Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann confessed to his ex-wife weeks ago that he killed seven women in their home

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsGilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann confessed to his ex-wife weeks ago that he killed seven women in their homeA ‘nervous’ Rex Heuermann admitted to his ex-wife Asa Ellerup that not only had he killed more women than publicly suspected — the murders took place just feet away from her own kitchenAndrea Cavallier Tuesday 21 April 2026 16:58 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961929","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/gilgo-beach-serial-killer-rex-heuermann-confesses-murders-wife-b2961929.html","title":"Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann told ex-wife he killed seven women at home"}}CloseGilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann told ex-wife he killed seven of eight victims at their homeThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus bre...