Rex Heuermann's Burner Phones and Maureen Brainard-Barnes: Gilgo Evidence
Maureen Brainard-Barnes was the first of the Gilgo Four to disappear — July 2007. Three days later, her phone was used in Suffolk County along the Long Island Expressway. Prosecutors allege Rex Heuermann checked her voicemail after she was gone. Burner phone data from the phone that contacted Maureen traced back to "the box" — a tight cluster of cell towers surrounding Heuermann's Massapequa Pa...
14m Apr 09
14m
Asa Ellerup: Inside the Mind of a Killer's Ex-Wife
She built her life around him. He allegedly built something else entirely. Rex Heuermann is charged with the murders of seven women along Long Island's Gilgo Beach corridor — killings that reportedly spanned from 1993 to 2010. He is expected to enter a guilty plea, according to multiple reports. If accepted, he faces life without parole. But for the people who lived inside that house, the lega...
23m Apr 09
23m
Heuermann's Guilty Plea Means No Trial for the Families
They were bracing for a trial. The mothers, the sisters, the children of the women Rex Heuermann is charged with killing — they were preparing to sit in that courtroom and hear every piece of evidence laid out publicly. To watch the prosecution present the DNA, the cellphone records, the alleged murder blueprint recovered from his computer. To see a jury decide. Now, reportedly, that's gone. ...
18m Apr 08
18m
Rex Heuermann's Laptop and Jessica Taylor: Gilgo Evidence Revealed
The planning document changed this case. Prosecutors say a digital file recovered from Rex Heuermann's basement laptop contained all-caps checklists for committing murder — organized by phase, with notes on sleep, evidence cleanup, alibi preparation, and what prosecutors believe are references to violence against victims. Jessica Taylor's case is where that document hits hardest, because the fo...
17m Apr 08
17m
Rex Heuermann's Alleged Souvenirs: Valerie Mack and Gilgo Beach
Prosecutors say Rex Heuermann kept newspaper clippings about his alleged victims — including a 2003 New York Post article about Valerie Mack's remains. They describe these as "souvenirs" and "mementos." They also say the planning document from his laptop included instructions to "remove head and hands" — matching exactly what was done to Valerie's body. And a female hair found on her remains ma...
17m Apr 07
17m
Seven Women. One Expected Plea. And Families Still Waiting.
They were somebody's daughter. Somebody's sister. Somebody's mother. And according to prosecutors, they were chosen because the man who allegedly took them believed nobody would come looking. Rex Heuermann, 62, is expected to plead guilty at an April 8th court appearance to charges connected to the murders of seven women — Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, Maureen Braina...
15m Apr 06
15m
Rex Heuermann and Sandra Costilla: DNA Bridging Gilgo to 1993
Sandra Costilla changes everything about the Gilgo Beach case. If you thought the killings started in 2007, prosecutors say you're off by 14 years. Sandra was found in the woods of Southampton in November 1993 — not on Gilgo Beach, not along Ocean Parkway, but 60 miles east, in a location nobody connected to the pattern until prosecutors applied advanced DNA technology to hairs found on her bod...
17m Apr 06
17m
Rex Heuermann: Seven Women Waited Over a Decade for This
Melissa Barthelemy was 24. Megan Waterman was 22. Amber Costello was 27. Maureen Brainard-Barnes was 25. Jessica Taylor was 20. Sandra Costilla was 28. Valerie Mack was 24. Their remains were found scattered along isolated stretches of Long Island — some near Gilgo Beach, some in Manorville, some in remote wooded areas. For over a decade, no one was charged. Their families waited. And waited. A...
46m Apr 04
46m
Rex Heuermann — Gilgo Beach Killer LISK: Plea, Evidence, and Unanswered Questions
Rex Heuermann is reportedly expected to plead guilty to the alleged murders of seven women. After nearly three years of maintaining his innocence, the accused Gilgo Beach Killer and Long Island Serial Killer is apparently done fighting — and the reasons why tell you everything about how this LISK case was built. Defense attorney and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis joins me for the complet...
57m Apr 03
57m
Rex Heuermann Plea: The LISK Questions That Stay Unanswered
Rex Heuermann is expected to plead guilty to the alleged murders of seven women. But the Gilgo Beach Killer investigation uncovered eleven sets of remains — and the accused Long Island Serial Killer is not believed to be responsible for all of them. Shannan Gilbert's case remains uncharged. The Sandra Costilla murder was once attributed to convicted killer John Bittrolff before prosecutors reve...
20m Apr 03
20m
Rex Heuermann's Deleted Blueprint and the DNA That Caught the Gilgo Beach Killer
Prosecutors in the LISK case recovered a Word document from Rex Heuermann's basement hard drive — allegedly created in 2000 — that outlined how to select victims, dispose of remains, and avoid capture. They matched the accused Gilgo Beach Killer's DNA to hairs found on and near multiple victims using whole genome sequencing, admitted for the first time in New York history. And the original brea...
16m Apr 03
16m
Rex Heuermann Expected Guilty Plea — Every LISK Defense Motion Failed
Rex Heuermann's legal team tried everything to fight the Gilgo Beach Killer charges. They moved to exclude the DNA evidence connecting the accused Long Island Serial Killer to the victims. They fought to break the LISK case into separate trials spanning different decades and different alleged methods. They filed a 178-page omnibus motion seeking dismissal of the Sandra Costilla charge and revie...
21m Apr 03
21m
LISK Guilty Plea Explained: Gilgo Beach Killer's Last Blueprint
For nearly three years, the accused Long Island Serial Killer maintained his innocence. His attorney said there was no Gilgo Beach plea deal. The DA said the same. They were heading to trial in the biggest LISK proceeding in New York history. And then, reportedly, everything changed. Sources say Rex Heuermann is expected to plead guilty on April 8 to murdering seven women in the Gilgo Beach se...
19m Apr 02
19m
Gilgo Beach Victims: The Question No Plea Can Answer for Their Families
Seven families may be getting a phone call soon. Sources report that Rex Heuermann is expected to plead guilty on April 8 in the Gilgo Beach serial killing case — a case that went cold for over a decade before investigators finally broke it open. That plea hasn't happened yet. But if it does, it would represent the legal resolution these families have been waiting for since their loved ones wen...
27m Mar 31
27m
Heuermann Expected To Plead Guilty — The Gilgo Case Reaches Its End
If you've been following the Gilgo Beach case from the beginning, this is the moment the entire investigation has been building toward. According to multiple sources confirmed by the Associated Press and every major national outlet, Rex Heuermann — the architect from Massapequa Park charged with murdering seven women connected to the Long Island serial killer investigation — is expected to ple...
28m Mar 30
28m
Rex Heuermann's Deleted Murder Blueprint: 87 Details, Family Hair on Victims, Wife vs Daughter
Someone tried to delete this file. Forensic analysts recovered it anyway. According to prosecutors, document HK2002-04 is the Long Island Serial Killer's literal how-to guide for murder. The file was hidden on one of fifty-eight hard drives seized from Rex Heuermann's Massapequa Park basement. Created in 2000, modified through 2002, it allegedly contained eighty-seven details prosecutors say m...
32m Mar 08
32m
Rex Heuermann Part 5: THE UNRAVELING — How a Pizza Box Led to LISK's Arrest
Part 5 of 5: How the alleged Long Island Serial Killer was finally arrested. Investigators had been watching the man they believed was LISK for months. They had cell tower evidence placing his phone with burner phones in every instance. But they needed DNA to make the Gilgo Beach case. Then he threw away a pizza box. In this final episode, we examine how a discarded pizza crust allegedly pro...
14m Mar 07
14m
Rex Heuermann Part 4: THE ALLEGED HUNT — LISK's Burner Phones and Gilgo Four Victim Selection
Part 4 of 5: How prosecutors say the alleged Gilgo Beach Killer selected, contacted, and killed his victims along Long Island. July 2009. Amanda Barthelemy, fifteen years old, received a call from her missing sister's phone. A man's voice asked: "Do you know what I did to your sister?" Over the following weeks, the man called seven times. He described what he'd done. On August 26, he said: "Y...
14m Mar 06
14m
Rex Heuermann Part 3: THE FAMILY — LISK's Wife Says Hero, Daughter Says Gilgo Beach Killer
Part 3 of 5: The family fracture that defines the Long Island Serial Killer case. Asa Ellerup was married to Rex Heuermann for nearly three decades. In the Peacock documentary, she called him her "hero" and said Suffolk County police have "the wrong man." Their daughter Victoria has reached the opposite conclusion—telling producers she believes her father is "most likely the Gilgo Beach serial...
16m Mar 05
16m
Rex Heuermann Part 2: THE BLUEPRINT — Inside the Alleged LISK Planning Document
Part 2 of 5: The document prosecutors say proves everything about the Gilgo Beach murders. Hidden on one of fifty-eight hard drives seized from Rex Heuermann's Massapequa Park basement, forensic analysts found a deleted Microsoft Word file titled HK2002-04. According to court documents, it allegedly contained eighty-seven details prosecutors call LISK's "blueprint for serial murder." In this ...
16m Mar 04
16m
Rex Heuermann Part 1: THE MASK — The Alleged Gilgo Beach Killer's Psychology
Part 1 of 5: How did Rex Heuermann—the man prosecutors call LISK—allegedly hide in plain sight for thirty years? This is the beginning of our comprehensive series examining the case against Rex Heuermann, the Manhattan architect charged with the Gilgo Beach murders. Seven victims between 1993 and 2010. Remains discovered along Ocean Parkway starting in December 2010. He's pleaded not guilty to...
14m Mar 03
14m
Rex Heuermann Trial September 2026 — Defense Files 178-Page Motion to Dismiss Costilla Charge and Expose Bittrolff Connection
The biggest development in the Gilgo Beach case since Rex Heuermann's arrest. On January 13, 2026, Judge Timothy Mazzei finally set a trial date — right after Labor Day, September 2026. But the defense dropped a massive 178-page omnibus motion the night before that could change everything. Defense attorneys Michael Brown and Danielle Coysh are asking the court to dismiss the Sandra Costilla mu...
14m Jan 20
14m
Inside the Mind of Rex Heuermann: The Architect Who Allegedly Built a Double Life of Horror | 2025 True Crime
He looked like the guy next door — the dependable architect in a button-down shirt, the dad carrying groceries, the man waving from the driveway. But prosecutors say Rex Heuermann was also living a second life beneath that suburban shell: the man behind the Gilgo Beach murders, one of the most disturbing serial-killer cases in modern history. In this psychological deep dive, Hidden Killers hos...
44m Dec 31, 2025
44m
Inside the Gilgo Evidence Room: Doll, Cage, DNA — And the ONE Trial That Could Decide Everything | 2025 True Crime
In this powerful breakdown of the Gilgo Beach case, Tony Brueski and retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer take listeners inside the evidence story prosecutors will present to a single jury—now that a judge has ruled all seven murder charges against Rex Heuermann will be tried together. This ruling reshapes the entire strategy on both sides of the courtroom, giving the state a sweepin...
1hr 3m Dec 30, 2025
1hr 3m
All Seven Murders in One Trial: The Rex Heuermann Ruling That Changes EVERYTHING | 2025 True Crime
The Gilgo Beach case just took a seismic turn. A judge has ruled that all seven murder charges against Rex Heuermann will be combined into one massive, high-stakes trial — a decision that reshapes the legal battlefield and raises the pressure on everyone involved. In today’s episode, Tony Brueski and defense attorney/former prosecutor Eric Faddis break down what this ruling really means for the...
27m Dec 29, 2025
27m
Five Most Disturbing Clues Found in Rex Heuermann’s Home | 2025 True Crime
Step inside the darkness investigators uncovered in the Massapequa Park home of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann. In this episode, we break down five of the most disturbing pieces of evidence seized from inside that ordinary-looking suburban house—items that paint a chilling psychological portrait of a man prosecutors say lived a double life for decades. From the child-sized doll...
38m Dec 28, 2025
38m
10 Signs Rex Heuermann’s Family Missed — FBI & Psych Experts Reveal the Truth! | 2025 True Crime
How does a family live beside an alleged serial killer for nearly three decades without realizing the monster in their own home? In this powerful episode, two top behavioral experts—retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott—break down the psychological blind spots, emotional dynamics, and manipulation patterns that may explain how Rex Heuermann hid a double life f...
37m Dec 27, 2025
37m
Rex Heuermann’s Wife Shows the LOCKED ROOMS He Forbade Her to Enter! | 2025 True Crime
In this deeply unsettling analysis, we examine two of the most revealing pieces of footage from the Gilgo Beach case: Asa Ellerup’s tour of the rooms she was forbidden to enter for 27 years, and her emotional responses during a jail call with accused serial killer Rex Heuermann. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins us to break down the psychological contradictions, trauma-bond patterns, and body...
43m Dec 26, 2025
43m
How Rex Heuermann Hid a Double Life: FBI & Psych Experts Reveal the Dark Psychology Behind 7 Murders | 2025 True Crime
How does a man live under the same roof as his wife and children while allegedly carrying out seven brutal murders over nearly three decades? In this powerful two-part breakdown, we bring together two of the nation’s leading experts on human behavior—former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott—to explain how Rex Heuermann may have maintained one of the most disturbin...
37m Dec 25, 2025
37m
Is Rex Heuermann a Monster—or a Fall Guy? Asa Ellerup Breaks Her Silence | 2025 True Crime
In today’s episode, we break down the stunning split narrative unfolding around the Gilgo Beach murders—one fueled by Netflix’s Gone Girls, the other by Peacock’s explosive new documentary The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets. At the center of both? Asa Ellerup, the ex-wife of accused serial killer Rex Heuermann, whose reactions are raising eyebrows across the true crime world. After watch...
46m Dec 24, 2025
46m
Rex Heuermann's 2026 Trial: The Planning Document, 7 Victims, and the Arrest That Changed Everything-WEEK IN REVIEW
2026 is the year Rex Heuermann finally faces trial for seven murders spanning three decades. But before the courtroom doors open, a stunning arrest just reshaped everything we thought we knew about Gilgo Beach. In December 2025, police charged Andrew Dykes — the father of "Baby Doe" — with murdering Tanya Jackson and their two-year-old daughter Tatiana. For fourteen years, investigators assume...
25m Dec 22, 2025
25m
Rex Heuermann's 2026 Trial: The Planning Document, 7 Victims, and the Arrest That Changed Everything
2026 is the year Rex Heuermann finally faces trial for seven murders spanning three decades. But before the courtroom doors open, a stunning arrest just reshaped everything we thought we knew about Gilgo Beach. In December 2025, police charged Andrew Dykes — the father of "Baby Doe" — with murdering Tanya Jackson and their two-year-old daughter Tatiana. For fourteen years, investigators assume...
25m Dec 20, 2025
25m
NEW Gilgo Beach Arrest No One Saw Coming That IS NOT Rex Heuermann
For nearly three decades, Tanya Jackson was a nameless victim — known only as "Peaches" because of a tattoo on her chest. Her dismembered torso was found in 1997. Her arms, legs, and her two-year-old daughter's remains were discovered in 2011 during the Gilgo Beach investigation. Everyone assumed she belonged to the Long Island Serial Killer. Everyone was wrong. This week, police arrested Andr...
22m Dec 09, 2025
22m
Rex Heuermann: The Psychology of Asa Ellerup’s Denial & the Gilgo Beach Nightmare | 2025 Year in Review
As part of our Hidden Killers 2025 Year in Review series, we’re unpacking one of the most haunting psychological stories to emerge from the Gilgo Beach murders — the steadfast denial of Asa Ellerup, estranged wife of accused serial killer Rex Heuermann. Even as prosecutors present a mountain of evidence — DNA matches, hair fibers from family members found on victims, burner phones, and a detai...
53m Nov 30, 2025
53m
Rex Heuermann’s “Hero” Moment: The Family, the Denial & the Psychology of Living With a Monster | 2025 Year in Review
As part of our Hidden Killers 2025 Year in Review series, we’re diving into one of the most disturbing intersections of true crime and psychology yet — the family of Rex Heuermann, the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, and their shocking public defense of a man prosecutors call one of the most prolific murderers in modern history. In this powerful two-part special, Tony Brueski unpacks the em...
42m Nov 29, 2025
42m
Rex Heuermann’s Manifesto, Asa Ellerup’s Doubt & Suffolk County’s Corruption Problem | 2025 Year in Review
As part of our Hidden Killers 2025 Year in Review series, we’re revisiting the most disturbing, politically charged, and psychologically revealing chapter in the Gilgo Beach murder investigation — one that now includes the alleged discovery of Rex Heuermann’s “manifesto.” In this explosive special, Tony Brueski unpacks two powerful narratives unfolding in parallel: the discovery of a chilling ...
54m Nov 28, 2025
54m
Rex Heuermann: The Suburban Monster & the System That Looked Away | 2025 Year in Review
As part of our Hidden Killers 2025 Year in Review series, we’re revisiting one of the darkest and most complex cases in modern true crime — the alleged double life of Rex Heuermann, the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer who managed to live a picture-perfect suburban existence while allegedly committing unthinkable crimes. In this gripping two-part special, Tony Brueski and retired FBI Special ...
46m Nov 27, 2025
46m
Rex Heuermann Wasn’t The Lone Gilgo Beach Killer — How Many Are Still “Active”?
Long Island wants to believe it caught the “one monster.” The lone predator. The man who stalked in silence until the handcuffs finally closed. But the truth is far more disturbing: Rex Heuermann didn’t operate in a vacuum. He operated in an ecosystem — one built on silence, vulnerability, and decades of ignored danger. And when you step back far enough, you start to see something bigger than ...
18m Nov 21, 2025
18m
Accused Gilgo Killer Rex Heuermann CLEARED in One Long Island Murder-WEEK IN REVIEW
In a stunning twist in the Gilgo Beach serial killer saga, accused murderer Rex Heuermann has officially been cleared in the 1994 strangulation death of Colleen McNamee, a Long Island sex worker long believed to be one of his potential victims. For years, McNamee’s name was quietly linked to the growing list of women found murdered across Suffolk County — a list that defined Heuermann as the fa...
16m Nov 16, 2025
16m
Accused Gilgo Killer Rex Heuermann CLEARED in One Long Island Murder
In a stunning twist in the Gilgo Beach serial killer saga, accused murderer Rex Heuermann has officially been cleared in the 1994 strangulation death of Colleen McNamee, a Long Island sex worker long believed to be one of his potential victims. For years, McNamee’s name was quietly linked to the growing list of women found murdered across Suffolk County — a list that defined Heuermann as the fa...
16m Nov 12, 2025
16m
Why the Rex Heuermann Trial Is STILL Delayed: Inside the Legal War Behind Gilgo Beach-WEEK IN REVIEW
The Gilgo Beach murders shocked the nation. The arrest of Rex Heuermann — the quiet Long Island architect accused of being a serial killer — was supposed to bring answers. Instead, it’s brought more questions. Two years later, there’s still no trial date. Why? Because behind the headlines, the justice system is waging a silent war. In this episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, we dig in...
19m Nov 08, 2025
19m
Why the Rex Heuermann Trial Is STILL Delayed: Inside the Legal War Behind Gilgo Beach
The Gilgo Beach murders shocked the nation. The arrest of Rex Heuermann — the quiet Long Island architect accused of being a serial killer — was supposed to bring answers. Instead, it’s brought more questions. Two years later, there’s still no trial date. Why? Because behind the headlines, the justice system is waging a silent war. In this episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, we dig in...
19m Nov 04, 2025
19m
Inside the Mind of Rex Heuermann: The Gilgo Beach Killer Psychology-WEEK IN REVIEW
He looked like the guy next door — an architect, a husband, a father.  But prosecutors say Rex Heuermann was also the man behind the Gilgo Beach murders, one of the most disturbing serial-killer cases in recent memory. In this psychological deep dive, Hidden Killers host Tony Brueski takes you inside the mind of control, exploring how a man can design blueprints by day and allegedly engineer h...
16m Oct 25, 2025
16m
Inside the Mind of Rex Heuermann: The Gilgo Beach Killer Psychology
He looked like the guy next door — an architect, a husband, a father.  But prosecutors say Rex Heuermann was also the man behind the Gilgo Beach murders, one of the most disturbing serial-killer cases in recent memory. In this psychological deep dive, Hidden Killers host Tony Brueski takes you inside the mind of control, exploring how a man can design blueprints by day and allegedly engineer h...
16m Oct 21, 2025
16m
Rex Heuermann Gilgo Evidence Tour Doll, Cage, DNA, and Hair-WEEK IN REVIEW
Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news.  This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, the...
25m Sep 28, 2025
25m
Wendi Adelson in the Hot Seat, Jeff Lacasse Speaks | D4vd Scandal & Gilgo Beach Trial-WEEK IN REVIEW
Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news.  This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, the...
1hr 56m Sep 28, 2025
1hr 56m
Rex Heuermann Gilgo Evidence Tour: Doll, Cage, DNA, and Hair
Rex Heuermann Gilgo Evidence Tour: Doll, Cage, DNA, and Hair Strategy, science, stakes—start to finish. With Jennifer Coffindaffer, we unpack the joinder ruling (seven counts, one jury), what the state gains, and where the defense will press “prejudice.” Then we walk the evidence story jurors are likely to hear: the search-warrant haul (yes, including the secret room, the large doll, the cage) ...
25m Sep 27, 2025
25m
Can Asa Ellerup Save Rex Heuermann? Family Fallout at Trial
Can Asa Ellerup Save Rex Heuermann? Family Fallout at Trial As Rex Heuermann prepares to face trial, his family’s role becomes a potential turning point. Could his ex-wife Asa Ellerup testify? Would their daughter take the stand? And what about documentary footage that could be subpoenaed, dragging private conversations into the courtroom? Tony and Eric unpack the risks of family testimony, t...
13m Sep 26, 2025
13m
Inside the Heuermann Gilgo Killer’s Home Search: Secret Room, Cage, and the Eerie Doll
Inside the Heuermann Gilgo Killer’s Home Search: Secret Room, Cage, and the Eerie Doll Big procedural swing: one jury hears all seven counts. With Jennifer Coffindaffer we break down why prosecutors pushed for joinder and why the defense is already circling “prejudice” in red ink. The state’s pitch is pattern—victim type, geography, MO—one coherent story. The defense counters: decades apart, d...
12m Sep 26, 2025
12m
One Giant Trial: Rex Heuermann Faces 7 Gilgo Beach Murder Charges Together
One Giant Trial: Rex Heuermann Faces 7 Gilgo Beach Murder Charges Together The Gilgo Beach case just changed forever. A judge ruled that seven murder charges against Rex Heuermann will be combined into one massive trial — a decision that could define justice for the victims and their families. Tony and Eric Faddis dissect what this means for the prosecution, the defense, and the jury. Does co...
14m Sep 26, 2025
14m