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Gilgo Murderer Heuermann Confined, Corresponds with Happy Face Killer

6/13/2026

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Rex Heuermann, convicted of the Gilgo Beach murders, has spent three years in a solitary 6-by-9-foot cell reading serial-killer novels.
Heuermann exchanged letters with Keith Jesperson, the Happy Face Killer, then ignored Jesperson’s follow-up messages.
Sheriff Errol Toulon says Heuermann shows no emotion or remorse, remaining stoic after more than 1,000 days in custody.
Lawyer Gloria Allred called Heuermann and Jesperson ‘cowards’ and urged an end to violence against women.

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Story summary

Rex Heuermann, convicted of the Gilgo Beach murders, has spent three years in a solitary 6-by-9-foot cell reading serial-killer novels.
Heuermann exchanged letters with Keith Jesperson, the Happy Face Killer, then ignored Jesperson’s follow-up messages.
Sheriff Errol Toulon says Heuermann shows no emotion or remorse, remaining stoic after more than 1,000 days in custody.
Lawyer Gloria Allred called Heuermann and Jesperson ‘cowards’ and urged an end to violence against women.