Gilgo Beach murderabilia for sale with twisted eBay offers for accused serial killer Rex Heuermanns junk
EBay memorabilia peddlers are cashing in on the notorious Long Island serial murders, selling everything from accused killer Rex Heuermann‘s US Army jeep to a New York Post cover on the case.A 1972 Vietnam-era jeep reportedly once owned by Heuermann is fetching more than $4,300 so far, while his 1977 yearbook from McKenna Junior High School is up for $995, and a Jan.17, 2024 Post cover sells for $11.33 — part of an assortment of merch up for sale on the online marketplace.“This is a big deal,” memorabilia collector David Adamovich, who is not part of the online frenzy, told Newsday.
“Especially here on Long Island.A large collectible, like a jeep, it’s an interesting item.”Heuermann, 61, is charged with the gruesome slayings of seven sex workers who disappeared over the past 30 years and were found dumped along desolate stretches of Long Island.
The murders remained unsolved until his 2023 arrest in the deaths of Amber Lynn Costello, Megan Waterman and Melissa Barthelemy.In January 2024 he was also charged with killing Maureen Brainard-Barnes, with the four women collectively known as the “Gilgo Four” among locals.Suffolk County prosecutors ultimately charged Heuermann with three other murders — Valerie Mack, Jessica Taylor and Sandra Costilla, the first victim, who was killed in 1993.Heuermann pleaded not guilty to all of the charges lodged against him.The case has captured the public’s imagination, and is the subject of a new three-part NBC/Peacock series that includes first-ever interviews with the accused killer’s wife, Asa Ellerup, and his adult daughter, Victoria Heuermann.Ellerup told the filmmakers she still believes in her controversial hubby.The case has also been fetching big bucks on eBay in recent years.
“I’ve been dealing with the ‘murderabilia’ industry for over 20-some odd years and one thing I’ve learned is that when who is attached or charged with serial killings, items will be put up for sale,” Andy Kahan, wh...