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Gilgo Beach serial killer documentary sparks push for crackdown on Son of Sam law

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lawmakers in New York are pushing to change a decades-old state law to ban family members of convicted criminals from profiting from their crimes.

It comes amid outrage that Asa Ellerup, the estranged wife of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, is reportedly being paid $1m for a Peacock TV docuseries.

Ms Ellerup, who filed for divorce six days after Mr Heuermann’s July arrest for the murders of three sex workers, attended his most recent court appearance with a camera crew following

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