Accused Long Island Serial Killer's Family Plan Move To South Carolina: Attorney

MASSAPEQUA, NY — The estranged wife and children of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann plan to leave the family's house for a move to South Carolina, a family attorney said Wednesday.

Robert Macedonio said the family, including wife, Asa Ellerup, daughter, Victoria Heuermann, and son, Christopher Sheridan, are in the process of relocating to South Carolina.

"She does not have the same emotional attachment to the house since the two executions of search warrants and for all the property rights being violated," he added.

"There's no timeframe in the process of doing it," he said. "The house is not for sale, and there's no timeframe for when it's going to go on sale."

Heuermann bought the home from his parents in 1994 for $195,000, Newsday reported, citing property records.

Before the former Manhattan architect's arrest, he planned to retire at one of the three properties he owns in his $800K portfolio – South Carolina where he owns a 5-plus-acre property near his brother, according to published reports.

Property records show that in 2021 Heuermann bought property on Rippling Brooke Drive, in Chester County, which is about 50 miles south of Charlotte, for around $154,000, Fox News Digital reported.

His brother, Craig Heuermann, is listed as living at the address, the outlet reported.

The plan will be for his family to stay somewhere in the area near a piece of vacant property owned by family members where they plan to move.

"Eventually they're going to be there but it's a vacant lot at this point, so there's nothing to go to on property right now," he said.

The Heuermann's entire house, including bathroom doors and plumbing, was damaged in the raids by law enforcement, according to Macedonio.

Law enforcement removed thousands of items from the home following Heuermann's arrest.

"There are many personal items that have not yet been returned," he said. "We have gotten minimal items back. The feeling is they don't know when and if they're going to come back again. So that's that feeling of insecurity, of that fear of constantly, when are they going to come back again."

In July 2023, Heuermann was indicted on three counts of first-degree murder charges and three counts of second-degree murder charges in the deaths of sex workers, Melissa Barthelemy, MeganWaterman, and Amber Costello. Their remains were found along Ocean Parkway in 2010.

A total of 11 sets of remains were found along Gilgo Beach, included that of a toddler and an Asian male.

Heuermann was also charged with the murder of a fourth woman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, in January.

New DNA evidence helped connect Heuermann to all four of the deaths, prosecutors said.

In June, Heuermann was hit with new set of second-degree murder charges in connection with the deaths of Jessica Taylor and Sandra Costilla, according to a superceding bail application released to the press before the proceedings.

That brings the total number of his alleged victims to six.

Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

In July, it was also revealed by prosecutors that he might also be considered a suspect in the death of a seventh woman.

Heuermann's attorney, Michael Brown of Central Islip, has maintained his client's innocence.
In October, he said that Heuermann "wants his day in court," and that the case is moving forward he and his client are happy about it.