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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

How Did Rex Heuermann Seem So 'Normal' If He Is The Gilgo Beach Killer? Ret FBI Robin Dreeke Breaks It Down

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

True Crime, News, News Commentary

3 • 791 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

How does someone allegedly murder for years and no one—not their spouse, not their neighbors, not even law enforcement—catches on?

The case of the Long Island Serial Killer is less about a criminal mastermind and more about a society that seems almost designed to look the other way. In this episode, retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke unpacks how someone like Rex Heuermann could allegedly operate in plain sight—married, employed, raising kids—while hiding a horrifying double life. Dreeke suggests Heuermann didn't just manipulate individuals—he groomed an entire community into normalizing his red flags.

We dive into the psychology behind targeting the vulnerable, specifically sex workers—many of whom are trafficked and have suffered abuse long before ever meeting a predator. With chilling insights, Dreeke explains how desensitization, societal bias, and law enforcement failures create the perfect storm for serial offenders to thrive.

And what about the family? Were they complicit, oblivious, or just surviving in a world warped by gradual exposure to chaos? Could it really be that the scariest part of all this isn’t the evil itself, but how easy it is to ignore when it makes us feel safer?

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Affair Podcast. I'm Anna Williamson. Now, if you don't know me, I'm a relationship

0:07.1

therapist, coach and TV personality. One in five people have admitted to having an affair.

0:14.0

Each episode features a different real-life affair story told by the people involved and offers

0:20.1

insights into the emotions, causes and

0:22.4

consequences of infidelity in today's world.

0:26.0

Available to listen to on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:34.4

Welcome to The Affair Podcast.

0:36.7

I'm Anna Williamson. Now, if you don't know me, I'm a relationship

0:40.1

therapist, coach and TV personality. One in five people have admitted to having an affair.

0:46.7

Each episode features a different real-life affair story told by the people involved and

0:52.9

offers insights into the emotions, causes and consequences

0:56.1

of infidelity in today's world. Available to listen to on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon

1:02.4

Music or wherever you get your podcasts. This is Hidden Killers with Tony Brewski.

1:10.4

We are unpacking today the bizarre and infuriating twists of the Long Island serial killer case,

1:20.4

a true crime cocktail shaken with equal parts disturbing mystery, police corruption,

1:25.1

and a suspect who hid in plain sight for decades.

1:29.9

After more than a decade of investigation, hitting dead ends, why was it suddenly so simple

1:36.7

to put the pieces together and was the biggest obstacle to justice actually the people

1:41.7

who were supposed to provide it. Here to help us make sense

1:44.9

of the behavior's motivation and the spectacular law enforcement missteps in this unsettling case.

1:50.5

Retired FBI Special Agent, Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program,

1:55.0

Robin, Dreek. Robin, let's start with something that hasn't, uh, or let's start with something

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