Family of Gilgo Beach Suspect Talks About the Creepy Secret Room in the Basement | Crime Alert 11AM 06.11.25

For the first time, Asa Ellerup, the wife of Rex Heuermann, the man suspected of being the Gilgo Beach serial killer, has been spotted entering what is alleged to be a 'kill room' located in the basement of their home in Massapequa Park.

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Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news Now, I'm Nicole
Pardon for the first time. Asa Elera, the wife of
Rex Huerman, the man suspected of being the Gilgo Beach
serial killer, has been spotted entering what is alleged to
be called the kill Room, located in the basement of
their home in Massapequa Park. The recently released Peacock docuseries

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The Gilgo Beach Killer House of Secrets offers a rare
glimpse into this concealed area within a gun vault where
Huerman reportedly kept nearly two hundred and eighty firearms. Footage
captures the sixty one year old woman as she walks
into the wood paneled space, which features human's clothing and
a wall mounted safe marked with a warning explosives inside

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do not attempt to drill or torch this site. He
wanted to keep this room off limits so that no
one would discover it, not because he had something to hide,
but to ensure the safety of the vault, his wife, explains.
Her daughter of Victoria Hureman twenty nine, comments on the
intrigue surrounding the secret room, describing it as a walk

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in closet within the gun room tucked beneath the stairs.
I didn't get a chance to see what it looked
like inside there after everything unfolded, she said, I personally
just wouldn't go down there see if they really did
happen down here. He really must have been like Superman
for us not to have noticed anything. Ever. Rex Huerman,

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an architect, was taken into custody in July twenty twenty
three in connection with the alleged murders of three women,
and has been linked to four additional homicides, totaling seven victims.
In the docuseries, which debuted on June ten, Victoria shares
many in the media are referring to this vault as
a kill room. It's primarily just where he stored his firearms,

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she said. As a child, she recalls, he showed me
his guns and taught me how to use them when
I was old enough. But the vault was only kept
locked always, she said. The only times I entered was
when he was present. In the video, the wife points
out where the ex husband organized his firearms along the
now empty wall. The still door has a combination lock,

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and the lever here ensures that no one can accidentally
get trapped inside. She details. David Jiminez sixty three, a
long time friend of Huermann who frequented gun ranges with him,
reminisced about his invitations to the basement to see the
quote famous gun room. I distinctly remember him saying, in
thirty years, you're the fourth person ever to visit the room.

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I was taken back. He said. He began his collection
of rifles and various guns at the age of eighteen.
It was quite an impressive display, his friend noted. All
of the firearms were confiscated during one of the searches,
and the steel door of the gun vault, marked with
the initials R A H for Rex Andrew huerman was

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removed from the premises in May. As of now, the
specifics of what the investigatads discovered inside that hidden room
remain undisclosed, with further information expected to emerge only when
the trial starts. For Prime Justice News after this. A

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police officer from New Orleans is currently facing trial as
part of a federal civil lawsuit initiated by the owner
of a puppy that he claims the officer's shot and
killed while responding to a noise complaint. The incident occurred
on April twenty one, when Officer Derek Burmaster and his
partner arrived at a residence following a report of noise.

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According to the civil suit, as the officers attempted to
open the homes gates, two dogs approached them, while Burmaster's
partner retreated from the gate. As the dogs drew near,
Burmaster allegedly drew his weapon and fired three shots at
the smaller dog. The dog, named Apollo, was an eighteen
week old rescue puppy. As stated in the complaint, The

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lawsuit describes Apollo as a very, very friendly, young little
dog had not even yet learned to bark. Weighed just
over twenty two pounds and standing under eighteen inches tall,
Apollo was so small that, the complaint notes, Burmaster's bullet
passed straight through him. The bullet entered through the back
of Apollo's neck and exited through his chest, breaking two

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of his ribs and damaging a lung. Subsequently filled his
little body with blood, as determined by the autopsy. Shrapnel
from the gunfire also injured three of Apollo's paws and
caused an injury to Burmaster's partner's hand. According to the complaint.
After hearing the gunfire, Apollo's owner, Derek Brown and Julia

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Brown rushed outside to find their dog bleeding on the ground.
Oh my god, what did you do? Julia exclaimed, as
seen in the police body cam footage. That's a baby,
a puppy, She cried, tears streaming down her face. In
the footage, Burmaster remarked that he had made kissing noises
to ascertain if there was another dog behind the fence.

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Julia responded in disbelief, asking how could you shoot our puppy.
Derek held Apollo in his arms as the puppy died
from his injuries. An internal investigation by the New Orleans
Police Department concluded that Apollo posed absolutely no threat to
deem a shooting, it was unjustified, and stated it violated

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department policies. However, the department ultimately exonerated Burmaster of any
wrongdoing in his use of force, leading to confusion and
criticism from New Orleans Independent Police Monitor. I don't see
how it aligns with policy. I don't understand. I disagree.
First you say he's not doing the right thing, then

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you exonerate him. I disagree with the findings. The monitor stated.
The complaint also reveals that Burmaster had previously shot and
killed another dog in twenty twelve while investigating a property
damage complaint. Investigators noted that the officer failed to consider
non lethal alternatives, such as deploying his taser before shooting Apollo,

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which the complaint indicated was a violation of departmental policy.
During the opening arguments of his trial, Burmaster's attorney defended
the officer's action, saying it was a split second decision.
He argued to the jury that Burmaster's response was reasonable
given the circumstances he faced. For the latest crime injustice news,

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