Gilgo Beach Killer Told Ex-wife He Killed 7 Victims In Their Home, Documentary Says

Rex Heuermann, nan man who admitted to sidesplitting 8 women whose bodies were recovered on Long Island's Gilgo Beach, told his woman he killed 7 of those victims successful their Massapequa Park home, a preview of "The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets," revealed.

In a preview of nan last section of nan Peacock documentary bid astir nan slayings — which airs Thursday — Heuermann's ex-wife, Asa Ellerup, said he told her he killed 8 of nan women who were recovered on Gilgo Beach.

"He said he killed 8 women," Ellerup said successful nan clip. She said location was nary hesitation erstwhile Heuermann made nan admission, but that he was very tense erstwhile they were speaking.

Heuermann, 62, was charged pinch sidesplitting 7 of nan women whose remains were recovered much than a decade agone connected Long Island's southbound shore, but confessed he killed an eighth — Karen Vergata — erstwhile he took a plea woody connected April 8.

He changed his plea from blameworthy to not guilty successful a New York courtroom earlier this month. In speech for nan admission, Heuermann will not look charges successful nan decease of Vergata, who vanished successful 1996.

In court, he admitted to gathering each 8 women, strangling them and dumping their bodies wherever they were recovered crossed Gilgo Beach, Manorville and Southampton.

Heuermann besides agreed to cooperate pinch nan FBI arsenic a portion of nan plea agreement, but said he will not supply specifications of really he committed nan crimes.

"He said I wasn't location during each of them," Ellerup said.

When asked whether Heuermann admitted to sidesplitting immoderate of nan women successful their shared home, Ellerup said he did.

"They were killed successful his room downstairs," she said. "All isolated from one."

Eleven sets of quality remains — astir of which belonged to those of activity workers — were recovered on Gilgo Beach betwixt 2010 and 2011. A hunt for Shannan Gilbert, who vanished successful 2010, prompted nan find of each of nan remains.

Heuermann is not charged pinch Gilbert's death.

He was arrested successful 2023 successful relationship with nan deaths of Melissa Barthelemy, 24, Megan Waterman, 22, and Amber Costello, 27. The women vanished successful 2009 and 2010, and were among nan "Gilgo Four," a group of activity workers whose bodies were recovered successful nan area successful 2010.

In 2024, Heuermann was charged pinch sidesplitting Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25, nan 4th female of nan "Gilgo Four."

He was later charged pinch sidesplitting 3 much women whose remains were recovered connected nan formation parkway: Jessica Taylor, 20, who vanished successful July 2003; Sandra Costilla, 28, whose remains were recovered successful Southampton successful 1993; and Valerie Mack, 24, who vanished successful 2000.

In tribunal earlier this month, Heuermann admitted he was responsible for each of their deaths, and for that of Vergata's.

Heuermann is expected to beryllium sentenced to life successful situation without parole, 3 consecutive life sentences, followed by 4 sentences of 25 years to life. His sentencing is group for June 17.

NBC News asked an lawyer for Heuermann for remark but had not received a consequence astatine nan clip of publication.

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