Suffolk County’s highest-ranking police official suggests that Asa Ellerup, married for over 27 years to Rex Heuermann, was in the dark about her husband’s alleged double life of horrifying crime. Rex Heuermann, the suspect of recent criminal revelations, has left his wife and family shocked, police commissioner Rodney Harrison suggests.
The Shrouded Life of Rex Heuermann
“The possibility that Mr. Heuermann’s family was oblivious to his sinister double life is not implausible,” commented Harrison regarding the ongoing investigation. Despite this, the Suffolk County authorities aren’t excluding any possibilities. The investigation continues to compile facts that might reveal if the family had any knowledge of the alleged actions of Rex Heuermann.
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Last week, Rex Heuermann, 59, was apprehended and accused in the murders of three women from the notorious “Gilgo Four” case. Their remains were discovered in 2010 along a stretch of Gilgo Beach, Long Island. Rex Heuermann remains the prime suspect in the disappearance and murder of a fourth woman, although charges have not been filed in that case.