# What Asa Ellerup Is Still Protecting Gilgo Beach Killer Rex Heuermann From

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Published: 2026-06-25T02:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Rex Heuermann confessed to strangling eight women. He told his own daughter the victims were not real people to him. He described his motivation as demons. And on recorded phone calls from jail, Asa Ellerup’s primary concern was making sure she did not say the wrong thing — not confronting him, not demanding answers, but managing his emotional comfort.For twenty-seven years, Asa’s role in this relationship was to keep things smooth. To not push. To not ask the question that makes the room tense. The confession changed the subject matter. It did not change the role. She is still orienting her life around Rex’s needs. And the reason she can’t see how that reads to the rest of the world goes all the way back to a foundation that was fractured long before she met him.A psychological deep dive into the post-confession behavior of a woman who was built by someone else from the ground up — and the building is still standing. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #GilgoBeach #RexHeuermann #AsaEllerup #GilgoBeachKiller #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast #GilgoBeachMurders #SerialKiller #TrueCrimeCommunity

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