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

[WTK]

Such a nightmare for Asa and her two children. How can they ever find closure?

 

[Charlot123]

If a local bank set up an account for her and her kids I'd donate.

Me too

 

[Charlot123]

I cannot even begin to fathom the emotions they are going through….it had to be so bittersweet for them to go back to that home.

I did not linger on the photos of them…it feels like such an invasion of their privacy and I wish the media would leave them alone. With all the police down there to ensure privacy, it amazes me that they still get such clear, close up shots. I am absolutely heartbroken for Asa and the children. It’s so unfair to them.

It is some local, miniscule station that doesn't have the budget of a major tabloid but has access to local homes. So they feel it is their hour of glory. Also, a neighbor who didn't like RH and whose greed is now obvious to the whole world.

<modsnip: politicizing>

As to RH family, we choose neither the neighbors, nor our local scoops of yellow press. I hope someone in the neighborhood or local church has the heart to bring coffee and some food.

 

[Sheila Terranova]

I am so relieved RH is in jail awaiting charges. My immediate reaction was "how could you have NO idea?". Then I saw this clip and it felt, well, icky. Wrong and voyeuristic in sadistic way. I wanted to offer her some comfort, it's terribly sad for her and the children. How sad to sit on your porch and sob as you're being filmed like a circus act; all watching you unravel in real time.
I hope they receive some help and therapy processing this, this made me feel ashamed that I watched.

ETA: It is even more tragic considering RH may see that clip and revel in the misery and pain. Yuck.

I’m 65. About Wives who have no idea ….my violent husband was probably a sociopath,(lots of affairs, violent, dangerous, planned on killing me and attempted it, stole a ton of money). according to my trauma docs. He also lied to me extensively. Now if you yourself don’t make a habit of lying, you tend to believe people automatically. So I , the wife, was often was very bewildered and confused by lies, thought things were quite weird and strange, but never really thought he was lying to me. I didn’t put all the lies together till years later. Then it all came together and explained the things that seemed odd at the time when I believed his explanations. So wives first thoughts when they encounter clues of serial killers…. (again mine was not a serial killer…just a sociopath the docs think ,but can’t diagnose ) wives don’t instantly leap to “ gee, he‘s probably a serial killer.” Normal people believe each other , especially people they love and married, and look for normal explanations even. amidst abnormal situations. So when people wonder why serial killers wives never knew, I think the brain is always looking for a normal explanation for unexplainable clues. The shock comes later when the truth is revealed. IMHO.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

In High School, Gilgo Beach Suspect Was an Angry Loner, Schoolmates Say (Published 2023)

People in Massapequa Park described him as awkward, solitary, and volatile. Though few knew him well, his presence pervaded a Berner High School reunion.

www.nytimes.com

I think it might be behind a paywall.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

I feel sorry for the younger him, the bullied him.

But there really is no excuse for murdering and or torturing people. There is nothing that makes that ok.

And it's seeming like they have the right person.

 

[fidgeypie]

I really feel for Asa and her family. Hearing that the young man was photographed crying, that breaks my heart. His life has been ripped apart and he must be so confused. If he has Autism or some such disorder this may be so difficult to understand. I refuse to believe they know anything about this.

 

[NyxNY]

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said authorities have gathered a lot of evidence after a two-week-long search at the home of Rex Heuermann, the suspect in the Gilgo Beach murders. Tierney also said dogs located a number of electronic devices at the residence. Video:

Suffolk County DA says DNA evidence found in Gilgo Beach murders is 'very powerful'

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said authorities have gathered a lot of evidence after a two-week-long search at the home of Rex Heuermann, the suspect in the Gilgo Beach murders. Tierney also said dogs located a number of electronic devices at the residence.

www.nbcnews.com

Victims cell phones? :O MOO

 

[SonsOfCain]

I really feel for Asa and her family. Hearing that the young man was photographed crying, that breaks my heart. His life has been ripped apart and he must be so confused. If he has Autism or some such disorder this may be so difficult to understand. I refuse to believe they know anything about this.

Agreed. My heart goes out to them. I saw a video of those vultures outside the house yelling at them for a comment. It made and makes me so angry. They had nothing to do with any of this and the police even said by all accounts that the family was shocked and embarrassed and horrified. Those poor people are just trying to pick up the pieces and I’m sure are also trying to wrap their heads around everything that’s happened. They don’t need to have random people outside their house gawking and shouting at them for a comment.

 

[Lyanna]

Search warrant for SC property:

https://nerdbird.media/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/search-warrant-heuermann.pdf?fbclid=IwAR16b0EaEPr3roTbEd3oL14LmJ0DS_J6Ur9-TLnVbSDDrhsrcV1JrlnezU4&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Very specific with the Bounty Paper Towels in that warrant

Moo

 

[Emilie D]

Agreed. My heart goes out to them. I saw a video of those vultures outside the house yelling at them for a comment. It made and makes me so angry. They had nothing to do with any of this and the police even said by all accounts that the family was shocked and embarrassed and horrified. Those poor people are just trying to pick up the pieces and I’m sure are also trying to wrap their heads around everything that’s happened. They don’t need to have random people outside their house gawking and shouting at them for a comment.

The family should not have to pay for RH's crimes, yet the media and the public, in general, are traumatizing them further. I think there should be relocation services or protection provided for family members in these high-profile cases. His poor wife and step-children had nothing to do with any of this.

 

[Elley Mae]

I really feel for Asa and her family. Hearing that the young man was photographed crying, that breaks my heart. His life has been ripped apart and he must be so confused. If he has Autism or some such disorder this may be so difficult to understand. I refuse to believe they know anything about this.

My heart hurts at the pictures of them. Wish the media would leave them alone.
I can not imagine what they are going through, their lives will forever be changed.

 

[SonsOfCain]

The family should not have to pay for RH's crimes, yet the media and the public, in general, are traumatizing them further. I think there should be relocation services or protection provided for family members in these high-profile cases. His poor wife and step-children had nothing to do with any of this.

YES!!!!! I couldn’t agree more.

 

[ArianeEmory]

Very specific with the Bounty Paper Towels in that warrant

Moo

In the Alanna Gallagher case (2013) they were able to match specific rolls of bath tissue to the murderer's house. (I think in this case it was the cardboard core that was imprinted with some sort of lot number. I don't want to google for more details, and honestly I wouldn't recommend anyone else doing so if you're feeling wobbly today. Alanna was only 6.)

 

[imstilla.grandma]

One of the few neighbors Mr. Heuermann spoke to was Etienne de Villiers, 68, whose immaculately kept house next door stood in keen contrast with Mr. Heuermann’s. Mr. de Villiers said he had only passing conversations with Mr. Heuermann along with a few minor conflicts, like the time he had to tell Mr. Heuermann to stop leering at his wife over the backyard fence while she was sunbathing.

Mr. de Villiers watched as Mr. Heuermann seemed to be raising his children to be as isolated as he had been, in the same rundown off-limits house. He said that when Mr. Heuermann’s daughter Victoria, now 26, got her license, “I wanted to tell her, ‘Just get in your car and drive and never come back.’”

In High School, Gilgo Beach Suspect Was an Angry Loner, Schoolmates Say (Published 2023)

People in Massapequa Park described him as awkward, solitary, and volatile. Though few knew him well, his presence pervaded a Berner High School reunion.

www.nytimes.com

 

[TootsieFootsie]

It's not out of the realms of possibility that the family might want to stay in the home.
It's where they're used to.

Hopefully the rubber neckers will get tired and move on to the next place in the news.

It would be nice if the neighbours go easy on them.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Victims cell phones? :O MOO

I hope that monstrous pervert didn’t have audio recordings of the girls. Thumb drives, tapes, etc. I can’t believe this guy wasn’t specific as to his trophies.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Some articles said that dogs discovered devices.

That sounds to me like they were hidden away.

 

[Deleted member 117884]

I hope that monstrous pervert didn’t have audio recordings of the girls. Thumb drives, tapes, etc. I can’t believe this guy wasn’t specific as to his trophies.

Given that he listened to victim's voicemails and called their families, I think he might be into recording his victims. That's horrific to think about and I recoil at the thought, but recordings found in his house would definitely help nail the case against him.

At this point, it's too painful to think of the victims in the past and his family in the present, so I'm focusing my own thoughts on the evidence. I hope it is revealed before trial what was collected from the various searches.

jmo

 

[jessr927]

I don’t get the feeling that it’s a sign that she supports him-I feel like it’s more in the vein of when someone’s spouse dies and they continue to keep their wedding ring on for a while after the death. It must be very difficult (understatement) to find out the person you love and have been married to for over 20 years is a monster. It will probably take some time before the shock of everything wears off on her.

Although I wasn't married to a killer, my ex husband was an abuser and when I left him, I kept my rings on until I could pawn them, simply because I was in an unsafe place and didn't want them to get lost or stolen. Not because I had any love for the man or hope of reconciling.