Neighbor says Gilgo Seaside homicide suspect Rex Heuermann ‘creeped out’ spouse whereas she was sunbathing

A longtime neighbor of the accused Long Island serial killer revealed Tuesday a number of chilling encounters with Rex Heuermann, together with habits that left his spouse “creeped out.”

Etienne Devilliers, who has lived subsequent door for practically three many years, mentioned he as soon as needed to confront Heuermann for leering over the fence at his spouse as she specified by the solar. 

“My spouse would sunbathe within the yard often … however he would stand over the fence as a result of he was a tall man. … He would always say he was six-four, 250 kilos, and he would attempt to begin conversations along with her,” Devilliers mentioned on “Fox & Associates.”

Devilliers mentioned he labored on the time as a New York Metropolis firefighter and Heuermann’s habits principally occurred whereas he was not at his suburban Massapequa Park residence.

“My spouse lastly advised me a number of occasions that she was getting creeped out a bit by him. I had a dialog with him. It wasn’t nice. It wasn’t a nice dialog. We spoke fairly harshly, however he didn’t get aggressive or something. After that, he by no means did it once more,” he recalled.

The preliminary incident occurred shortly after Devilliers and his spouse moved to the neighborhood, however Heuermann nonetheless made an impression together with his “odd” habits. 

“He was unusual and odd,” Devilliers mentioned. “Individuals would keep away from his home. I imply, they’d actually cross the road as a result of the home was such a multitude.”

Devilliers added Heuermann tried to “buddy up” with different neighbors, however he tried to keep away from the now-accused killer.

“He tried to buddy up as a result of he needed some mates. No person within the neighborhood ever talked to the man. The home was a multitude, however he stayed to himself, just about. So he requested me to play playing cards and tried to buddy up a few occasions, however I type of stayed away from him.”

The 59-year-old Manhattan architect was arrested Thursday for the murders of intercourse employees Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello, whose our bodies turned up on Gilgo Seaside in 2010. 

The unassuming father of two is the prime suspect within the slaying of a fourth sufferer, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, in keeping with prosecutors.

Devilliers revealed he was “actually shocked” to discover out Heuermann was accused of such violent acts, noting whereas he was “unusual” he didn’t come off as significantly aggressive.

“Once I had that altercation with him, I principally threatened him to cease leering at my spouse. He backed off. The violence factor I didn’t see coming as a result of he didn’t come off violent. I imply, he was unusual to have a look at, monumental. However he by no means grew to become extra violent to me or to anyone that I might inform,” he added. 

Suffolk County Police, nonetheless, advised Fox Information on Monday that Heuermann had an arsenal of weapons in his suburban Lengthy Island residence with over 200 weapons.

Devilliers defined that years in the past, across the time of the killings, he seen a big field being carried into Heuermann’s residence. He mentioned he knew Heuermann was a “gun fanatic” however the measurement of the reported arsenal got here as a shock to him. 

“I noticed a bunch of individuals carrying in a field that will need to have weighed a ton. And he advised me it was a steel door for the basement. … However apparently now the detective that got here to my home … he mentioned that it was a secure, into the wall of the basement. So he advised me the door was to lock up his weapons, however I had no thought.”

Devilliers mentioned he “by no means noticed” Heuermann’s first spouse however was accustomed to the second spouse and their two kids.

“The spouse was a bit on the odd facet, too. She stored to herself more often than not and every time I spoke to her, it was simply two or three-word issues. With Rex, then again, I had conversations with him, commonly.”

“The children, I actually all the time felt sorry for the children. The son is a particular wants child who simply bought his first canine a few weeks in the past. It simply brightened him up. He’s a candy child. They usually all the time used him to do the backyard work and plow the snow. They usually stored the child busy doing the handbook labor round the home,” he defined. 

“The daughter can be a pleasant younger woman that stored to herself. Very quiet, very shy, and barely I spoke to her. Simply howdy and goodbye. The son I did have conversations with. He was a pleasant child. I really feel horrible for them.”

Since Heuermann’s arrest final week, Devilliers mentioned the neighborhood has change into a “madhouse” filled with reporters and others  within the case. He mentioned the normally quiet neighborhood is in “shock” over the information that an accused mass assassin was of their midst for years. 

“We’re in shock. We actually are,” he advised host Brian Kilmeade. “This can be a great neighborhood. The individuals round us are terrific. Everyone’s actually a pleasant individual. All of us get alongside. There’s a whole lot of cops. I’m a retired metropolis fireman, and there’s a whole lot of cops and firemen within the neighborhood. So we really feel very, very secure. The children run round, biking round. Everyone’s comfortable right here. So it is a shock to all of us.”

Fox Information’ Rebecca Rosenberg contributed to this report.