Overview

• Peacock is developing a docuseries about the family of suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann, with the participation of his ex-wife, Asa Ellerup.
• Ellerup is being paid for the docuseries, with some reports suggesting she could be receiving $1 million, with additional payments going to her lawyer and an attorney for her children.
• The docuseries has drawn criticism from authorities and victims' families, with some accusing Ellerup of trying to capitalize on her husband's notoriety.
• Heuermann, who was arrested in July, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello.
• Netflix is also preparing a docuseries about Heuermann’s arrest and the other still-unsolved murders along the shore of Gilgo Beach.