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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

10 Signs Alleged Gilgo Beach Killer, Rex Heuermann’s Family Missed — Behavioral Analysis from the FBI

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

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🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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10 Signs Alleged Gilgo Beach Killer, Rex Heuermann’s Family Missed — Behavioral Analysis from the FBI

In this gripping first segment, retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke—former chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program—joins Tony Brueski to explore the disturbing paradox at the center of the Gilgo Beach case: How did Rex Heuermann’s family not know?

Asa Ellerup, Rex’s longtime wife, has become one of the most controversial figures in the case—not because she’s accused of anything—but because of what she didn’t see. In this episode, Dreeke walks us through her emotional profile, behavioral patterns, and the psychological traits that may have made her the perfect partner for a man allegedly living a double life.

We examine key footage from Peacock’s The Gilgo Beach Killer: Secrets of a Serial Killer and discuss the FBI’s view of how people like Heuermann are able to manipulate those closest to them. Dreeke explains how serial predators often seek out partners who lack curiosity, who prioritize stability over questions, and who are more likely to rationalize away red flags in the name of love or loyalty.

Is Asa a victim herself? Was she chosen for her trust, her dependence, or simply her desire to believe the best in someone? This segment breaks down not just her words, but her behaviors, her relationships, and the life she thought she was living—until the knock on the door that changed everything.

If you’ve ever wondered how evil hides in plain sight, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.

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0:00.0

This is the Hidden Killers podcast with Tony Bruske and continuing coverage of the case against Rex Hewerman.

0:09.0

In the annals of American true crime, there's a particular category of cases that haunts not just because of the violence,

0:24.3

but because of how long it went unseen by the people closest to the perpetrator.

0:28.2

When we think of BTK, Dennis Rader,

0:30.2

who bound, tortured, and killed for years,

0:34.9

but raising a daughter, attending church,

0:37.0

writing code enforcement citations, his family had no idea.

0:41.5

Then there's Israel Keys, another example of a man who lived two lives so completely that his crimes were undetected by even those sleeping in the same house.

0:52.6

And now we add another name, Rex Heuerman, the accused Gilgo Beach

0:56.2

serial killer. On paper, an architect, a father, a husband, behind closed doors, according to prosecutors,

1:02.7

something much more sinister was taking shape. The case that shocked the nation, but maybe no one

1:10.3

more than his own family. His wife,

1:12.6

Asa Alrip, his daughter, Victoria, they say they didn't know. And for many watching from the

1:18.4

outside, that's hard to understand. How can someone be that close to a suspected serial killer

1:25.0

and not suspect a thing? It's a good question. Tell me in the comments

1:30.6

about what your thoughts are on this case. We're going to unpack this in just a moment. Before we do

1:37.4

that, press subscribe again wherever you're listening to the podcast and check out our YouTube channel.

1:41.9

Search Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske to join in that

1:45.0

conversation right there. So to help us unpack all this, I'm joined by someone who has spent

1:49.8

his career studying deception, secrecy, and human behavior, one of the best in the world.

1:55.6

Robin Drake, retired FBI special agent and former chief of the counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program for the FBI.

2:02.6

He's worked with spies, traitors, manipulators, people who live double lives for years without detection.

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