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Rex Heuermann’s wife turns up to court after vowing to give him ‘benefit of doubt’ over Gilgo Beach murders

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Rex Heuermann’s wife Asa Ellerup showed up to support her husband in court on Wednesday, after she vowed to give him the “benefit of the doubt” over his alleged involvement in the notorious Gilgo Beach murders.

The accused serial killer appeared in court on Wednesday for a discovery hearing where prosecutors turned over a trove of evidence in the case.

Ms Ellerup, his wife of two decades and mother of his adult children, was seen arriving at the Suffolk County Supreme Court in Riverhead that morning. She gave no answer when asked by reporters why she had decided to turn up.

In the hearing, prosecutors turned over more discovery to the court, including evidence from Mr Heuermann’s properties, as the judge has

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