Lifetime to re-release the Gilgo Seashore killer film with new information

Because of the current arrest of accused serial killer Rex Heuermann, Lifetime will re-release its true crime film “The Gilgo Seashore Killer” up to date with new data.

Airing Aug. 6 at 8 p.m., the film is a part of the community’s  “Ripped from the Headlines” August programming.

Beforehand titled “The Lengthy Island Serial Killer: A Mom’s Hunt for Justice,” the film initially aired in February 2021. 

It depicted a fictionalized model of the true story of Mari Gilbert (Kim Delaney), a grieving mom who looked for what occurred to her sex-worker daughter Shannan (Katharine Isabelle, “Hannibal”) who vanished after a ‘date’ on Lengthy Island. 

Mari’s dogged pursuit of the reality finally led to the police uncovering 11 our bodies of younger girls found buried in shallow graves alongside Ocean Parkway within the space of Jones Seashore State Park in 2010 and 2011. 

Tragically, Mari Gilbert was stabbed to dying by her different daughter in 2016, earlier than she might see Shannan’s killer caught.

Within the film’s original synopsis, it mentioned, “Although the seek for the killer continues to be ongoing, Mari’s passionate dedication to giving her daughter and different forgotten girls a voice, and the eye they deserve, has saved the case alive with hopes of a breakthrough quickly.” 

Nevertheless, there was a breakthrough within the case on July 14.

Heuermann, 59  –  a New York Metropolis architect and married dad of two – was arrested and charged in three of the killings: Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy and Amber Costello. 

He was caught after DNA from the hair of sufferer Megan Waterman matched his DNA, which investigators took from a discarded pizza crust in January.

Lifetime’s “The Gilgo Seashore Killer” will characteristic new content material from govt producer and Emmy Award-winning journalist Deborah Norville, who will present up to date and new particulars in regards to the case. 

Lifetime didn’t reply when The Put up reached out for remark about what the brand new data might be. 

Nevertheless, there’s loads of materials, together with the reactions of the suspected serial killer’s “embarrassed” household and mates. 

“After we initially knowledgeable them about their husband, their father, they had been shocked,” Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison instructed CNN. 

“They had been disgusted — they had been embarrassed. So, if you happen to ask me, I don’t consider they knew about this double life that Mr. Heuermann was dwelling.”

Extra intercourse employees have additionally come ahead alleging that they’d encounters with Heuermann, and his “disgusted” spouse Asa Ellerup, 59, has filed for divorce. 

Particulars have additionally emerged about his behavioral patterns, together with stalking and butchering animals.

Actor Billy Baldwin, who’s the brother of Alec Baldwin, has additionally revealed that the accused killer was his former classmate. 

Lifetime’s particular airing of “The Gilgo Seashore Killer” is slated for Aug. 6 at 8 p.m.