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An attorney suggested during today’s press conference that cannibalism may have been involved in the Gilgo Beach killings.
John Ray, who represents the family of Shannan Gilbert, whose disappearance led to the discovery of 10 sets of remains, said the “new and important evidence” regarding Heuermann’s family was recently uncovered.
Heuermann’s estranged wife, Asa Ellerup, filed for divorce in July 2023 after he was charged, but has still shown up at several of his hearings.
News of the evidence comes exactly a week after Heuermann, 60, was arraigned on murder charges in the 2003 dismemberment death of Jessica Taylor, 20, and the 1993 death of Sandra Costilla, 28.
Ellerup and the couple’s two children were out of state at the time of the hearing, according to their attorney, Robert Macedonio, but were expected to be back this week.
The Manhattan architect has already been charged with the 2009 and 2010 murders of Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Lynn Costello and Maureen Brainard-Barnes — known as the “Gilgo Four.” He pleaded not guilty.
Last month, Gilgo Beach Task Force investigators completed a second search of Heuermann’s home in Massapequa Park and a search of an area of Manorville.
‘It’s BDSM to the max’
Attorney Ray said Victoria Heuermann attempted to delete all of her social media, as did her mother Asa Ellerup.
“We found that it appears that she has erased all of her sites that she has, all of her social media,” Ray said. “She just missed these ones.”
Ray said Victoria was “brought up in this sickness.”
“When you take all of these things collectively, are you going to be able to reasonably say who knows if the mother really knew what was happening in the house? Who knows if Mr. Heuermann knew what was going on with his daughter?”
“It’s BDSM to the max,” he added. “It’s demonic.”
He then pointed to their run down house in Massapequa Park, which the family plans to stay in for now.
“It matches the demonic life,” Ray said. “Why do you think they have not left?”
Images show a ‘strange familiarity’ to Heuermann’s alleged victims, attorney says
The images on Victoria’s alleged account show a “strange familiarity” to Heuermann’s alleged victims, Ray said, referring to Jessica Taylor.
Including one that shows someone with their limbs and hands that are cut off.
Taylor’s torso was found in July 2003 in the wooded area of Manorville. Her skull, hands and forearm, were found on Gilgo Beach in 2011.
Heuermann was charged with Taylor’s murder last week.
Another image shows a woman laying on her back. Ray, who represents Shannan Gilbert, pointed out that this is exactly how she was found.
“Make of that what you will,” he said.
Attorney reveals graphic images from Victoria’s alleged Tumbler blog
Images from Victoria’s alleged Tumbler blog are being shown at the presser.
One image shows a hanged person. A shoe is missing – which he connects to one of the victims.
“Sandra Castillo was found with a shoe missing. This seems to be a fetish, a fetish that was indulged in by Rex Heuermann, a fetish that was depicted and looked into by his daughter,” he said. “That’s a connection.”
Another image appears to show remains that are “half eaten,” which Ray said relates to the cannibalism Victoria was interested in.
“There are many pictures beside what I’m showing you that are equally bad or worse,” he added.
“We chose these pictures because of their significance in relation to Rex Heuermann as well as his daughter Victoria.”
‘We have been sold a story’
Attorney Ray says Heuermann’s daughter Victoria has appeared as “very innocent” in front of the press.
”The evidence that we have suggests that we have been sold a story by the Heuermann family,” he said.
He then showed a picture of Victoria “as she really is as she portrays herself on the internet.”
She is holding artwork of a human skull.
“That’s just the beginning,” he said.
Attorney focuses on Heuermann’s children
Attorny John Ray said he will speak today about one of Heuermann’s children and the “implications” it holds.
He said he is pointing only toward “circumstantial evidence,” including “inescapable conclusions.”
“You will see today that Rex Heuermann’s board is met by his daughter’s tastes, his daughter’s work,” Ray said.
“We are not talking about merely murder. We’re talking about people who are involved and interested in torture, horrifying torture of the people that we know that are dead and many more that are to come.”
Ray then added that cannibalism was potentially involved in the murders.
Watch live: Attorney to reveal ‘evidence’ regarding Rex Heuermann’s family
Presser on ‘surprising’ evidence about Rex Heuermann’s family is starting
Attorney John Ray has called a press conference to reveal “surprising evidence” regarding the family of Rex Heuermann.
The presser is starting now outside Attorney Ray’s office in Suffolk County.
Rex Heuermann’s wife claims to know nothing about his ‘double life’
Heuermann’s wife Asa Ellerup has previously claimed to know nothing about the suspected serial killer’s “double life.”
“After 27 years with Mr. Heuermann, Ms. Ellerup maintains the belief that her estranged husband is not capable of committing these heinous acts,” Robert Macedonio, Ellerup’s attorney, told Newsweek.
The Gilgo Homicide Task Force confirm Heuermann’s wife and children were out of state at the time of Jessica Taylor’s disappearance. Heuermann was charged with Taylor’s murder last week.
The family was in Virginia from July 20 to 27 that year, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney.
Heuermann’s adult children, Victoria Heuermann and Christopher Sheridan, have been “caught in the cross hairs of this deeply unfortunate case that they have nothing to do with other than they are related to Mr. Heuermann,” according to their attorney Vess Mitev.
Inside alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann’s ‘how to kill’ document
Heuermann charged with more murders after cops find twisted ‘blueprint’ of killings
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was arraigned on murder charges in the 2003 dismemberment death of 20-year-old Jessica Taylor and the 1993 death of 28-year-old Sandra Costilla.
The new charges come after authorities found a damning document in which he discussed his crimes in “excruciating detail.”
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney revealed that Heuermann kept a “blueprint” of his crimes on a hard drive in his basement of his Massapequa Park home which was recently searched for a second time.
Tierney said Gilgo Beach Task Force believes “this planning document that was used by Heuermann to plot out his kills with excruciating detail.”
Heuermann pleaded not guilty to the shocking charges that came just days after another exhaustive search at his Long Island home.
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Source: independent.co.uk
