Heavy equipment digs yard of Rex Heuermann’s Lengthy Island dwelling as cops reveal suspected serial killer’s response to arrest

Investigators continued utilizing heavy equipment to dig up the yard of suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann Monday — as police revealed his blasé first phrases when he realized that he was lastly being arrested.

A backhoe was seen early Monday persevering with the macabre dig at Heuermann’s Massapequa Park dwelling — the place The Publish revealed a suspected soundproof room was discovered within the married dad of two’s basement.

Officers carrying white lab-style protecting fits continued the painstaking seek for possible buried evidence with the assistance of cadaver canine and specialised sonar gadgets.

They’re on the lookout for “hint proof, blood, DNA” in addition to attainable “trophies,” Suffolk County District Lawyer Ray Tierney said final week.

“Usually, individuals maintain mementos of serious instances of their life, in order that’s what we’re on the lookout for,” the DA informed Newsday on Thursday.

The heavy equipment introduced in over the weekend marked a serious intensification of the search that began 12 days in the past when the architect was busted exterior his Midtown Manhattan workplace.

Officers have but to disclose if the continuing dig and intense search of Heuermann’s home — in addition to his workplace, automobiles and different properties, in South Carolina and Las Vegas — has unearthed new alleged proof more likely to be key within the case.

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison refused to debate it with NBC Information in an interview that aired Monday, solely noting the “disturbing” discovery of greater than 200 weapons.

Nonetheless, he revealed how dismissive Heuermann, 59, had been when he was busted murdering three of the “Gilgo 4,” and named the prime suspect within the fourth.

“He very a lot mentioned, ‘What am I right here for? I don’t know nothing of what you’re speaking about,’” the highest cop mentioned.

Harrison previously said that a part of the rationale Heuermann was busted in Midtown was “to see if we may catch him by his office, take that lengthy experience from thirty fifth and Fifth out to 30 Yaphank — which may very well be a one-and-a-half-hour experience — and see if he may discuss and quit something.”

As an alternative, “He requested for a lawyer — and that was the top of the dialog,” Harrison mentioned, telling Those that the suspected killer “stored to himself” and made “no statements” when taken into custody.

As soon as booked into jail, he reportedly solely requested, “Is it in the news?”

Heuermann’s spouse of 25 years, Asa Ellerup, additionally 59, filed for divorce days after his arrest. She’d been “disgusted,” “shocked” and “embarrassed” on the information — earlier than telling officers, “OK, it’s what it’s,” Harrison beforehand mentioned.

Heuermann has pleaded not responsible to 3 counts of homicide within the deaths of Amber Lynn Costello, 27, Melissa Barthelemy, 24, and Megan Waterman, 22. He has been named “prime suspect” within the demise of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25, and police proceed to examine other cold cases.