# What Does The Rex Heuermann Planning Document Reveal About His Method?

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Podcast: [True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews](https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948)
Published: 2026-07-04T22:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8912365
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Duration seconds: 2021

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The digital file recovered from a computer in Rex Heuermann's basement is among the most significant pieces of evidence in the Gilgo Beach case — and it connects directly to the condition in which both Valerie Mack's and Jessica Taylor's remains were found. This look back examines what prosecutors described as a planning document and its role in establishing the pattern across the seven charged murders. The file was reportedly organized into phases, with checklists for preparation, execution, and aftermath — including notes on limiting noise, evidence destruction, and alibis. A specific section on preparation of remains matched the condition in which Valerie Mack was found. Forensic anthropology established that tool marks on Jessica Taylor's bones matched those on Valerie's remains — the same type of instrument, the same characteristics, across cases separated by years. The prosecution presented these parallel findings as evidence of a consistent, methodical approach. Valerie Mack was unidentified for twenty years, recovered from two locations between 2000 and 2011, and given her name through genetic genealogy in 2020. Jessica Taylor, twenty years old, was found in the same dual-location pattern — Manorville and Ocean Parkway — with hair on a surgical drape beneath her remains matching Heuermann's DNA. Heuermann pleaded guilty to both murders as part of the agreement covering seven victims, confirming strangulation as the cause of death in each case. The defense challenged the DNA evidence through a Frye hearing and lost. We revisit where the matter stood at the time of our reporting. 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:…

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