’s alleged victims informed this newspaper on Thursday, March 26, about this new incident.
If true, it could end what has been a nightmare for Long Islanders for years.
Newsday reports that Heuermann will change his plea during a hearing scheduled for April 8.
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney and Heuermann’s lawyer, Michael J. BrownHe declined to comment on the upcoming case when contacted Newsday.
Heuermann, 62, has publicly denied involvement in the killing since his arrest on July 13, 2023.
In a case where he changes his plea and pleads guilty to murder, Heuermann will be sentenced at a later date.
Heuermann, who was married with two grown children, was arrested in July 2023 outside his Manhattan office in connection with three murders in Gilgo Beach. (His wife, Asa Ellerupfiled for divorce a few weeks after Heuermann’s arrest.)
Heuermann has been charged with murder Valerie Mack24; Jessica Taylor20; Megan Waterman22; Melissa Barthelemy24; Maureen Brainard-Barnes25; Sandra Costilla28; again Amber Lynn Costello27.
He pleaded not guilty to all seven counts of murder. Investigators are still trying to connect Heuermann to two other bodies found dumped on Gilgo Beach.
Investigators spent weeks at Heuermann’s home, collecting evidence, including dozens of guns.
Heuermann is being held at the Riverhead Correctional Facility. A New York Supreme Court judge said he intends to have Heuermann stand trial on all seven counts of murder in September.
Brown recently told reporters that his client has been using crutches for more than a month, but he did not disclose the health problems the suspect is facing.
Earlier this year, Peacock released a documentary about Heuermann and his family called Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secretsan executive produced by the rapper 50 Cent.
The documents show Heuermann’s wife and their children. As a doctor, Ellerup had a hard time accepting that her husband could be Long Island’s most notorious serial killer.
“No one deserves what they got, but Rex didn’t see it [sex workers]. He is a family man. He didn’t do this,” said Ellerup.” “I would have needed to hear from Rex face to face that he killed these girls for me to believe. My husband has never stopped me from doing anything.”
