Ex-wife of Gilgo Beach serial killer issues statement after his guilty plea

WorldPolitics
9 Apr 2026 • 3:14 AM MYT
The Independent
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  • Rex Heuermann, known as the Gilgo Beach serial killer, confessed to eight murders at a court hearing in Long Island on Wednesday.
  • Heuermann, a former architect, admitted to strangling each of his victims over a 17-year period.
  • His ex-wife, Asa Ellerup, made a statement outside court after his guilty plea, expressing her thoughts and prayers for the victims and their families.
  • She attended the court hearing with their daughter, Victoria, who became emotional during her father’s confession.
  • Responding to reporters’ questions about how Ellerup didn’t know about her husband’s crimes, Ellerup’s attorney reiterated that the murders occurred while Ellerup was away from the family home.

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