Massapequa Park, NY – Long Island police have returned to the Massapequa Park home of suspected serial killer Rex Scheuermann.
His wife, Asa Ellerup, filed for divorce last summer shortly after his arrest, when none of their adult children were born, according to her attorney, Bob Macedonio. at home.
On Monday, New York State Police and Suffolk County investigators were at the scene with a command tent. There were at least six law enforcement officers in Hoylman’s driveway, some wearing rubber gloves and others carrying white cardboard file boxes into the home.
The bucolic Long Island suburb soon became a hotbed of activity, with police cars and media outlets crowding the streets and helicopters hovering in the sky.
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On Monday, May 20, 2024, police returned to the home of Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann in Maseppequa, New York. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital)
Investigators are believed to have obtained a new search warrant for the home, where they searched for nearly two weeks last year.
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement to Fox News Digital, “As District Attorney Tierney previously stated, the work of the Gilgo Beach Homicide Task Force continues. We are not responsible for the ongoing Investigation StepsLeave a comment.
On Monday, May 20, 2024, police returned to the home of Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann in Massepequa, New York. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital)
A few weeks ago, a police K-9 was seen digging in the woods in Manorville, about 40 miles away, during a potentially related investigation.
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Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann appears before Suffolk County Court Judge Tim Mazzei in Riverhead on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in court next to his attorney, Michael Brown. (James Carbon/Newsday)
Hoylman is accused of killing four women in 2010 whose bodies were found in brush on a quiet stretch of Ocean Parkway: Melissa Barthelemy, 24; Megan Wert Mann, 22; Amber Costello, 27; and Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25.
Hoylman’s victims became known as the “Gilgo Four” after police responded to the haunting 911 call and discovered 11 bodies. Shannan Gilbert In 2010.
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The “Gilgo Four” clockwise from upper left: Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello. The background shows a wooden cross in a marsh next to Gilgo Beach, New York, where their remains were found in brush just yards away from Ocean Parkway. (Suffolk County Police/Mega for Fox News Digital)
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Two other victims, Jessica Taylor and Valerie Mack, were dismembered and dumped in various locations. Police first discovered partial remains in Manorville in 2000 and 2003.
Scheuermann faces three counts of first-degree murder and four counts of second-degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail.Heuermann pleads not guilty Gilgo Quadruple Murders He has not been named as a suspect in the other deaths.
John Ray, an attorney for Gilbert’s family and several other women who have accused Hoylman of inappropriate behavior, questioned whether Ellerup and her adult children, now children, would need to be prosecuted if she cooperated with the investigation and went public with it. Occupied Hope issued a search warrant.
“If things go well, a lawyer might be called,” he told Fox News Digital. “[But] They needed a search warrant but didn’t get her permission.
Ellerup’s lawyer, Macedonio, said his client was not questioned beforehand.
“Anything Asa asked of her, she agreed to,” he said.
Ray disputed prosecutors’ position that Ellerup had nothing to do with the massacre and speculated that something may have been brought into the house after Scheuermann’s arrest.
Tierney said last year that in each of the murders, the suspect’s wife was out of town and investigators did not believe she assisted her husband in the crimes.
Heuermann was born and raised in Massapequa Park, New York.
In the 1990s, he bought his childhood home from his mother and moved his family there.
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A panoramic view of Rex Heuermann’s house in Massapequa Park, New York, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Go to the sign that says “No parking, no standing at all times.” Hoylman was arrested earlier this month for killing three women and police executed a search warrant at his home for more than a week. (Fox News Digital Edition MEGA)
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Neighbors described him as a quiet businessman who carried his briefcase to a nearby train station and wore a three-piece suit into his Manhattan office, where he worked as an architect.
Some people came out to watch the police activity and told Fox News Digital they were annoyed by the attention on their usually quiet suburban neighborhoods.
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They said police arrived before 8:45 a.m. and resumed the search.
It’s unclear what evidence investigators are looking for.
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