EBay memorabilia peddlers are cashing in on the notorious Long Island serial murders, selling everything from accused killer Rex Heuermann‘s US Army jeep to a New York Post cover on the case.
A 1972 Vietnam-era jeep reportedly once owned by Heuermann is fetching more than $4,300 so far, while his 1977 yearbook from McKenna Junior High School is up for $995, and a Jan. 17, 2024 Post cover sells for $11.33 — part of an assortment of merch up for sale on the online marketplace.
“This is a big deal,” memorabilia collector David Adamovich, who is not part of the online frenzy, told Newsday. “Especially here on Long Island. A large collectible, like a jeep, it’s an interesting item.”
Heuermann, 61, is charged with the gruesome slayings of seven sex workers who disappeared over the past 30 years and were found dumped along desolate stretches of Long Island.
The murders remained unsolved until his 2023 arrest in the deaths of Amber Lynn Costello, Megan Waterman and Melissa Barthelemy. In January 2024 he was also charged with killing Maureen Brainard-Barnes, with the four women collectively known as the “Gilgo Four” among locals.
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Suffolk County prosecutors ultimately charged Heuermann with three other murders — Valerie Mack, Jessica Taylor and Sandra Costilla, the first victim, who was killed in 1993.
Heuermann pleaded not guilty to all of the charges lodged against him.
The case has captured the public’s imagination, and is the subject of a new three-part NBC/Peacock series that includes first-ever interviews with the accused killer’s wife, Asa Ellerup, and his adult daughter, Victoria Heuermann.
Ellerup told the filmmakers she still believes in her controversial hubby.
The case has also been fetching big bucks on eBay in recent years.
“I’ve been dealing with the ‘murderabilia’ industry for over 20-some odd years and one thing I’ve learned is that when who is attached or charged with serial killings, items will be put up for sale,” Andy Kahan, who runs victims services at Crime Stoppers in Houston, Texas, told News 12 Long Island in a 2023 interview — just one month after Heuermann’s arrest in Manhattan.
Today, the morbid merchandise is as popular as ever.
Items up for grabs include a series of magazine and newspaper cover stories on the killings, as well as a map of the area and several quickie books on the case.
The jeep reportedly pre-owned by Heuermann, which went up for sale at $1,000 but was still getting bids by Tuesday afternoon, and has 522,465 miles on it, according to the eBay ad.
“The owner was none other than, The Long Island Serial Killer, Rex Heuermann. Mr. Heuermann and family are featured in an original Peacock documentary that premiered June 10, 2025, “The Gilgo Beach Killer – House of Secrets” streaming on Peacock,” the seller wrote.
“Being sold together with the trailer, the Jeep comes with a Hard top and soft top, along with all hard and soft doors,” the ad said. “There are extra parts stored in the trailer in boxes. Jeep runs good and registration is ready to transfer. Don’t be outbid on this one!”
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