Was Rex Heuermann Framed? Asa Ellerup Thinks It’s Possible After Watching Gone Girls

Was Rex Heuermann Framed? Asa Ellerup Thinks It’s
Possible After Watching Gone
Girls
So the ex-wife of the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer just
watched a Netflix docuseries and now she’s wondering if her
former husband is the fall guy in one of the most disturbing
serial killer cases in recent history. Asa Ellerup, who was
married to Rex Heuermann for nearly three decades, isn’t exactly
screaming conspiracy theory from the rooftops—but after finishing
Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer, she’s raising an
eyebrow, maybe two. And honestly, when you dig into the history
of corruption inside Suffolk County law enforcement, she might
not be completely out of line to ask, “Wait… what if?”

Let’s start with the dirty laundry, because Suffolk County has
more than a few skeletons in its own closet. James Burke, the
former police chief, is now best remembered not for solving
cases, but for going full WWE on a suspect who had the audacity
to steal a duffel bag filled with porn and sex toys from his
police-issued vehicle. Burke beat the guy, tried to cover it up,
and got slapped with a 46-month prison sentence. Meanwhile,
then–District Attorney Thomas Spota, instead of investigating
Burke, allegedly helped sweep it all under the rug. He was
eventually indicted for obstruction, corruption, and witness
tampering. All of this—the beatdown, the porn bag, the
cover-up—would be hilarious if it weren’t so grotesquely
real.

Ellerup’s legal team is now asking a very real question: if this
is how Suffolk County handled its own mess, how can we trust
anything in the case against Heuermann?

Ellerup, who divorced Heuermann not long after his arrest, is
reportedly keeping a close eye on his court proceedings,
including the ongoing Frye hearing, which could determine whether
the DNA evidence against him even makes it to trial. At the heart
of the debate is a forensic method called “whole genome
sequencing,” which sounds like something out of CSI: Space
Edition. The defense calls it “magic,” prosecutors call it
science. Dr. Kelley Harris, a highly respected geneticist from
the University of Washington, spent an entire day testifying
about how the process works and why it’s legit. In layman’s
terms, it’s a super-detailed way of matching DNA, and in this
case, hairs found on the victims reportedly tie back to Heuermann
or people close to him—like Ellerup and her children.

Prosecutors claim these hairs were recovered from the remains or
crime scenes of six of the seven victims. That’s not small stuff.
It could be the linchpin of the entire case. But again, the
defense is arguing that this method has never been tested in a
New York courtroom and shouldn’t be trusted until it’s vetted
through the proper legal channels.

Now, a brief rewind on the horror show that is the Gilgo Beach
murders. From 1993 to 2011, a string of women—most of them sex
workers—vanished after meeting clients. Their bodies were
eventually found dumped in remote spots along Ocean Parkway. Some
were bound. Some were dismembered. Many were discovered in
pieces, scattered between different sites. It was like Long
Island’s own version of a true crime nightmare.

Heuermann, a 61-year-old architect who looked more like a guy
you’d call to fix your kitchen backsplash than a suspected serial
killer, was arrested in July 2023. He’s been charged with the
murders of seven women so far: Amber Costello, Melissa
Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Sandra
Costilla, Jessica Taylor, and Valerie Mack. He’s pleaded not
guilty to every single one. And in a move that feels more like
legal strategy than desperation, his defense is now asking the
court to split the case into five separate trials.

The Suffolk County DA’s office insists there’s no evidence the
Heuermann family was involved. They were reportedly out of town
during the alleged murders. But proximity and DNA are still in
the spotlight.

And then there’s Netflix, adding fuel to the fire with Gone
Girls. Directed by Liz Garbus, who also made Lost Girls based on
the 2013 book by Robert Kolker, the series shifts focus from the
killer to the victims—their families, their stories, and how the
system repeatedly failed them. It doesn’t exactly paint Suffolk
County in a golden glow. Quite the opposite. And for Ellerup, it
was enough to make her question whether her ex-husband was being
thrown under the bus by a system with a very shaky track
record.

She’s not denying the tragedy of the crimes. Her attorneys made
it clear she extends her sympathies to the victims’ families. But
she also wants justice to be rooted in truth—not corruption, not
cover-ups, and not convenience. For someone who shared a home,
children, and a life with the accused, it’s personal.

Whether Heuermann is a monster hiding behind a suburban life or
just a man caught in a very dark chapter of county corruption
remains to be seen. But the courtroom drama is far from over. The
judge still has to decide on the DNA evidence. And if you ask Asa
Ellerup, that decision might just decide everything.

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