# The Gilgo Beach Murders: The Case Against Rex Heuermann

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Author: Tony Brueski
Episodes: 495

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For nearly two decades, the remains of young women kept turning up along the desolate stretches of Long Island — in the scrub brush off Ocean Parkway, in wooded areas out east, in places no one was supposed to find them. And for most of that time, no one was held accountable. I'm Tony Brueski, and this podcast is my deep dive into one of the most chilling serial murder cases in modern American history — the Gilgo Beach murders and the case against Rex Heuermann, the New York architect now charged with the killing of seven women spanning from 1993 to 2010. This isn't a case summary. It's the full picture — the women who were allegedly targeted and discarded, the investigative failures that let a suspected killer allegedly operate in plain sight for decades, and the forensic breakthroughs that finally led to an arrest in July 2023. I break down the evidence prosecutors have built — DNA analysis, cellphone data, digital files allegedly recovered from Heuermann's own computer — and the defense strategy aimed at dismantling it. I cover the courtroom battles, the rulings on evidence admissibility, and every development as this case moves toward its next chapter. But more than anything,…

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## Episodes
- [Who Were Maureen And Melissa Before Rex Heuermann Took Their Lives?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/who-were-maureen-and-melissa-before-rex-heuermann-took-their-lives) — 2026-07-06T22:00:00+00:00
- [What Happened Inside The Heuermann Home When Rex Pleaded Guilty?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/what-happened-inside-the-heuermann-home-when-rex-pleaded-guilty) — 2026-07-05T22:00:00+00:00
- [Who Were Valerie Mack And Jessica Taylor Before Rex Heuermann Took Their Lives?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/who-were-valerie-mack-and-jessica-taylor-before-rex-heuermann-took-their-lives) — 2026-07-04T22:00:00+00:00
- [Who Was Sandra Costilla Before Rex Heuermann Pleaded Guilty To Her Murder?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/who-was-sandra-costilla-before-rex-heuermann-pleaded-guilty-to-her-murder) — 2026-07-03T22:00:00+00:00
- [What Did Rex Heuermann Say When Asked How He Killed Eight Women?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/what-did-rex-heuermann-say-when-asked-how-he-killed-eight-women) — 2026-07-02T22:00:00+00:00
- [The One Line in Rex Heuermann’s Plea Deal That Protects Him in Three States](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/the-one-line-in-rex-heuermann-s-plea-deal-that-protects-him-in-three-states) — 2026-06-28T01:00:00+00:00
- [What Rex Heuermann Wants FROM The FBI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/what-rex-heuermann-wants-from-the-fbi) — 2026-06-25T18:00:00+00:00
- [Asa Ellerup’s Phone Calls With Rex Heuermann Reveal WHAT About Her?!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/asa-ellerup-s-phone-calls-with-rex-heuermann-reveal-what-about-her) — 2026-06-25T02:00:00+00:00
- [Why Is Asa Ellerup Still Visiting Gilgo Beach Killer Rex Heuermann After He Confessed?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/why-is-asa-ellerup-still-visiting-gilgo-beach-killer-rex-heuermann-after-he-confessed) — 2026-06-23T13:00:00+00:00
- [What Did Rex Heuermann Say When He Called His Victims Sister?!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/what-did-rex-heuermann-say-when-he-called-his-victims-sister) — 2026-06-22T13:00:00+00:00
- [What Rex Heuermann Didn’t Answer For at Sentencing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/what-rex-heuermann-didn-t-answer-for-at-sentencing) — 2026-06-19T23:00:00+00:00
- [Did Gilgo Beach Killer Rex Heuermann Really Ask About Butter?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/did-gilgo-beach-killer-rex-heuermann-really-ask-about-butter) — 2026-06-19T21:00:00+00:00
- [What Investigators Found Near Rex Heuermann’s Properties](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/what-investigators-found-near-rex-heuermann-s-properties) — 2026-06-19T19:00:00+00:00
- [What Rex Heuermann’s Ex-Wife Did While Families Sued Her](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/what-rex-heuermann-s-ex-wife-did-while-families-sued-her) — 2026-06-19T13:00:00+00:00
- [What Rex Heuermann Did With Melissa’s Phone](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/what-rex-heuermann-did-with-melissa-s-phone) — 2026-06-19T11:00:00+00:00
- [Why Did Asa Ellerup Renovate Rex Heuermann's Basement and Move In After He Confessed?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/why-did-asa-ellerup-renovate-rex-heuermann-s-basement-and-move-in-after-he-confessed) — 2026-06-18T23:00:00+00:00
- [Rex Heuermann's Family Made a Million Dollars Telling His Story to Peacock](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-heuermann-s-family-made-a-million-dollars-telling-his-story-to-peacock) — 2026-06-18T19:00:00+00:00
- [Why Didn't Rex Heuermann Look at the Courtroom Once During His Guilty Plea?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/why-didn-t-rex-heuermann-look-at-the-courtroom-once-during-his-guilty-plea) — 2026-06-18T13:00:00+00:00
- [Victoria Heuermann Can't Forget What Her Family Was Doing While He Killed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/victoria-heuermann-can-t-forget-what-her-family-was-doing-while-he-killed) — 2026-06-18T11:00:00+00:00
- [Asa Ellerup Defended Rex Heuermann for 27 Years — Then He Told Her Where He Killed Them](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/asa-ellerup-defended-rex-heuermann-for-27-years-then-he-told-her-where-he-killed-them) — 2026-05-14T13:00:00+00:00
- [Rex Heuermann's Family Heard Every Detail and Still Went Home](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-heuermann-s-family-heard-every-detail-and-still-went-home) — 2026-05-09T13:00:00+00:00
- [Rex Heuermann Confession: Family Reacts to Gilgo Beach Killer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-heuermann-confession-family-reacts-to-gilgo-beach-killer) — 2026-04-30T23:00:00+00:00
- [John Douglas on Rex Heuermann: More Gilgo Beach Victims?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/john-douglas-on-rex-heuermann-more-gilgo-beach-victims) — 2026-04-30T19:00:00+00:00
- [Rex Heuermann's Confession to Victoria: Gilgo Beach Revealed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-heuermann-s-confession-to-victoria-gilgo-beach-revealed) — 2026-04-30T13:00:00+00:00
- [Rex Heuermann Controlled Asa Ellerup: Gilgo Beach Killer Psychology](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-heuermann-controlled-asa-ellerup-gilgo-beach-killer-psychology) — 2026-04-30T11:00:00+00:00
- [Rex Heuermann's Confession to Asa Ellerup Exposed in Gilgo Beach Documentary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-heuermann-s-confession-to-asa-ellerup-exposed-in-gilgo-beach-documentary) — 2026-04-27T17:00:00+00:00
- [Rex Heuermann Married and Killed Karen Vergata the Same Month](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-heuermann-married-and-killed-karen-vergata-the-same-month) — 2026-04-21T01:00:00+00:00
- [Valerie Mack's Son Lost Her at Six — He's Suing the Family That Lived With Her Killer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/valerie-mack-s-son-lost-her-at-six-he-s-suing-the-family-that-lived-with-her-killer) — 2026-04-20T01:00:00+00:00
- [Heuermann Engineered His Plea — Now the Victims' Families Are Coming for His Family](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/heuermann-engineered-his-plea-now-the-victims-families-are-coming-for-his-family) — 2026-04-19T16:00:00+00:00
- [Rex Heuermann: The Calls to Melissa's Sister and the Family Gilgo Killer Left Behind](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-heuermann-the-calls-to-melissa-s-sister-and-the-family-gilgo-killer-left-behind) — 2026-04-18T16:00:00+00:00
- [Heuermann Admitted to Eight Killings — The Full Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/heuermann-admitted-to-eight-killings-the-full-story) — 2026-04-18T13:00:00+00:00
- [Asa Ellerup Faces a Jury — What Happens Next](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/asa-ellerup-faces-a-jury-what-happens-next) — 2026-04-17T19:00:00+00:00
- [Valerie Mack Civil Suit: Asa Ellerup, Rex Heuermann, Gilgo Beach](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/valerie-mack-civil-suit-asa-ellerup-rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach) — 2026-04-16T17:00:00+00:00
- [Rex Heuermann: Eight Women, Seventeen Years, One Plea](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-heuermann-eight-women-seventeen-years-one-plea) — 2026-04-15T13:00:00+00:00
- [Valerie Mack's Son Wants Answers the Plea Didn't Give](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/valerie-mack-s-son-wants-answers-the-plea-didn-t-give) — 2026-04-15T11:00:00+00:00
- [Sandra Costilla Waited 30 Years — Heuermann Finally Pled Guilty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/sandra-costilla-waited-30-years-heuermann-finally-pled-guilty) — 2026-04-13T01:00:00+00:00
- [She Called Him Her Savior — He Pled Guilty to Seven Murders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/she-called-him-her-savior-he-pled-guilty-to-seven-murders) — 2026-04-12T19:00:00+00:00
- [Rex Heuermann Pleads Guilty — What the Families Get and What They Lose](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-heuermann-pleads-guilty-what-the-families-get-and-what-they-lose) — 2026-04-11T13:00:00+00:00
- [Rex Heuermann Got Scammed: How Amber Costello Broke Gilgo Beach Open](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-heuermann-got-scammed-how-amber-costello-broke-gilgo-beach-open) — 2026-04-11T01:00:00+00:00
- [Rex Heuermann's DNA Exposed: Megan Waterman and the Gilgo Evidence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-heuermann-s-dna-exposed-megan-waterman-and-the-gilgo-evidence) — 2026-04-10T17:00:00+00:00
- [Rex Heuermann’s Ex-Wife Called Him Her Hero — Then Came the Confession](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-heuermann-s-ex-wife-called-him-her-hero-then-came-the-confession) — 2026-04-10T13:00:00+00:00
- [REX CHANNEL — REX HEUERMANN PART 1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-channel-rex-heuermann-part-1) — 2026-04-10T11:00:00+00:00
- [Rex Heuermann's Alleged Phone Trail: Melissa Barthelemy and Gilgo Beach](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-heuermann-s-alleged-phone-trail-melissa-barthelemy-and-gilgo-beach) — 2026-04-10T01:00:00+00:00
- [Rex Heuermann's Burner Phones and Maureen Brainard-Barnes: Gilgo Evidence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/rex-heuermann-s-burner-phones-and-maureen-brainard-barnes-gilgo-evidence) — 2026-04-09T17:00:00+00:00
- [Asa Ellerup: Inside the Mind of a Killer's Ex-Wife](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/asa-ellerup-inside-the-mind-of-a-killer-s-ex-wife) — 2026-04-09T11:00:00+00:00

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