{"podcast":{"title":"The Gilgo Beach Murders: The Case Against Rex Heuermann","slug":"the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757","podcast_index_feed_id":6470757,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5112097.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5112097","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43563022.jpg","author":"Tony Brueski","episode_count":495,"summary":"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,…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T10:20:02.504285+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757"},"episode":{"title":"Valerie Mack Civil Suit: Asa Ellerup, Rex Heuermann, Gilgo Beach","slug":"valerie-mack-civil-suit-asa-ellerup-rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach","published_at":"2026-04-16T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757/valerie-mack-civil-suit-asa-ellerup-rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilgo-beach-murders-the-case-against-rex-heuermann-6470757","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8888233","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8888233.mp3?modified=1776184606&sid=5112097&source=rss","summary":"Rex Heuermann admitted to killing Valerie Mack in open court. He pleaded guilty to murdering seven women along the Gilgo Beach corridor and confessed to killing an eighth. For the families of the victims, the guilty plea brought a measure of closure that decades of investigation could not. But for Benjamin Torres — Valerie Mack’s son, who was six years old when she disappeared — the guilty plea became the foundation for a new legal fight. Torres has filed a civil lawsuit in Suffolk County Supreme Court naming Heuermann, his ex-wife Asa Ellerup, and their daughter Victoria Heuermann. The complaint alleges the two women knew of or deliberately avoided learning about the murders, had access to a secured vault-like room in the basement of the Massapequa Park home, and collected over a million dollars through documentary and media agreements with Peacock. It accuses them of unjust enrichment, civil conspiracy, and concealment — among other causes of action. The defense position is straightforward and aggressive. Ellerup’s attorney has called the filing reckless and unsupported by any evidence. He’s pointed to the fact that prosecutors themselves have said the family was away during the killings, that Victoria was approximately three years old when Mack was killed, and that law enforcement never charged either woman after an exhaustive investigation. The statute of limitations for wrongful death in New York is generally two years — and Mack was killed over two decades before this suit was filed. I go deep into the specific allegations, the legal defenses available, how the hair evidence is being interpreted by both sides, and where this case is likely headed. Whether this lawsuit survives its first legal challenge could determine whether other victims’ families follow with f…","meta_description":"Rex Heuermann admitted to killing Valerie Mack in open court. 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