Prosecutors turn over 2,500 pages of evidence charging Rex Heuermann with Gilgo Beach murders

Rex Heuermann, the prime suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial murders, made his first court appearance since pleading not guilty to six counts of murder.

This Tuesday, the 59-year-old architect appeared in court as the prosecution handed over 2,500 pages of documents, plus photos, videos, and other materials that are being used as evidence that Heuermann killed three women (Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Lynn Costello).

“(There are) about 13 years worth of investigation, so it is -- I’m not going to speak for defense counsel, but, suffice to say, it is a massive amount of material, and, don’t forget, it’s continuing,” said District Attorney Ray Tierney.

Although the arraignment was brief, the prosecution is sure they have a strong case. The evidence includes DNA reports of a Heuermann hair follicle discovered in the sack of one of the victims. Authorities also have cell phone records linking him to the crimes.

There will be no plea bargain

Despite all the evidence that the prosecution apparently has, Heuermann’s lawyer, Michael Brown, assures that there is nothing that can convict him and assured that his client will not accept any plea bargain and will prove his presumed innocence at trial.

“There’s no plea deal, he said from the moment I met him that ‘I did not do this,’ so we’re prepared to go forward. We will defend this case in a court of law and we are prepared to go to trial on this case,” he said.

The suffering of the suspect’s children

Asa Ellerup, the suspect’s wife who has already filed for divorce, recently said in an interview that the past few weeks have been extremely difficult for both her and their two children.

The woman said that she now suffers from anxiety and that her children “cry themselves to sleep.” “I mean, they’re not children. They’re grown adults, but they’re my children, and my son has developmental disabilities, and he cried himself to sleep,” she said.