Rex Heuermann wife appears at Gilgo Beach serial killer court hearing for first time
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rex Heuermann’s wife has made her first appearance at one of her husband’s court hearings as she vows to hear for herself what evidence investigators say proves he is the notorious Gilgo Beach serial killer. In the brief hearing, Mr Heuermann’s legal team requested that prosecutors hand over all investigative notes in the case dating back to 2010 – when the first bodies were discovered along Gilgo Beach. open image in gallery Asa Ellerup attends husband Rex Heuermann’s court hearing on 15 November Ms Ellerup and the couple’s adult children Victoria Heuermann, 26, and Christopher Sheridan, 33, are said to have been blindsided by his shock arrest. Court records show that Mr Heuermann was linked to the “Gilgo Four” murders through a tip about his pickup truck, a stash of burner phones, “sadistic” online searches and phone calls taunting victims’ families.