Rex Heuermann’s Wife Files for Divorce Amidst Investigation into the Deaths of the Gilgo Four

The wife of Rex Heuermann, the man charged in the deaths of three women whose remains were found along a Long Island beach roadway over a decade ago, has filed for divorce. Asa Ellerup, Heuermann’s wife, filed for divorce on Wednesday, according to her attorney Robert Macedonio. The filing was listed as “uncontested” in court records.

The news of the divorce comes less than a week after Heuermann was charged with killing three of the infamous “Gilgo Four,” women who died in the summers of 2009 and 2010 and whose bodies were found within days of each other in December 2010.

Neighbors and a woman who went out on a date with Heuermann have shared chilling encounters with him, according to CBS New York. A search warrant conducted on the fictitious Springfieldman9 AOL Account revealed “selfie” photographs that appeared to have been taken by Heuermann of himself and other items.

New York State police officers have been searching Heuermann’s home in Massapequa Park, New York since Saturday. It is unclear what evidence, if any, has been uncovered. Heuermann is currently being held without bail and is due back in court on April 28.

The case of the Gilgo Four has been ongoing since 2010, and the filing of the divorce by Heuermann’s wife marks a new development in the case. It is unclear what impact, if any, the divorce filing will have on the investigation.