Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann was arrested outside his Manhattan office to avoid a possible confrontation at his Long Island home, where he kept an “arsenal” of 200 guns, according to police.
Heuermann, 59, was dramatically arrested on the street Thursday night around 8:30 p.m. on suspicion of some of New York State’s most gruesome and prolific unsolved murders.
Cops used cell phone data and DNA evidence to link him to the murders of three sex workers found dead in 2010 after discovering he had the same type of car seen by a witness to one of the 2009 murders.
Now, Heuermann, a family man with a wife and two children, is in jail awaiting his next court date. When they stopped him, he only asked the policemen one thing: ‘Is he on the news?’
Since he’s been on the loose for more than a decade, police fear he’s also responsible for other unsolved crimes.
Heuermann, 59, was dramatically arrested on the street Thursday night around 8:30 p.m. on suspicion of some of New York State’s most gruesome and prolific unsolved murders.
Former NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce shares an update on the investigation of suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann and whether he is connected to any other unsolved murders in the area. pic.twitter.com/r0TQHj6lPK
— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 18, 2023

In an interview on Good Morning America on Tuesday, former NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said he had spoken with colleagues who said they were now trying to frame him for other murders.

New York State Troopers removed hundreds of weapons from a ‘walled vault’ inside Heuermann’s home over the weekend.

Among the items of evidence seized today at Heuermann’s home was what appeared to be a grenade.
They are now running her DNA against any samples found at other crime scenes, and looking to see if she has any connection to the dozens of unsolved missing persons cases involving young women in the tri-state area.
In an interview in Good morning america On Tuesday, former NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said he had spoken with colleagues who said they were now trying to frame him for other murders.
Yesterday I made some phone calls to see what they were doing. They are looking for missing people who have never been found for what they are doing.
‘They are looking for missing people who have never been found to see if they can put them together. Not just in Suffolk, but in the tri-state area. There is also the FBI investigating national affairs. He was free for many years.
“He lived from Manhattan to Massapequa, that was his whole life there, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t come out of it. We have to look around.

On Thursday night, Long Island serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann walks nonchalantly down the street in Midtown Manhattan.

Police outside Heuermann’s house on Tuesday, July 18. The investigation is ongoing and further evidence has been removed from the suspect’s home.
He also said that the reason Heuermann was arrested in front of his office in the city center and not at his home was because he had a lot of weapons.
While he was legally registered to possess 92 guns, police found more than 200 firearms and other weapons in the small home.
They were kept in a walled vault that could only be accessed through a metal door, according to sources cited by CNN.
“You can check the databases to see if he had any weapons, which he did, so you don’t want to go into that house.” You prefer to take it off the premise. It’s much safer for everyone.
Heuermann lived in the house with his wife, Asa Ellerup, and their two adult children.

So far, Heuermann has been accused of murdering Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, and Melissa Barthelemy. However, the police say that he is “sure” that he will soon be charged with the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barners.
They are now said to be “disgusted” with the allegations against them.
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison said during an appearance on CNN last night: “They were upset. They were embarrassed.
“So if you ask me, I don’t think they knew about this double life that Heuermann was living.”
Heuermann pleaded not guilty to six counts of first and second degree murder last week.
So far he has been charged with the murders of three women, but police say they are “confident” they will soon charge him with a fourth.

In addition to his cluttered home, Heuermann had two storage units in Amityville. They were wanted yesterday and today.