Disturbing Notes Gilgo Killer Rex Heuermann Kept About Alleged Murders

Metro

By Jorge Fitz Gibbon

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann kept a harrowing “planning document” describing his grisly murders — which even included a chilling “Things to Remember” section and a morbid “Lessons Learned” section, officials revealed.

An “allocated space” computer file that Heuermann allegedly tried to delete presented a gruesome road map of the heinous murders of six sex workers dating back to 1993 – including the decapitation and dismemberment of two victims newly linked to Long's imposing father Island, in Suffolk County. prosecutors said Thursday.

In a disturbing note, Heuermann allegedly indicated he planned to continue killing, prosecutors said.

“Members of the GIlgo Homicide Task Force believe these references to 'next time' indicate Heuermann's prior experience and changes to be implemented in the future,” the prosecutor's filing states.

The revelation came as the prosecutor's office slapped Heuermann with new charges in the 2003 murder and dismemberment of Sandra Costilla and Jessica Taylor in 1993 – on top of the ongoing criminal charges he had already faced in the deaths women known as the “Gilgo Four”. »

According to a bail request filed Thursday by prosecutors, Heuermann kept a secret digital recording titled “HK2002-2004” on his computer since at least 2000, keeping detailed notes about the murders.

The digital document was divided into specific sections such as “Issues,” “Supplies,” “TGR,” which prosecutors say are potential targets, and “DS,” allegedly intended for “dump sites.”

The practice brief states that “small is good” for potential victims and includes a three-part section for “Pre-Preparation,” “Preparation” and “Post-Event,” the Suffolk district attorney's court document states.

“Hong Kong's planning document continues to detail preparatory measures such as specific 'reconnaissance' measures taken,” including “packing (a body) for transport,” prosecutors said.

One section calls for “removing the head and hands,” which the prosecutor's office says matches the remains of Taylor and another body of Gilgo, Valerie Mack, who has not been officially linked to Heuermann.

There is also a section reminding the accused killer to “remove the identification marks (tattoos) (sic)”, which is consistent with Taylor's remains, which showed “linear wounds”, particularly “around the where Ms. Taylor's tattoo had been located, which investigators discovered. “I believe it was intended to prevent identification” of the victim.

Finally, Heuermann allegedly kept a “Things to Remember” section, which detailed twisted reminders such as “strike harder” for “next time” and use a heavier rope because “the light rope broke (stress of 'to be tight)'.

“Hit harder, there are too many strikes to eliminate,” the planning document states, according to prosecutors.

“Consider hitting the face or neck next time to remove it. »

Additionally, Heuermann opines on the importance of sleep to avoid “trouble” and increase what he calls “play time,” prosecutors said.

Also in this section are annotations for “tacks for hanging clothes from the ceiling” and “no duct tape”, as well as notes on “sound travel” – indicating a preference for committing crimes indoors , said the prosecutor.

According to prosecutors, the Hong Kong case “highlights Heuermann's self-education and 'homework.'

Heuermann, a 60-year-old architect from Massapequa Park with offices in Midtown Manhattan, is accused of murdering a half-dozen sex workers over the past three decades.

The murders of the victims — Taylor, 20, Megan Waterman, 22, Melissa Barthelemy, 24, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25, Amber Lynn Costello, 27, and Costilla, 28 — remained unsolved for decades until led to the murders being reopened in 2022 and led to Heuermann's arrest in July.

Costilla, who disappeared in 1993, had not previously been linked to the other bodies found along Ocean Parkway, where six other bodies were found, cases that remain unsolved.

Costilla was initially thought to be related to convicted serial killer John Bittrolff, but documents filed Thursday by prosecutors indicated her DNA did not match that of him.