LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK: Rex Heuermann, the suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings, is under thorough investigations spanning several parts of the nation as detectives look into his ties to the states of South Carolina and Las Vegas, where the suspect has owned properties.
A representative for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement that police in Las Vegas are searching through their list of unsolved crimes for any indication Heuermann may have been involved. As the case grows murkier, homegrown detectives have levied speculations on the Internet, with web sleuths now wondering what the suspect's mother might have looked like and if she had any resemblance to that of the victims.
What did the Gilgo Beach killings' victims look like?
Heuermann is connected to the murder of three Craigslist sex workers — Melanie Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello, whose remains were discovered at Gilgo Beach in December 2010. He is also the primary suspect in the death of another sex worker, Maureen Brainard-Barnes. The bodies of the women, all of them in their 20s, were found within a quarter-mile of one another. The four women who reportedly disappeared between July 2007 and September 2010 were petite and advertised themselves as sex workers online.
Internet speculates about the suspected Gilgo Beach killer's preferences
As the case drills further to the closure, a Reddit user asked the question, "Do we know what his mother looked like? I haven't been able to find information on his mother. I'd be really interested to know if she was petite with green or hazel eyes..." Another opened up about their own thoughts and wrote, "I am a small woman, and the first thing I noticed about him was that he towered over the cops who were arresting him.The Gilgo Four were all women who were 4'10" to 4'11." The size difference between him and the victims was terrifying." Another Redditor divulged a theory that focuses on Heuermann's daughter, stating, "His Google searches matched his daughter. Sick f**ker." However, all these theories are pure speculation and aren't based on any fact or authentic information disclosed by the authorities.
According to reports, Heuermann's mother, Dolores, who is believed to be 93 years old, appears to be still alive. In 1994, the year the US experienced the so-called Great Bond Massacre financial crisis, she sold the 1st Avenue residence she had raised her family in, including Heuermann. The architect once acknowledged that the recession had influenced his choice to launch his own business, assisting businesses with the NYC building department, as reported by the New York Post.
