Leather belt
Suffolk County Police released images of this belt which was found at a Gilgo Beach crime scene during the initial investigation. The letters “HM” or “WH” are embossed in the leather. It is believed the belt was handled by the perpetrator and did not belong to any of the victims.
necklace and earrings
On April 4, 2011 a gold necklace and earrings were discovered on the unidentified female toddler. Two gold bracelets were found on an unidentified African-American female discovered in Hempstead Lake State Park in 1997. Other remains
belonging to the victim were found at Gilgo Beach in 2011. The victim’s daughter, referred to as “Baby Doe,” was found wearing similar jewelry.
murder blueprint Document
Investigators recovered the Word document Heuermann allegedly created in 2000 and modified over several years on a hard drive in the basement of his suburban home, where he lived with his wife and children.
Investigators recovered the Word document Heuermann allegedly created in 2000 and modified over several years on a hard drive in the basement of his suburban New York home, where he lived with his wife and children.
In capital letters, the file outlined the “packaging” of bodies for transport, steps to avoid apprehension and the removal of trace DNA evidence, according to a bail application released Thursday, when Long Island prosecutors brought charges against Heuermann in two additional killings.
The manual contained headings such as “Supplies” and “Problems,” with “DNA” listed as the top item under the latter. The DNA evidence – and “blueprint” document – will underpin the case against him at his eventual trial.
“The fact that he tried to get rid of these documents and that they were still found on the computer memory is really going to be – in connection with the DNA – a kind of nail in the coffin,” said Casey Jordan, a criminologist, behavioral analyst and attorney. “These two things combined are going to be very difficult for the defense to overcome.”
A section titled “body prep” detailed steps to clean, dismember and move bodies, while another called “post event” appeared to list tasks to avoid apprehension, including having a story set, according to the bail application.
Articles Recovered
Suffolk County Police released images of this belt which was found at a Gilgo Beach crime scene during the initial investigation. The letters “HM” or “WH” are embossed in the leather. It is believed the belt was handled by the perpetrator and did not belong to any of the victims.
- Belt – embossed letters “HM”
- Belt – embossed letters “WH”
- Leather Belt
- Leather Belt
Jewelry
2011 Jewelry belonging to the victim “Peaches” were found at Gilgo Beach & The Peache’s daughter “Baby Doe
- Peaches
- BABY DOE
- BABY DOE
- BABY DOE
Evidence against Rex Heuermann
- The female hair found on a body of Brainard-Barnes the victim matched Asa Ellerup’s DNA (she is our of town during murders)
- Rex Heuermann DNA found at the crime scenes;
- His internet searches regarding the LISK investigation
- Graphic and violent pornography searches
- Cell Phone Records for a burner Phone used to contact victims families after their death.
- Car – per detailed witness report
Car – 1st Generation Chevy Avalance
A comprehensive review of evidence from the victims’ cases lead the joint investigation to search for the owner of a first-generation Chevrolet Avalanche that a witness identified from the disappearance of Amber Costello.
“Amber’s pimp, back in 2010 to go off of: a large, white man, approximately 6’4” to 6’6” in height, in his mid-forties, with “dark bushy hair,” and “big oval style 1970’s type eyeglasses.” She said he appeared like an “ogre.”
March 14, 2022 LE discovered a first-generation Chevrolet Avalanche that was registered to Rex Heuermann and physical description and age matched a statement made by a witness.