Gilgo Beach Suspect’s Wife Now Says She’s Giving Him ‘Benefit of the Doubt’
The estranged wife of Rex Heuermann, the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer who’s been charged with a quartet of murders, said in a statement Wednesday that her husband is “not capable” of carrying out the grisly crimes he’s accused of.
Asa Ellerup added in a statement through her lawyers that she’s giving Heuermann “the benefit of the doubt” until she can hear prosecutors present evidence in his criminal trial.
“I will listen to all of the evidence and withhold judgment until the end of trial,” she said, adding that she extends her “heartfelt sympathies” to the slain women—known as the “Gilgo Four”—and their families.