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Rex Heuermann’s Wife Praises Him as 'Hero' in New Gilgo Beach Killer Docuseries

The June 10 docuseries features Asa Ellerup’s unwavering defense alongside a friend’s account of how Heuermann targeted sex workers

Asa Ellerup and her daughter Victoria Heuermann attend the FRYE hearing for Rex Heuermann on March 28, 2025 at the Suffolk County Criminal Court in Riverhead, New York.
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Overview

  • Asa Ellerup calls her accused husband "hero" in the forthcoming Peacock series and insists he is innocent of the seven Long Island murders.
  • David Jimenez, Heuermann’s longtime friend, says the architect allegedly zeroed in on sex workers because they were easy targets.
  • Court papers outline extensive evidence against Heuermann, including DNA matches to victims and graphic sex-related searches on his computers and phones.
  • Prosecutors allege Heuermann kept newspaper clippings of the slayings in his basement and dumped bodies along Ocean Parkway between 1993 and 2011.
  • The Peacock series 'The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets' premieres June 10 and Heuermann remains jailed awaiting his 2026 trial.