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Podcast: Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers
Episode: Rex Heuermann: The Psychology of Asa Ellerup’s Denial & the Gilgo Beach Nightmare | 2025 Year in Review
Description: As part of our Hidden Killers 2025 Year in Review series, we’re unpacking one of the most haunting psychological stories to emerge from the Gilgo Beach murders — the steadfast denial of Asa Ellerup, estranged wife of accused serial killer Rex Heuermann.
Even as prosecutors present a mountain of evidence — DNA matches, hair fibers from family members found on victims, burner phones, and a detailed murder planning document — Asa still calls her husband her “hero.” She describes visiting him in jail as feeling like “a first date.” She smiles when she hears his voice. She insists their home — where police say the mur...