MASSAPEQUA PARK, NEW YORK: In a surprising turn of events, former New York City mayor, Rudy Giuliani, found himself at the center of attention as he made a curious appearance at the Long Island home of the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer on Saturday, July 15. While the police were diligently combing through the property and collecting potential evidence, Giuliani rolled up in a vehicle to the Massapequa Park residence of Rex Heuermann. This unexpected visit raised eyebrows and left many wondering about the purpose behind Giuliani's visit.
Suffolk County prosecutors recently charged Heuermann with the murders of three prostitutes whose remains were discovered wrapped in burlap near Gilgo Beach murders between 2009 and 2010. DNA evidence, obtained from a discarded pizza crust found in a Manhattan garbage can where Heuermann worked as an architect, partly linked him to the crimes. This evidence, combined with a witness report linking Heuermann to a pickup truck seen during one of the victims' disappearances in 2010, led to his arrest.
Why did Rudy Giuliani visit Rex Heuermann's home?
While the reasons behind Giuliani's presence at Heuermann's home remain speculative, an intriguing number of photographs have been found, portraying the former mayor with a wide smile, sporting a baseball cap adorned with the phrase 'USA'. Throughout his brief stay parked in front of Heuermann's residence, Giuliani remained inside the vehicle and engaged in conversation with one officer. Details of their discussion and the officer's response are undisclosed. Eventually, Giuliani departed from the scene, leaving onlookers puzzled by his visit.
Heuermann currently faces three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Lynn Costello and Megan Waterman. Although not formally charged, he is also suspected in the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, which means Heuermann may face additional charges in the future as the investigation is still on-going. However, during his appearance in state court in Riverhead, Heuermann's lawyer entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf.
The judge ordered him to be jailed without bail, citing "the extreme depravity" of his alleged conduct. This referenced Heuermann's alleged online search history, which revealed his interest in child and torture pornography. The suspect's search history unveiled “thousands of searches related to sex workers, sadistic, torture-related pornography” and imagery depicting child sexual abuse.
'Long Island killer!'
Moreover, Rex Heuermann showed a peculiarly deep interest in the disappearances, murders, and police investigations of the Gilgo Beach victims. Searches during that period that police noted included, “Why could law enforcement not trace the calls made by the Long Island serial killer”, “Why hasn’t the Long Island serial killer been caught,” “Long Island killer," “Long Island serial killer phone call," and more.
