Gilgo Beach LISK Serial Killer, Rex Heuermann, charged with 3 murders, July 2023

[citizen_sleuth]

It looks like back in November 2011 (when Google street view of RH's house was taken) the front porch area was enclosed. In the photos of the house taken after his arrest, that entire area is open. I wonder when he knocked the walls down? He also evidently took the time to paint the trim green, but he seemingly couldn't be bothered to put in proper structural support columns and just haphazardly nailed a bunch of 2x4s together and called it a day. It's all very bizarre, especially since RH is an architect.

Also of note is that you can see his Chevy Avalanche in the street view photo -- and the bed of the truck is covered.

 

[GoBuckeyes]

I think he is likely responsible for all the murders...he has probably been doing this a very long time..gilgo beach is
his garden...he's a gardener after all..he can go out on that beach and feel the glory of his all accomplishments from one end to the other. That's my feeling and I think they are many more..many...I want to hear more about his many properties and all the unsolved missing young women and children and other unfortunates who came to be missing in those areas...I think they should go all the way back to his high school days...I wonder what was really going on in that grubby little house...well I mean we know what was going on but I mean his wife and daughter etc...did they ever live there? it doesn't sound like it...none of the neighbors mention her or the daughter...mOO

Has it been mentioned where they were staying or potentially where they might have been staying?

 

[iamshadow21]

It looks like back in November 2011 (when Google street view of RH's house was taken) the front porch area was enclosed. In the photos of the house taken after his arrest, that entire area is open. I wonder when he knocked the walls down? He also evidently took the time to paint the trim green, but he seemingly couldn't be bothered to put in proper structural support columns and just haphazardly nailed a bunch of 2x4s together and called it a day. It's all very bizarre, especially since RH is an architect.

Also of note is that you can see his Chevy Avalanche in the street view photo -- and the bed of the truck is covered.

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He painted SOME of the trim green. Where there is that split between the two different pitches of roof, the green stops well before the two sections meet. It looks like he painted what he could standing on a ladder, and then stopped when he couldn't reach rather than climbing onto the roof. Definitely a DIY job.

That makeshift corner post would definitely make me think twice about knocking on the door, that looks... precarious. I wonder if it was done because the original posts were rotted out and it was at risk of collapsing. It's one thing if it's just your porch that's sort of stuck on, but that's under the corner of that whole section of roof, that would be terrible for the whole structure if it gave way.

Hmm, with a cover like that on the bed of the truck, no one would ever see what you were carrying around in there. It would fit a body easily.

MOO

 

[GoBuckeyes]

He is pretty tall, Does anyone know the exact height and weight? He reminds me of Edward Kemper, a big tall and menacing.

Someone upthread said 6'6".

 

[DS2021]

Someone upthread said 6'6".

I'm not sure if theres been any official documentation regarding his height. Hes definitely tall

 

[Vresia]

I heard that he's 6'6", and most likely >300 pounds.

From the Bail Application:

Read Rex Heuermann's redacted and denied bail application due to ‘extreme depravity'

A Long Island architect was charged Friday with murder in the deaths of three of the 11 victims in a long-unsolved string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders after detectives pursuing a new lead say they matched DNA from a pizza he ate to genetic material found on the women’s remains...

www.nbcnewyork.com

Unrelated but interesting- his father, Theodore J Heuermann died at age 50 in 1975. RH was born in 9/1963 so he was pretty young. No info on the father's cause of death.

 

[burntsnoop]

Any knowledge if RH had any personal ties to anyone in LE (or related)?

 

[GoBuckeyes]

Those are questions that a lot of people have right now. Is his (or anyone's) house in need of repairs? Because he's indifferent? Is it because he has no money? Maybe it's because he's a serial killer with little to no time for anything else? I'm willing to guess that many people know someone else (or they, themselves) who just don't have the time, funds, and/or mental health to do tasks that aren't immediate concerns to them (and even those that are). A lot of people are nosey but don't seek to learn about another persons status. Unfortunately this leads to a lot of people just ignoring the "weirdo" down the street.

Anyway, It's fascinating to speculate, hypothesize, and seek knowledge in the hope that one day we can fix a lot of issues before they even occur. Adding: We need to be careful, a "messy" home might just mean depression and not that the person is a serial killer. We are judging RH after we know what he did. Welcome to Websleuths!

I'm thinking he had a major porn addiction in addition to his other proclivities. Between that, killing serially, and other likely addictions and/or criminal activity, he wouldn't have much time to worry about a house.

 

[iamshadow21]

Any knowledge if RH had any personal ties to anyone in LE (or related)?

I don't know, but I think that comes under sleuthing family, anyway, so wouldn't be able to be discussed, as far as I know.

MOO

 

[Badgerette]

I'm thinking he had a major *advertiser censored* addiction in addition to his other proclivities. Between that, killing serially, and other likely addictions and/or criminal activity, he wouldn't have much time to worry about a house.

I know I’ve been busy this summer and not as active as I’d like, but when did the “advertiser censored” start?

 

[kittythehare]

this goes back to 2007
house pic

105 1st Ave · 105 1st Ave, Massapequa Park, NY 11762

Building

www.google.com

 

[acutename]

He'd been killing for years by then. And not just killing, but taunting the families. He was confident nobody would find him. And for over a decade, he was right.

But he seriously misjudged how connected the victims he chose were to their families and friends. Those people were never going to forget their loved ones and be quiet.

MOO

anyone with any psych knowledge want to explain to me what kind of serial killer taunts victims' families? Isn't just killing victims a sufficient act of cruelty? curious if he was "nice" to his family or if he was abusive to them too.

 

[Sunny Day]

I would bet my 401k that is some type of wig/hairpiece - you can see under it - or you can see a gap above his left ear on the booking picture. i am thinking he may have an actual shaved head or some form of alopecia or baldness. Maybe why none of his own hairs were found With any of the bodies. Also his mouth and eyes and hands are all tiny in relation to the proportions of his body. Also looks like some type of skin condition like psoriasis or one in that family on his face. Just an observation. Imo

Yes, there's definitely some type of skin condition. Psoriasis or maybe an allergic reaction.

 

[Pinkizzy]

I'm thinking he had a major *advertiser censored* addiction in addition to his other proclivities. Between that, killing serially, and other likely addictions and/or criminal activity, he wouldn't have much time to worry about a house.

He may have owned a second house near the murder scenes, that's where hid money went instead of paying his taxes

 

[iamshadow21]

anyone with any psych knowledge want to explain to me what kind of serial killer taunts victims' families? Isn't just killing victims a sufficient act of cruelty? curious if he was "nice" to his family or if he was abusive to them too.

There are a bunch who have. Notably, Larry Gene Bell was one of the worst, IMO. He targeted children. If you can stomach reading about him, the parallels between the calls RH made to Melissa's family and the calls Bell made to the family of one of his victims are interesting. Absolutely horrifying, but interesting in their similarity.

MOO

 

[HMSHood]

I wonder if Rex Heuermann had killed people prior to 2009. I am not surprised that the Long Island Serial Killer lives in the area. I wonder about his childhood was like.

 

[burntsnoop]

I don't know, but I think that comes under sleuthing family, anyway, so wouldn't be able to be discussed, as far as I know.

MOO

(LE related meaning related to law enforcement)

 

[iamshadow21]

(LE related meaning related to law enforcement)

I was responding to the 'personal ties' portion, which I took to be you asking about possible family or friends of RH in LE or LE related occupations. If there's another meaning to personal ties, I'm happy to be corrected.

MOO

 

[Warwick7]

WOW!!!!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1680221544004435968

That begs the question "when" did the victim's families obtain an attorney??
Was he obtained as of late?
If so the prolonged stalking and threatening of him, his family and the victims is taunting and gusty.

 

[Betty P]

anyone with any psych knowledge want to explain to me what kind of serial killer taunts victims' families? Isn't just killing victims a sufficient act of cruelty? curious if he was "nice" to his family or if he was abusive to them too.

Some expert was discussing it today on TV, sorry I can’t recall who. It has to do with power, but it’s also the killer being a sadist. He’s getting a kick from tormenting his victim’s families the same way he tortured the victim. It’s a thrill for him.