Gilgo Beach Murderer's Wife Keeps Her Distance While He Leans On Religion

Suspected Gilgo Beach murderer Rex Heuermannis allegedly seeking help from the lord while behind bars. His wife… she’s not around.

Heuermann has been in prison on suicide watch for just over a month now just to make sure he is safe enough to prosecute for the four murders he is connected with so far. According to Radar Online, his cell is a measly 10x6 and he has been emotionless.

The suspect is undergoing weekly evaluations that include both mental and medical evaluations Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr said, “The first few days of course, very quiet, laying on his bed, looking at the ceiling.”

Toulon continued. “But now he's participating in religious services, he goes to our rehabilitation center to take books out.”

The disgraced architect isn’t very popular these days and doesn’t get many visitors if any at all. He has been visited by a non-family member who has not been named but the people they would normally be by a husband’s side, his wife and kids are not showing up.

For obvious reasons, Heuermann’s wife, Asa Ellerup is keeping her distance. They have reportedly spoken on the phone but what they spoke about, no one knows and as for Ellerup, she has not shown up in person.

Meanwhile, the investigation continues after a swap for DNA was taken from Heuermann’s inner cheek that police are expecting will push the investigation into justice for at least three women so far and possibly many more.

Heuermann is keeping life simple in the pen. He has purchased a pen, toiletries, and a notepad from the commissary. According to authorities, he is acting pretty normal but they are expecting him to start changing in the behavioral sense when his reality hits him.

This man is being accused of murder. Not just any murders, he will be classified as a serial killer if he is proven to be the person who was killing sex workers and burying their bodies on Gilgo Beach.

Heuermann’s arrest is the biggest crack in this case since the murders began in 1996. About 10 10 bodies were found buried in burlap sacks on the beach. Heuermann’s DNA is being “directly” compared to some of the victims including a NJ mom who was murdered in 2003, according to the Las Vegas Police Department.

The women that started it all and their families are hoping to get justice after years of banning together without help from the police to get answers. Initially, the women were looked past because of their sex worker jobs.

Melissa Barthelemy, 24, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25, Amber Lynn Costello, 27, and Megan Waterman, 22 are the names of the four women whose families wouldn’t let their murders go away.

The 59-year-old lived in a central location to where the victim's remains were found. He was first named as a potential suspect in early 2022 after a task force was put together to re-open a handful of cold cases, the Gilgo Four being one of them.