Long Island Serial Killer Suspect's Wife Gets 'Million Dollar Deal' from Peacock

Published: Nov. 28, 2023, 7:41 p.m.

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Rex Heuermann has been housed in the Suffolk County Correctional Facility since his July arrest for the deaths of three women.\\xa0

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Asa Ellerup, his estranged wife, filed for divorce six days later. Since then she has not visited Heuermann, until now. Bob Macedonia, Ellerup\\u2019s divorce attorney, confirmed\\xa0\\xa0Asa Ellerup met with Rex Heuermann at the Suffolk County Jail. No word on how the meeting went or what was said.

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She has now also attended a court hearing for the accused Long Island Serial Killer. A crew for the Peacock network accompanied her after the family signed a deal worth at least 1 million dollars to take part in an upcoming documentary.\\xa0

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We\'ve also learned that Heuermann has become a pen pal behind bars, writing to another serial killer, the "Happy Face Killer. In the early 90s Keith Jesperson, a long hall truck driver, killed many women. When someone else took credit for one of his murders, he started sending letters to the media and police with information only the killer would know. He put a "happy face" on each of his letters and was dubbed the Happy Face Killer.\\xa0

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DailyMail reports that Jesperson wrote a letter to Heuermann encouraging him to confess and offering some advice. Rex Heuermann reportedly writes back, thanking the Happy Face Killer for the advice, and then complains about the food in jail and the exercise yard. \\xa0\\xa0

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Joining Nancy Grace Today:\\xa0

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  • John Ray - Attorney for Shannan Gilbert\'s Family
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  • Dr. Bethany Marshall\\xa0\\u2013 Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills); Twitter: @DrBethanyLive/ Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall
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  • Joseph Giacalone\\xa0 \\u2013 Former NYPD Sergeant SDS and Author: \\u201c The Cold Case Handbook\\u201d and \\u201cThe Criminal Investigative Function: A Guide for New Investigators 4th Edition;\\u201d Twitter: @JoeGiacalone
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  • Dr. Kendall Crowns \\u2013 Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Lecturer: University of Texas Austin and Texas Christian University Medical School
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  • Keith Rovere - Author: \\u201cThe Story Of Yu," and Host of the \\u201cThe Lighter Side Of Serial Killers\\u201d Podcast (was sent Rex Heuermann\\u2019s letter by the Smiley Face Killer); Twitter, IG, FB: The Lighter Side Of Serial Killers\\xa0\\xa0
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  • Charlie Lankston - US Associate Editor for DailyMail.com; Twitter/Instagram: @Charlielanks\\xa0\\xa0
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