The attorney for the wife of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann is seeking to have his legally owned guns returned to the family’s Massapequa Park home, saying it’s marital property worth “hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
Robert Macedonio said his client, Asa Ellerup, who filed for divorce six days after the arrest of her husband of 27 years, has a right to retain ownership of any firearms that were possessed legally. He said he intends to file a notice of claim on the property after it is transferred to law enforcement in Nassau County for consideration of gun charges against Heuermann.
“The county has no lawful right to any of it that's not considered illegal contraband,” Macedonio said…
A Newsday review of a Suffolk County Police Department Property Section inventory of Heuermann’s seized guns reveals he had a collection of historic long guns, hunting rifles, revolvers and semi-automatic weapons.
Heuermann’s collection includes guns from nearly every decade dating back the 1860s. Firearms in his cache were manufactured in the United States, England, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Russia, Belgium, Brazil, Romania, Israel and France. Some are firearms used in the world wars, while other types include an Uzi and “Tommy” guns, court records show.
They range in value of between a couple hundred dollars to more than $5,000 apiece, according to a comparison of the inventory and online gun dealer price listings…
Macedonio, of Islip Terrace, estimates the entire gun collection could be worth about $300,000.
“They are valuable collectors’ items that he collected legally,” Macedonio said, adding that Heuermann was a “gun guy” who attended NRA conferences.
Macedonio said any outstanding jewelry, clothing and cash removed from the home during the police search should also be returned to Ellerup, who he said is entitled to at least half the marital assets pending the outcome of the divorce.
Suffolk prosecutors filed a motion last week to turn over possession of more than 280 guns to Nassau County, court filings show.
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