About this episode

The episode explores Rex Heuermann's confession and the psychological impact on his family, featuring expert analysis.

Rex Heuermann set the terms of his own confession. Before he stood in a Suffolk County courtroom and pleaded guilty to murdering eight women, he arranged private jailhouse meetings with his ex-wife and his daughter. He chose the order. He chose the setting. He decided what they would hear and how they would hear it. Even in the act of admitting to being the Gilgo Beach serial killer, Rex was orchestrating the experience. The Peacock documentary captured what happened in the aftermath of those meetings — Asa Ellerup walking out and saying she believes Rex loved her, Victoria Heuermann forgiving her father almost immediately, and both women returning to the house where seven of the eight murders were committed. It also captured something the public has never seen — extended therapy sessions where Rex described the mechanics of his killing in clinical detail. The four-day cycle. The stopwatch-timed body dumps. The childhood bedroom converted to a kill room. The claim that he can't connect the person in the crime scene photos to himself. And alongside it, John Douglas's assessment that Rex is a malignant narcissistic sadistic psychopath who likely has hidden victims in states where…

People in this episode

Guest: Shavaun Scott

Topics covered

• confession
• family reaction
• psychological analysis
• serial killer
• Gilgo Beach murders
• malignant narcissism

Keywords

• Rex Heuermann
• Gilgo Beach
• confession
• psychology
• serial killer
• Asa Ellerup
• Victoria Heuermann
• John Douglas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Peacock, Suffolk County

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