Rex Heuermann: How Asa Ellerup Lived Beside a Killer

She called him her savior. Prosecutors allege he was a serial killer. Rex Heuermann is charged with murdering seven women along Long Island's Gilgo Beach corridor between 1993 and 2010, and he is reportedly expected to enter a guilty plea. If that plea holds, there will be no trial — just an admission and a lifetime of unanswered questions for the people who shared a home with him. Asa Ellerup, Heuermann's ex-wife, has maintained that she would have known if something was wrong. Their daughter Victoria has publicly said she believes her father most likely committed the killings. A mother and daughter — same nightmare, opposite conclusions. That split alone tells you everything about how denial works and where it breaks. Prosecutors allege Heuermann engineered his crimes around his family's schedule — allegedly acting when Asa and the children were away. Investigators reportedly recovered violent content and detailed checklists from his devices. Asa's own hair was reportedly found on victims. And yet, for nearly three decades, she reportedly saw nothing. Psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott joins me to break down the psychology behind "not knowing" — how the mind builds invisible walls, why someone whose entire identity is anchored to one person may be incapable of seeing who that person actually is, and what happens when a guilty plea forces the collapse of everything a family believed was real. This conversation goes deeper than most people are ready for. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel.    / @hiddenkillerspod   Instagram   / hiddenkillerspod   Facebook   / hiddenkillerspod   Tik-Tok   / hiddenkillerspod   X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #RexHeuermann #GilgoBeach #AsaEllerup #LISK #SerialKillerWife #GilgoBeachKiller #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #LongIslandSerialKiller #CriminalPsychology