About Rex A Heuermann AKA: Rex A Heurmann, Rex Hevermann, Rex G Heuermann https://www.facebook.com/rex.heuermann/

• Age 59 Birthdate Sep 1, 1963
• Current Address 105 1st Ave, Massapequa Park, NY, 11762
• Heuermann is married, with two children.
• Previous Marriage – 1990 Heuermann was just 26 when he first married in New Brunswick, New Jersey
• 2022: interview with Bonjour Realty that was posted to YouTube, Heuermann says he was “born and raised on Long Island” Heuermann told Bonjour Realty last year that has worked in Manhattan since 1987.

Childhood

The struggle started early. Mr. Heuermann grew up with an older sister and a younger brother.

His father, was an aerospace engineer who enjoyed specialty woodworking, as a hobby the T. Heuermann was making furniture in his garage. (see  interview)

Dan Musto, who new Rex growing up said Rex Heuermann clashed with his father, who was tough on the Rex for not being a go getter. In response, Rex acted out. He got caught after engaging in a shoplifting spree.. Mr. Musto said “Why is he getting in trouble? He’s fighting with his dad,” “It was common knowledge.”

In 1975 His father died when Rex Heuermann was 12. After that, the children were raised by their mother, who is now 93 and living in Virginia.

According to a neighbor, Mr. de Villiers, Rex Heuermann seemed to be raising his children to be as isolated as he had been, in the same rundown off-limits house. He said that when Mr. Heuermann’s daughter Victoria, now 26, got her license, “I wanted to tell her, ‘Just get in your car and drive and never come back.’” Reference

Rex Heuermann, lived in the same house he was raised in – a few miles across the bay from the beach where bodies were found. He purchase his childhood home from his mother Dolores for $170,000 in 1994, according to property records.

Early Life

• 1963 – Born to Theodore and Dolores Heuermann.
• 1977 – Enters Berner High School in Massapequa as a freshman.
• 1977–1981 – Works at Tobay Beach during summers. Lifeguards and staff reported he was frequently present.
• 1981 – Graduates from Berner High School, Class of 1981.
• 1981–1982 – Seasonal employee at Jones Beach State Park (May–October).
• 1984 – Again works as a seasonal employee at Jones Beach State Park (summer through October 24).

Education & Early Career

• 1986 – Graduates from New York Institute of Technology, Westbury, NY with a degree in Architectural Technology.
• 1987 – Works for Harvey Rothenberg Architect in Brooklyn. Rothenberg’s office was located on Carroll Street, near Carroll Gardens.
• 1990 – Works for Greer Construction Corp. in Freeport, NY.

Personal Life & Business

• 1990 – Marries his first wife
• 1994 – Divorces his first wife (no children).
• 1994 – Meets Ása Guðbjörg Ellerup, an Icelandic immigrant.
• 1994 – Buys his family home in Massapequa Park from his mother, Dolores, for $170,000.
• 1994 – Incorporates RH Consultants & Associates, his architectural firm.
• 1996 (April 13) – Marries Ása Ellerup. Daughter Victoria is born the same year.

Financial & Property Activity

• 2005 (April 23) – Purchases Club du Soleil condominium in Las Vegas for $16,995.
• 2007 (September) – Falsely identifies a Las Vegas apartment complex as vacant in documentation.
• 2009 (August 10–18) – Travels to Iceland with Ása and family; returns on August 18.

Later Career & Travel

• 2017 – Oversees renovation project in the Bronx.
• 2017 (November) – Travels to Las Vegas for two days by plane.
• 2018 (January) – Vacation in Cocoa Beach, Florida with wife Ása, daughter Victoria, and mother Dolores.
• 2018 (unspecified) – Trip to Virginia.
• 2018 – Again involved in false documentation about a vacant apartment complex.

Legal & Financial Issues

• 2018–2022 – Involved in personal injury lawsuits:
• Suit against Barbara O. (motor vehicle).
• Suit against Lindsay F. (motor vehicle, 2022).
• 2022 – Repays or is cleared of IRS debt of ~$215,078.

Interview

“I’m an architect, I’m an architectural consultant, I’m a troubleshooter,” he says, adding that he’s adept at interpreting arcane building codes and handles lots of negotiations with the buildings department.

“At home, I have an extensive library of obsolete books” about building codes from the past century, he said.

Heuermann is an architect who founded the New York City firm RH Consultants and Associates, in 1994, according to the company’s website. His clients included Target, Foot Locker, Catholic Charities and American Airlines, the website says.

In the 2022 interview with Bonjour Realty, Heuermann was asked hypothetically what tool he would be to help elevate his business. He replied that he would be a hammer.

“I have one tool that’s pretty much used in almost every job. It’s actually a cabinet maker’s hammer,” he said. “It is persuasive enough when I need to persuade something and it always yields excellent results.”

https://youtu.be/tbQOcEs3aZg

Lawsuits Between 2014 and 2022,

Heuermann filed four lawsuits in New York courts against drivers who he said had hit him with their cars, causing him “serious and permanent personal injuries,” court records show. Three of the cases were settled or discontinued, while the most recent one is ongoing.

April 2018 deposition in one of the cases, Heuermann discussed his life and work, saying that he lived at his childhood home in the Long Island suburb of Massapequa Park with his wife of then 22 years, daughter and stepson. At one point in the deposition, when asked if he played sports, he said, “Really only thing I competed in was competition rifle.”

• 06/08/2022 REX HEUERMANN filed a Personal Injury – Motor Vehicle lawsuit against LINDSAY F. This case was filed in Kings County Courts, Kings County Supreme Court Civil Term located in Kings, New York. The case status is Pending – Other Pending.
• 01/09/2018 REX HEUERMANN filed a Personal Injury – Motor Vehicle lawsuit against Barbara O. This case was filed in Nassau County Courts, Kings County Supreme Court Civil Term located in Kings, New York. The case status is Dispose

Tax Problem

Heuermann had issues paying his taxes going back more than a decade.

Nassau County records show Heuermann was subject to six tax liens filed by the IRS in Nassau County between 2010 and 2021. According to the liens, Heuermann owed a total of more than $425,000 for taxes he had failed to pay going back to 2005.

The IRS later filed tax lien releases showing that Heuermann repaid or no longer owed about $215,078 of that debt, with the most recent documents being filed in October 2022.

According to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Heuermann and his wife, also currently owe a total of more than $81,500 in personal income tax to the state, with the tax bills having accrued since November 2020. Other court records shed light on the technical and at times mundane work Heuermann has done as an architect. Heuermann examined water damage on a building in Manhattan last year and offered an analysis of proposed waterproofing, according to a letter he wrote to an attorney.

Records filed in another case show emails he sent coordinating a renovation project in the Bronx in 2017. In a civil court hearing in 2018, Heuermann described his work as “general architecture” and said he works for clients to resolve issues with the state Department of Buildings.

An associate described the work as, “not a pleasant process. I don’t want to be Mr. Heuermann in that respect for a minute.”

Cars:

• Authorities said that led them to take a closer look at a Chevrolet Avalanche registered to Heuermann at the time of the murders, similar to one reported seen by a witness. The investigation also turned up connections with burner cellphones and other phone data allegedly linked to the suspect.

Heuermann’s main house on Long Island

• He bought the house from his mom, Dolores, for $170,000 in 1994, according to property records.
• Heuermann purchased a seemingly run-down home at 105 First Ave. in Massapequa Park in 1994 — the same year he launched his architecture firm.
• He purchased the small six-room property for $170,000.
• The home occupies a modest 1,323 square feet of space.
• Built in 1956, the one-story residence has a full basement and one fireplace.

Permit Applicant 2008 – 2023

Renovations

• in 2007 Heuermann had been hired to renovate was declared unsafe by fire officials, who ordered two dozen families to evacuate  https://www.nydailynews.com/news/harlem-apartment-building-not-safe-week-article-1.247465

Portfolio

According to records obtained by The Post, Heuermann is associated with about 300 different projects throughout New York City and across all boroughs.  1

Target — Soho Cast Iron District

The latest Target flagship store in New York City is located in Manhattan’s historic Soho Cast Iron District.

Heuermann’s firm collaborated with Target’s design team to integrate the store’s aesthetics into the upscale neighborhood.

RH Architecture worked on the escalators and elevators in the existing landmark building built in 1884, re-structured multiple floors of the building and provided new ADA-compliant entrances for the new retail space.

ADA is short for the Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design. It outlines what is required for a building or facility to be physically accessible to people with disabilities.

60 Gramercy

RH Architecture also provided architecture and interior design for the new location of a doctor’s office, whose specifics on the project website aren’t made fully clear.

It’s located on the ground floor of a multi-family elevator building with views of Gramercy Park’s tree lined streets.

The design consisted of a full renovation including raising the interior floor level throughout the space to make it level with the building corridor to meet ADA standards.

Heuermann’s firm added new finishes, a custom reception desk and lighting design.

Central Park West

RH Architecture worked closely with a city homeowner on a full gut renovation of a two-bedroom, two-bathroom Central Park West apartment. Its address isn’t made clear on the project’s page.

The apartment was in original 1920s condition and was renovated with new wood flooring throughout, a new kitchen, all new cabinetry, fixtures and new doors, along with two new bathrooms including an ADA-compliant bathroom.

A new dropped ceiling was added to conceal central air in the apartment, along with new recessed lighting throughout.

600 Broadway

600 Broadway is the address where the Soho Target is located, but Heuermann’s firm worked on more than just that space inside.

A six-story, mixed-use project, the property occupies 31,800 square feet of retail space and 47,600 square feet of commercial offices.

Heuermann’s firm worked on the architecture and interior design for the renovation of the building’s lobby that serves offices on the upper floors.

Pegged as a new landmark, the approved ADA-compliant entrance for the retail space was designed to match the existing historic cast-iron features of the building.

RH Architecture also redesigned the floor structure on the upper floors of the building, new tenant bathrooms, and obtained a Certificate of Occupancy for all floors in the building, including retail space at the first floor, and offices on the upper floors.

A Certificate of Occupancy means having a legal use and/or type of permitted occupancy of a building.

Foot Locker

RH Architecture was in charge of Foot Locker’s newest store location in The Bronx, near Yankee Stadium. 

Located at 30 E. 170th St., the building occupies 12,600 square feet of retail space, consisting of three floors.

Heuermann’s firm worked with Foot Locker’s team and the building owner for the full build-out of the space implementing Foot Locker’s design within the building’s characteristics. RH also obtained the Certificate of Occupancy for the retail space.

Burlington Coat Factory

RH Architecture collaborated with Burlington Coat Factory’s design team to execute their latest store.

Located in Brooklyn, Burlington Coat factory is a 52,000-square-foot retail space.

The firm worked with Burlington’s team for the full build-out of the space implementing the tenant’s design within the existing building, including retrofitting new escalators into the existing building structure.

RH also obtained the Certificate of Occupancy for the retail space, and the eating and drinking establishment in the neighboring space.

(An eating and drinking establishment is any commercial use within which food or beverages are offered for purchase.)

Savoir Beds

RH Architecture provided architectural and design Services for the building owner of Savoir Beds, a very upscale bed brand.

The company sells handcrafted luxury beds. The firm took on a full renovation within an existing Upper East Side building for the showroom, which made its city debut within the last 10 years.

The build-out includes herringbone wood flooring throughout, recessed lighting details and built-in illuminated display niches to showcase the client’s pieces.

The existing mezzanine above the first floor level was cut back to expand the ceiling at the entryway.

Bellami

Located in the fashion-forward Meatpacking District at 410 W. 14th St., this business occupies 2,800 square feet of retail space.

Bellami is known as a top-tier hair salon in New York City.

RH worked with the building owner and Bellami for a full renovation incorporating their signature designs within the existing building.

On the upper floors of the building, RH restructured the entire floor of a former office space and built out new tenant bathrooms.

On the building exterior, RH redesigned the historical marquee.

New York City Office – 385 Fifth Ave. Suite 1100

Situated on 36th Street and Fifth Avenue, the building that houses RH’s own offices was built in 1929.

The office also shares space with The Vitamin Shoppe, a physical therapy office, WeWork co-working office space.

Leasing runs upwards of $100,000 a year.

According to the building’s owners, it has 16 floors and security guard services.

1980s–1990s: Early Unsolved and Pattern-Linked Cases

• February 3, 1982 – Tina Foglia, 19, partial remains found in plastic bags along the Southern State Parkway exit ramp. Victim dismembered.
• October 10, 1991 – Tiffany Dixon, 15, disappeared while walking to school in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
• October 10, 1991 – Sandra Acosta, 26, found strangled, drained of blood, and dismembered with knife and chainsaw at 236 8th Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn.
• March 3, 1992 – Becky Detres, 20, discovered dismembered in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. She had been strangled and cut with a knife.
• November 21, 1993 – Sandra Costilla, 28, found in a wooded area in North Sea, Southampton. Beaten and dumped partially clothed. In 2024, DNA linked Rex Heuermann to her murder.

1996–2003: Dismemberment and Expanding Pattern

• April 20, 1996 – “Jane Doe Seven,” later identified as Karen Vergata. Remains found on Fire Island. DNA later linked to skull discovered near Ocean Parkway on April 11, 2011.
• June 28, 1997 – “Peaches,” African-American woman with peach tattoo. Torso found in Hempstead Lake State Park. In 2011, remains of her toddler daughter (“Baby Doe”) were also found.
• November 18, 2000 – “Jane Doe Six,” later identified as Valerie Mack. Dismembered remains found in Manorville. Additional remains discovered in 2011 along Ocean Parkway.
• July 26, 2003 – Jessica Taylor, 20, dismembered in Manorville. Her skull and other remains later recovered near Gilgo Beach in 2011. Linked to Heuermann in 2024.
• August 11, 2003 – Victoria Camara’s body discovered in the Nevada desert near U.S. 95.
• August 14, 2003 – Jodi Marie Brewer, 19, disappeared from Las Vegas.
• August 22, 2003 – Victoria Camara officially identified by Clark County Coroner.
• November 10, 2003 – Unidentified Caucasian woman’s decomposed body found near Long Island Expressway in Manorville. Cause of death inconclusive.

2007–2010: Gilgo Victims Begin Disappearing

• March 3, 2007 – “Cherries,” unidentified woman with a cherry tattoo. Torso found in a suitcase in Mamaroneck, NY.
• July 6–9, 2007 – Burner phone contacts Maureen Brainard-Barnes’ cellphone 16 times. Last cell ping July 9 in Midtown Manhattan near 59th Street Bridge.
• July 9, 2007 – Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25, disappeared after traveling to Manhattan. Her phone was later used (July 12) to check voicemail from Long Island Expressway cell site in Islandia.
• July 3–10, 2009 – Burner phone repeatedly contacted Melissa Barthelemy’s phone.
• July 10, 2009 – Barthelemy seen alive in NYC. Cell site shows burner phone traveled from Massapequa Park to Midtown Manhattan. Barthelemy’s phone later traveled east to Massapequa.
• July 11–12, 2009 – Barthelemy’s phone used to check voicemail from Freeport and Babylon towers.
• July 17–August 26, 2009 – Taunting calls made to Barthelemy’s family. Male caller admitted to killing and sexually assaulting Melissa. Cell towers placed these calls in Midtown Manhattan, within blocks of Rex Heuermann’s office at 19 West 36th Street.
• June 5–6, 2010 – Burner phone activated, contacted Megan Waterman’s phone. Surveillance showed Waterman leaving Holiday Inn in Hauppauge around 1:30 a.m. Last ping: Massapequa Park near Heuermann’s residence at 3:11 a.m.
• September 1–2, 2010 – Burner phone contacted Amber Costello’s phone. Witness saw Heuermann’s first-generation Chevy Avalanche at her house. On September 2, burner used in Manhattan, then traveled to Massapequa Park, contacting Costello’s phone before her disappearance.

2010–2011: Discovery and Escalation

• December 11, 2010 – Melissa Barthelemy’s remains discovered during search for Shannan Gilbert along Ocean Parkway.
• December 13, 2010 – Remains of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello recovered within a quarter mile. Known as the Gilgo Four.
• 2011 (March–April) – Additional remains discovered, including Jessica Taylor, Valerie Mack, Karen Vergata, Peaches and Baby Doe, and unidentified John Doe (Asian male).
• April 8, 2011 – Killer used Barthelemy’s phone to taunt her sister from crowded Midtown NYC.
• 2011–2012 – Police sketches released, but DA Spota claimed no conclusive link between all remains.

2012–2016: Internal Collapse and New Investigations

• 2012 – Mari Gilbert filed lawsuits; public pressure mounted.
• December 12, 2012 – Christopher Loeb stole duffel bag from SCPD Chief James Burke’s car, exposing corruption.
• 2013–2014 – FBI investigated Burke; Natasha Jugo disappeared and body later washed ashore near Gilgo.
• 2014 – Dr. Michael Baden’s autopsy of Shannan Gilbert noted hyoid damage consistent with strangulation.
• 2015 – James Burke resigned; FBI formally joined Gilgo investigation.
• July 23, 2016 – Mari Gilbert murdered by daughter Sarra Gilbert.

2017–2021: Stalled Progress and Public Pressure

• 2017–2019 – Families held vigils; SCPD leadership turnover, promises of reform.
• January 2020 – SCPD released images of leather belt embossed “WH” or “HM.”
• 2020 – COVID-19 slowed progress. SCPD launched Gilgonews.com. Records later showed Heuermann accessed the site from his home IP in 2020.
• 2021 – Investigators re-analyzed cellphone data and DNA with new technology, but no public breakthroughs. Families demanded FBI oversight.

2022: Renewed Task Force and Breakthrough

• January 2022 – DA Raymond Tierney assembled a new multi-agency task force.
• March 14, 2022 – Avalanche lead: first-generation Chevy Avalanche linked to Rex Heuermann from time of Amber Costello’s disappearance.
• 2022–2023 – Investigators subpoenaed more than 300 records, warrants, and accounts.

2023: DNA Links and Arrest

• July 2022 – Female hairs on victims tested; matched mitochondrial DNA haplogroup of Heuermann’s wife.
• February 2023 – Bottles taken from Heuermann’s trash provided DNA reference for his wife. Confirmed match to female hairs on Waterman and Costello, excluding 99.7–99.9% of North Americans but not Heuermann’s wife (who was out of state at times of murders).
• March 2023 – Pizza crust discarded by Heuermann in Manhattan recovered by surveillance team. DNA linked to male hair found on burlap wrapping Megan Waterman. Excluded 99.96% of population, but not Heuermann.
• May 19, 2023 – Heuermann observed purchasing burner minutes in Midtown Manhattan.
• July 13, 2023 – Heuermann arrested in Manhattan. Search warrants executed on his home, office, and properties.
• July 14, 2023 – Bail application filed: DA Tierney and ADA Bode outlined charges (three counts first-degree murder, three counts second-degree murder). Evidence included burner phone use, cell site records overlapping Heuermann’s movements, taunting calls, Avalanche witness ID, and DNA from pizza/hair samples.

2024: Additional DNA Links

• Sandra Costilla (1993) – Cold case DNA re-tested, matched to Rex Heuermann.
• Jessica Taylor (2003) – Case publicly linked to Heuermann based on DNA and digital evidence.

2025: Ongoing Proceedings

• Heuermann remains remanded without bail. Facing multiple life without parole sentences.
• Prosecutors continue investigating additional linked cases from the 1980s–2000s.
• Defense and prosecution preparing for trial; bail application evidence central to case narrative.

November 29, 1975

• Rex Heuermann father dies at age 50, He was 12 years old.

May 1981

• Rex Heuermann graduates from Berner High School in Massapequa, NY

Summer 1981

• RH works as a seasonal employee at Jones Beach State Park

March, 5 1984

• Rex Heuermann begins working (presumably full-time) at Jones Beach State Park.

October 24, 1987

• Rex Heuermann leaves his position at Jones Beach State Park
  

Late 1987

• Rex Heuermann Started working in Manhattan (pg. 47 of the

September 1990

• RH marries his first wife at St. Peter’s Church in New Brunswick, NJ. At the time of their marriage, RH was working at Greer Construction Corp. in Freeport, NY as an architect intern. He graduated from the New York Institute of Technology in Westbury, NY with a degree in architectural technology

1994

• RH and his first wife divorce after “almost three years” of marriage (pg. 8 of the
• Rex incorporates RH Consultants & Associates.

November 19-20, 1993

• The body of 28-year-old Sandra Costilla is discovered in North Sea, Long Island.

April 29 , 1994

• RH purchases the house in Massapequa Park from his mother for $170,000  Nassau County Land Records Viewer

November 4, 1996

• RH obtains his architecture license in NY State  NY State Office of the Professions

April, 13 1996

• RH marries his second wife (pg. 8 of the

1996 Victoria H was born

November 19, 2000

• A hunter’s dog discovered some of Jane Doe #6 (Valerie Mack) remains in a wooded area of Manorville. The remains were in a black plastic bag wrapped with duct tape. The bag contained additional plastic bags that contained Mack’s decapitated body. The Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office said they were able to determine from the remains that the victim had been dead for about two-to-eight weeks before being discovered.
  

July 26, 2003

• Partial remains found in Manorville The remains of Jane Doe Number Five were matched to  Jessica Taylor, who had been identified. Taylor, like the other victims, had worked as an escort.

April 23, 2005

• Rex Heuermann purchased a timeshare at Club du Soleil in Las Vegas for $16,995

July 6, 2007

• Rex burner phone: Maureen Brainard-Barnes’ cellphone is contacted by a burner phone (pg. 5 of the  bail application

July 9, 2007

• Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25, is last seen alive in New York City.
• 11:56 p.m. – Maureen’s cellphone pings in Midtown Manhattan near the 59th Street Bridge.

July 12, 2007

• Two outbound calls were made from Maureen’s cellphone, checking her voicemail from a cell site location near the Long Island Expressway in Islandia

July 3, 2009

• Melissa Bathelemy’s cellphone is contacted by a burner phone

July 6, 2009

• Melissa’s cellphone is contacted by the same burner phone

July 8, 2009

• Rex Heuremann wife Asa Elerup leaves the United States for Iceland

July 9, 2009

• Melissa’s cellphone is again contacted by the same burner phone

July 10, 2009

• Melissa Barthelemy, 24, disappears in New York City. Her cellphone is contacted by the same burner phone and the burner phone travels from Massapequa Park to Midtown Manhattan
  

July 11, 2009

• 1:43 a.m. Melissa’s cellphone travels from Manhattan to Massapequa, last pinging in Massapequa at 1:43 a.m. Earlier that same day, her phone was used to check her voicemail in both Freeport and Babylon

July 12, 2009

• Melissa’s cellphone is used to make an outbound call to check her voicemail in Babylon

July 14, 2009

• 12:40 p.m. A male caller uses Melissa’s cellphone to contact her family, connecting with a cell tower at 4 Penn Plaza in Manhattan
• 1:45 p.m. Rex Heuermann’s cellphone places a call in New York City
• 6:58 p.m. Rex Heuermann cellphone shows a call location in New York City
• 7:15 p.m. The burner phone used to contact Melissa has activity in Manhattan
• 7:22 p.m. Rex Heuermann’s cellphone shows a call location in New York City

July 17, 2009:

• Melissa’s phone is used in Midtown Manhattan to make taunting calls to her family members on July 17. The male caller admits to killing and sexually assaulting her.

July 22, 2009

• 5:12 p.m.: Rex Heuermann places a call from New York City
• 6:51 p.m.: The burner cellphone used to contact Melissa registered activity at a cell tower at 19 West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan, near RH’s office

July 23, 2009:

• 2:48 p.m. Rex Heuermann places a call from New York City
• 1:39 p.m. The burner phone used to contact Melissa had activity attached to a cell tower at 19 West 34th Street in Manhattan
• 6:42 p.m. Rex Heuermann uses Melissa’s phone to contact her family from a cell tower at 275 West 39th Street in Manhattan
• 8:29 – 8:30 p.m. The burner phone used to contact Melissa has activity in New York City
• 11:05 p.m. Rex Heuermann’s cellphone places a call from Jamaica, Queens

August 5, 2009:

• 6:46 – 7:05 p.m. Rex Heuermann’s cellphone pings near his office
• 6:50 – 7:11 p.m. Melissa’s phone is used in Midtown Manhattan near RH’s office to make taunting calls to her family members

August 10, 2009

• RH traveled to Iceland with his family.
  

August 18, 2009:

• Rex Heuermann’s wife returns to the United States from Iceland

August 19, 2009

• 7:16 p.m. Rex Heuermann’s cellphone makes a call from New York City
• 7:23 p.m. Rex Heuermann uses Melissa’s cellphone to make a taunting call to her family from Manhattan, pinging from a cell tower at 249 West 36th Street
• 7:28 p.m. Rex Heuermann’s cellphone makes a call from New York City

August 26, 2009:

• 11:29 – 11:34 a.m. Melissa’s cellphone is used to make a taunting call to her family member from a cell tower at 4 Penn Plaza
• 11:38 a.m. Rex Heuermann’s cellphone lists a call location from New York City

May 1, 2010

• 23-year-old Shannan Gilbert disappeared after leaving the home of a client and reportedly running through the gated community of Oak Beach. Gilbert had been transported to Oak Beach by a driver, who later received a call from the client to return Gilbert home after she began to exhibit irrational and erratic behavior. Despite multiple searches in the area where Gilbert was last seen, her body was not found until 18 months later.

May 17, 2010:

• Rex Heuermann acquires a hunting license in Alaska

June 4, 2010:

• Rex Heuermann’s wife travels from New York to Maryland

June 5, 2010:

• Megan Waterman’s cellphone is contacted by a burner phone which had been activated that same day

June 6, 2010:

• 1:30 a.m.: Megan is last seen alive at the Holiday Inn in Hauppauge, NY. At 1:31 a.m., she is contacted by the burner phone.
• 3:11 a.m.: Megan’s phone last pings near RH’s house in Massapequa Park

June 8, 2010:

• Rex Heuermann’s wife returns to New York from Maryland

August 28, 2010:

• Rex Heuermann’s wife travels from New York to New Jersey

September 1, 2010

• 11:33 – 11:34 p.m.: Amber Costello’s phone is contacted twice by a burner phone. During these calls, the burner phone pinged from cell towers in West Amityville and Massapequa Park

September 2, 2010

• Rex Heuermann contacted Amber from West Babylon using his burner phone. Around this time, the client — described as an ”  ogre” driving a first-generation Chevy Avalanche — arrives at her residence at pays for her services, at which point a male pretends to be an outraged boyfriend and the client leaves.
• 1:18 a.m.: Amber receives a text from Rex Heuermann burner phone “That was not nice so do i credit for next time.” He sent the text message from Massapequa Park.
• 9:32 p.m.: The same burner phone communicates with Amber’s phone, using a cell tower in Midtown Manhattan
• 10:39 p.m.: The burner phone again has contact with Amber’s phone, this time from a cell tower in Massapequa Park
• 11:05 p.m.: The burner phone has contact with Amber’s phone from a cell tower in Massapequa Park
• 11:17 p.m.: The burner phone travels to West Babylon near Amber Costello’s residence. Shortly after this, a dark-colored truck was seen driving past Amber Costello’s residence.

September 5, 2010:

• Rex Heuermann’s wife returns to New York from New Jersey

December 11, 2010

• Eight months into the search for Gilbert, a Suffolk County Police Department Canine Unit continued their efforts near her last known location. Instead of finding Gilbert, they uncovered human remains identified later as 24-year-old Melissa Barthelemy (Jane Doe Number One).
  

December 13, 2010,

• Three more sets of remains, initially labeled Jane Does Number Two, Three, and Four, were found along Ocean Parkway. These remains were later identified as  Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25;  Amber Lynn Costello, 27; and  Megan Waterman, 22. All four women had worked as Craigslist escorts and were last seen between July 2007 and September 2010.

January 15, 2011

• Rex Heuermann links An AOL email account Springfieldman9  to a Tinder account and burner phone is established with an Astoria, Queens zip code

March 29, 2011

• Partial skeletal remains, known as Jane Doe Number Five, were uncovered.
  

This discovery led to the first link between the Gilgo Beach homicides and Manorville. The remains of Jane Doe Number Five were matched to  Jessica Taylor, who had been identified through partial remains found in Manorville on July 26, 2003. Taylor, like the other victims, had worked as an escort.

Following the connection between the Gilgo Beach and Manorville cases via Jessica Taylor, the investigation into Shannan Gilbert’s disappearance expanded further, revealing additional links and discoveries across Long Island.

The investigation into Shannan Gilbert’s disappearance continued, and several months later, additional remains were discovered miles east of where the Gilgo Beach Four were found

March 29, 2011

• The investigation into Shannan Gilbert’s disappearance continued, and on March 29, 2011, partial skeletal remains, known as Jane Doe Number Five, were discovered miles east of the Gilgo Beach Four site. These remains were later matched to Jessica Taylor, whose partial remains had been found in Manorville on July 26, 2003. Taylor, like the other victims, had worked as an escort.

April 2011

• The rest of Valerie Mack remains were found along Ocean Parkway near Gilgo Beach.

April 4, 2011

• three additional sets of remains were discovered along Ocean Parkway in Suffolk County. Among them were those of a  female toddler, an  unidentified Asian male, and what was initially referred to as Jane Doe Number Six. A week later, two more sets of remains were found in Nassau County. One set was confirmed through DNA analysis to be the mother of the female toddler, known as  “Peaches” due to a peach-shaped tattoo. The other set was linked to remains found in Davis Park on Fire Island in 1996, broadening the investigation’s timeline and geographical scope.

April 4, 2011

• Jane Doe Number Six, initially identified as Manorville Jane Doe, was confirmed by the Suffolk County Police Department’s Homicide Unit to match remains discovered in Manorville on November 19, 2000. These remains, a white female with brown hair, were found by recreational hunters in a wooded area off Halsey Manor Road.

December 2011

• Suffolk County Police found Shannan Gilbert’s purse and mobile phone in Oak Beach marshland. Two days later, Gilbert’s remains were discovered a quarter-mile east of her belongings.

October 31, 2013

• RH is allegedly (case later dismissed) struck by a car at the intersection of West 36th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan  Link

2014 or 2015

• RH had hernia surgery (pg. 99 of the

February 19, 2016

• RH allegedly is involved in a car accident on the Capital Beltway in Prince George’s County, Maryland (pg. 3 of the

January 11, 2017

• 10:15 p.m.: Car accident at the intersection of Front Street and Second Avenue in Massapequa Park p35
• January 2017: RH flies to Las Vegas to attend a conference for “four or five days” p19

January 23, 2017

• RH returned from LV and saw the Dr. Visram (4 month of Physical Therapy) hip, arm, neck & back

March 2017:

• RH drives down to Virginia to visit his mom by himself. p129

November 2017

• RH visits Las Vegas alone p133

January 2018

• RH drives down to Cocoa Beach, Florida with his wife, mother, and daughter

February 12, 2018

• RH underwent shoulder surgery.

March 2018

• RH drives down to Virginia to visit his mom, most likely alone

April 2018:

• RH drives his army Jeep “for the first time since September” p117
  

May 2020

• Jane Doe Number Six was identified as  Valerie Mack with the help of advanced forensic DNA technology provided by the FBI. Mack, who disappeared at 24 while living in Philadelphia, worked as an escort under the alias ‘Melissa Taylor’ (unrelated to Jessica Taylor). Mack’s family provided DNA samples, confirming they last saw her in Port Republic, New Jersey, in the spring and summer of 2000. This matched the timeline that Mack’s remains were dumped in Manorville at the end of 2000.
  

May 23, 2020

• RH’s home IP address was used to access the official SCPD “Gilgonews.com” website

In 2020

• former Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart released previously undisclosed evidence, including photos of a belt believed to be used by the suspect but not belonging to any of the victims.
• In 2022, current Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison established a multi-agency task force, involving the FBI, New York State Police, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, and Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, to reinvigorate the investigation and seek justice for the victims.

July 3, 2020

• RH’s home IP address was again used to access the official SCPD “Gilgonews.com” website

February 14, 2021

• Rex Heuermann created a Gmail account, “Hunter1903a3,”he used “Andy Roberts” as a name and linked to the burner phone 347-885-1697. The IP address used to accept the Terms of Service for this account was RH’s residence in Massapequa Park. The “Hunter1903a3” account is used to send pictures of a prostitute in upstate New York between two of RH’s “burner” email accounts
  

July 28, 2021

• RH purchases four unimproved lots totaling about 5 acres on Rippling Brook Drive in the Mirror Lakes subdivision in Chester County, SC for $154,351

January 2022

• The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office creates a task force to conduct a comprehensive review of evidence in the investigation.

February 3, 2022

• RH allegedly gets into a car accident near the intersection of Union Avenue and Devoe Street in Brooklyn

March 14, 2022

• Heuermann first comes up as a suspect in the investigation, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. Heuermann was tracked through his car, a Chevrolet Avalanche, according to court documents. A witness to Costello’s disappearance reported seeing a Chevrolet Avalanche at Costello’s home, court records stated.

March 28, 2022

• 9:19 – 9:25 a.m.:** A fictitious Gmail account, “thawk080672,” is used to search “long island serial killer”

July 13, 2023

• Heuermann is arrested in Manhattan at his midtown office. Investigators matched DNA from hair recovered from the burlap used to wrap Waterman’s body to leftover pizza crust Heuermann threw into a Manhattan garbage can in January 2023, according to court documents.

July 14, 2023

• Defense attorney Michael Brown enters a not guilty plea on Heuermann’s behalf at his arraignment for three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder. Heuermann was ordered held on no bail.

August 4, 2023

• Authorities announce they have identified Jane Doe No. 7, whose remains were first located on Fire Island in 1996, as 34-year-old Karen Vergata. More of her remains were found on April 11, 2011, on Long Island’s Tobay Beach. There are no charges at this time, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney says.

January 16, 2024

• Rex Heuermann has been indicted on a new charge of second-degree murder for the killing of Maureen Brainard-Barnes. Summary of evidence against Heuermann in Brainard-Barnes’ case: A hair found on a belt buckle used to bind Brainard-Barnes was matched to Heuermann’s wife, Asa Ellerup. Credit card statements show that Heuermann’s family was in Atlantic City during the period when Brainard-Barnes went missing while Heuermann remained in New York. Additional charges: MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE, in violation of New York State Penal Law Section 125.25(1), a class A-I violent felony for the death of Maureen Brainard-Barnes on or about July 9, 2007.

June 6, 2024

• Heuermann is charged with two more murders after investigators spent months combing through evidence taken from his family home and following searches of a wooded area in Manorville. He is charged with the 2003 murder of Taylor, whose remains were found on Long Island in Gilgo Beach in March 2011, and in Manorville in July 2003, and the 1993 murder of Sandra Costilla, whose remains were found in North Sea, Long Island, in 1993, according to court documents. DNA, including a hair found on a drape under Jessica Taylor‘s body, ties Heuermann to both murders, according to prosecutors. Costilla’s murder was initially suspected to have been the work of a different killer, John Bittrolff, but advanced DNA now points to Heuermann.

September 16, 2024

• The Gilgo Homicide Task Force released updates on the Asian Doe victim, including facial reconstructions, descriptions of the victim’s clothing, pictures of clothing labels, and new genealogical data. The information has been translated into multiple Asian languages. The facial reconstructions were created by a Forensic Artist with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (“NCMEC”) and depict what the victim may have looked like prior to their disappearance and murder. Both male and female presentations are provided, as the victim was found wearing women’s clothing. A reward of up to $2,500 from Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is being offered for information leading to the identification of the victim.

December 17, 2024

• Rex Heuermann has been indicted on a new charge of second-degree murder for the killing of Valerie Mack. Summary of evidence against Heuermann in Valerie Mack’s case: A hair found at the crime scene on Valerie Mack’s wrist matches Heuermann’s daughter’s DNA. The “HK Planning Document”, which was found on Heuermann’s computer, was created the year Valerie Mack was murdered. The document shares many similarities to aspects of Mack’s case, including references to Mill Road, the location her body was found. Additional charges: MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE, in violation of New York State Penal Law Section 125.25(1), a class A-I violent felony for the death of Valerie Mack on or about or between September 1, 2000 to November 19, 2000.

Rex A. Heuermann has been charged with the following murders:

• Maureen Brainard-Barnes
• Melissa Barthelemy
• Megan Waterman
• Amber Costello
• Jessica Taylor
• Sandra Costilla
• Valerie Mack

Four of the victims – known as the “Gilgo Beach 4” – have been connected to Heuermann, who is believed to be “LISK,”

December 2010, police found the bodies of four women, wrapped in burlap and hidden in thick underbrush along a remote beach highway that runs parallel to the ocean at Gilgo Beach, on the coast of Long Island, New York. Within a few months, they discovered six more bodies in the same area, including the skeleton of a toddler.

• Megan Waterman June 6, 2010;
• Amber Costello September 2, 2010;
• Melissa Barthelemy July 10, 2009;
• Megan Waterman June 6, 2010;
• Amber Costello September 2, 2010.

Because those four victims were all sex workers and their bodies had all been dumped in burlap sacks, investigators suspect the same killer was responsible.

All were petite females approximately 22 to 27 years old, believed to be working as sex workers, all had missing clothing and personal possessions, all had been killed by homicide, all had contact shortly before their disappearances with a person using a “burner” cellphone (i.e., cellphones without an associated verified identity), and the cellphones of two of the four victims, Brainard-Barnes and Barthelemy, were used by the killer after their deaths. In addition, each of the four victims were found similarly positioned, bound in a similar fashion by either belts or tape, with three of the victims found wrapped in a burlap-type material. *Some reports in 2010 – 2011 stated all four victims were wrapped in burlap.