The alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer may have had a female accomplice in all 3 victims … at least according to a lawyer representing the families.
lawyer John Raywhich represents the families of the murdered Shannan Gilbert i Jessica Taylorcomplaints Rex Heuermann he was not a solo operator and allegedly killed 3 prostitutes in Long Island with the help of a mysterious cohort. Police have not linked the Gilbert and Taylor murders to Heuermann so far.
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Ray pointed to the 2011 death of a 10-month-old girl whose body was found wrapped in a blanket near one of Gilgo Beach’s confirmed victims. The lawyer insisted that a savage killer would not have such maternal instincts to wrap the baby in a quilt.
“It’s the kind of thing that, if you’re such a depraved murderer, you don’t take the time to do it. To me, that sounds like a motherly act,” Ray said, adding, “We also believe that some of the victims they could have been attracted to a woman.”
Suffolk County police officials have not commented on Ray’s allegations about whether Heuermann had a cohort or was being looked at in the baby’s murder.
But Heuermann has enough legal troubles to keep him busy. detectives he was arrested last week while leaving his office in New York, where he worked as an architect.
Prosecutors charged Heuermann with the murders of three sex workers and he is the prime suspect in a fourth murder. Heuermann allegedly wrapped their bodies in burlap and dumped them near Gilgo Beach between 2009 and 2015.
According to court documents, Heuermann was linked to the crimes through DNA evidence and by examining his cell phone records.