Investigators and state police have swarmed the Massapequa Park home of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann with a new search warrant. Police arrived early Monday morning to the home where Heuermann's estranged wife, Asa Ellerup, and their two children, Victoria Heuermann, 26, and Christopher Sheridan, 33, live.
Asa Ellerup's attorney Robert A. Macedonio told NewsNationNow that 'no family members were home at the time police arrived. It is not clear at this time what elicited Monday's search of the Long Island property or what officials were looking for, but multiple law enforcement agencies were present, including a command center. The Suffolk County District Attorney's office declined to comment other than to say 'the work of the Gilgo Beach Homicide Task force is continuing their investigation.
Investigators and state police swarmed the Massapequa Park home of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann with a new search warrant. He is seen in court in February. An aerial view of police at the Massapequa Park home of alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann. Heuermann, 60, is awaiting trial and is facing murder charges, for killing four women whose bodies were found wrapped on a stretch of Ocean Parkway near Gilgo Beach.
In February, he was also charged with the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Heuermann pleaded not guilty to all counts and currently remains in jail awaiting trial. Last month, Heuermann's attorney Michael Brown attempted to shift the blame for the Gilgo Beach murders on to corrupt former Suffolk County Police Chief, James Burke, who was previously in charge of the case. Brown alleged that Burke, now 59, is 'involved' in the sordid affair.
Burke allegedly led a double life involving crack, cross-dressing and relationships with prostitutes. He served jail time after being convicted of several offences including assault, public lewdness and unlawful solicitation after flashing in a park. Speaking about the former cop's involvement with the Gilgo Beach murders case, Brown said: 'Chief Burke would not let the FBI into the investigation back then, with their expertise.
