"I think his hobbies right now are reading books, reading his discovery, sleeping and watching TV inside of his cell," a sheriff revealed of the man who is accused of serial killings on Long Island.
Rex Heuermann was formally charged with killing Maureen Brainard-Barnes, months after being labeled the prime suspect in her death when he was arrested in July in the deaths of three other women.
“This is not going to be solved overnight,” said Tricia Hazen, the half-sister of Valerie Mack, whose remains were found on Long Island in 2011 and 2000.
An unidentified tipster “claiming to be a friend” of Julia Ann Bean, who vanished six years ago from South Carolina, recently implicated accused Gilgo Beach killer, Rex Heuermann, in the unsolved case.
James Burke, who served as Suffolk County police chief from 2012 to 2015, was once the lead investigator on the infamous Gilgo Beach murders case, which he’d been accused of mishandling prior to his resignation.
“He’s somebody that was still engaging in activity that was disturbing, be it his internet searches, be it engaging in other activities that he shouldn’t be engaging in," Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison said.
Rex Heuermann was charged earlier this month with killing at least three women and burying their remains on a remote stretch of highway along Gilgo Beach on Long Island.
Asa Ellerup, who's divorcing her husband Rex Heuermann, the suspect in Long Island's Gilgo Beach murders, was out of the country during the time of the deaths, according to authorities.
Prosecutors shared new insights into how they zeroed in on the man they believe is responsible for at least three murders attributed to the Long Island Serial Killer.
Ten victims have been officially linked by law enforcement as a series of serial killings which have resulted in remains being scattered across Long Island's beaches.
Rex Heuermann, a 59-year-old architect, has been charged with first- and second-degree murder in the deaths of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello.