India, April 14 -- Rex Heuermann's wife, Asa Ellerup, who married him in April 1996 filed for divorce after his alleged crimes came into view. Heuermann was charged with the murders of seven women along Gilgo Beach in Long Island, NY in July 2023. The case is being newly explored in the latest Netflix docuseries 'Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer.'

According to NBC News, Ellerup maintained contact with Heuermann after his arrest and issued a statement through her attorney, Robert Macedonio in March 2024 extending her "heartfelt sympathies" to the murder victims' families, saying "Nobody deserves to die in that manner." she also stated that she "would listen to all of the evidence and withhold judgment until the end of trial."

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