Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishAsa Ellerup, the ex-wife of al Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann claims he may have been framed after watching the new Netflix docuseries Gone Girls’.Heuermann’s ex-wife told The Daily Mail exclusively after seeing the corruption that took place with the Suffolk County Police Department specifically, the disgraced former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke and former Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota.Burke, 58, who was the police chief from 2012 to 2015, has been accused of hampering the Gilgo Beach serial killer probe by booting the FBI off the case in its early stages.He was sentenced to 46 months in prison after the 2012 beating of a man, who took a bag of porn and sex toys from his cop car, then trying to cover up the attack.Spota, 82, resigned in 2017, and was later indicted on federal charges on obstruction, corruption and witness tampering in the investigation of Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke.Ellerup’s legal Team, Bob Macedonio and Ginenne Pugliese told The Daily Mail that the corruption has left her questioning the state of the investigation into her now ex-husband.’Was Heuermann framed? Ellerup has theorized the possibility of this being the case especially after watching the new Netflix drama Gone Girls (2025) which confirms the major corruption that persisted throughout Suffolk County and the subsequent impact on innocent defendants and their loved ones,’They all fell victim to the corruption that ensued, why should this case be any different. One thing is certain, Ellerup hopes that Justice will prevail and no matter how these heinous crimes happened her sincere sympathies extend to the victims families.’ Asa Ellerup, the ex-wife of al Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann claims he may have been framed after watching the new Netflix docuseries Gone Girls’. The suspected serial killer is seen speaking to his attorney Michael Brown in the courtroomEllerup’s attorneys spoke out as Heuermann returns to court Tuesday morning for a Frye hearing over key DNA evidence in the case.Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney’s Office has made it clear that the family was out of town at the time of the murders and was not involved in any of the alleged crimes.The defense is asking the judge to throw out the DNA evidence allegedly tying Heuermann to the murders, branding the technique used – whole genome sequencing – ‘magic.’Prosecutors are fighting to keep the key DNA evidence in the case. Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer On March 28, the first day of the Frye hearing, their first expert witness, Dr Kelley Harris, testified that the method is well-regarded in the scientific community.Harris, an associate professor of genome sciences at the University of Washington who has won several awards for her work on genetics, testified throughout the day, explaining how whole genome sequencing can be used to develop a DNA profile – in this case, the source of hairs found on the victims’ bodies. According to prosecutors, the nuclear DNA analysis carried out by the California-based lab Astrea Forensics had linked Heuermann or individuals who lived with him – including Ellerup, Victoria and an individual known as ‘witness 3’ – to six of the seven victims through hairs found at the scene or on the murdered women.The defense claims the technique has never been tested before in a New York court – and wants it excluded from his trial. The couple share two adult children together. A daughter Victoria, 27, and son Christoper, 35, from Ellerup’s first marriage. Elllerup, 62, filed for divorce weeks later.Last month, both Ellerup and Heuermann had signed the divorce papers, but the terms of the settlement would need to go to a judge for review.Ellerup’s attorneys told The Daily Mail ‘she is intently watching the Frye hearings unfold. She reserves judgment of her husband of 29 years until she hears all of the evidence play out in the courtroom.’ James Burke, the disgraced former head of Suffolk County Police Department, has been accused of hampering the Gilgo Beach serial killer probe by booting the FBI off the case in its early stages Burke pictured in 2015 outside an FBI office in New York after he was arrested and charged for beating a thief who took a bag of porn and sex toys from his cop car then trying to cover up the attack Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota leaves Federal Court in Central Islip, New York following his arraignment in October 2017. Longtime Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota and one of his chief aides have been indicted on federal charges in a cover-up of former Suffolk Police Chief James Burke’s assault of a suspect in 2012The 61-year-old architect was dramatically arrested as he left his midtown Manhattan office on July 14, 2023. He was charged with the murders of seven women over a two-decade reign of horror running from 1993 to 2011.The Gilgo Beach serial killer case had haunted the Long Island community for more than a decade, ever since the first of multiple bodies were discovered along Ocean Parkway in December 2010.Heuermann was initially charged with the murders of three women: Amber Costello, Melissa Barthelemy and Megan Waterman.Since then, he has been charged with the murders of four more victims: Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Sandra Costilla, Jessica Taylor and Valerie Mack. Melissa Barthelemy, top left, Amber Costello, top right, Megan Waterman, bottom left, and Maureen Brainard-Barnes. Authorities on Long Island are vowing to continue investigating the Gilgo Beach murders Ellerup (pictured outside court last year) has frequently attended her ex-husband’s hearings since he was arrested The home Ellerup shared with Heuermann in Long Island, New York, was searched multiple times by Suffolk County and New York State Police All the victims were working as sex workers when they vanished after going to meet a client.Their bodies were found dumped along Ocean Parkway near Gilgo Beach and other remote spots on Long Island. Some of the victims had been bound, others had been dismembered and their remains discarded in multiple locations.The 61-year-old has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him.His defense is seeking to split the case into five separate trials.The judge is yet to rule on that matter.Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer is a documentary about the Gilgo Beach Serial Killer that launched on Netflix on March 31, that is directed and produced by Liz Garbus.The three-part true crime docuseries focuses from the perspective of the victims families and friends and police involved in the case, including Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney and author Robert Kolker of the 2013 nonfiction book Lost Girls.Garbus previously directed the film Lost Girls that was based on Kolker’s book.
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