Billy Baldwin shares his connection to 'average guy' Gilgo Beach murder suspect

19 July 2023 , 00:25

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Billy Baldwin has a strange connection to the Gilgo Beach murder suspect (Image: NINA PROMMER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

It has been over 13 years since a string of murders were uncovered following the search for 24-year-old Shannon Gilbert, who had gone missing.

Now, police have arrested Rex Heuermann for the deaths of three of the victims: Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Watermann, and Amber Costello. Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to all counts of murder.

Billy Baldwin, who is part of the Baldwin acting dynasty, has revealed he knows the suspect.

He wrote in a recent Twitter post: "Shocked to learn this morning that the Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect was my high school classmate Rex Heuermann."

Rex Heuermann has been identified as the suspect in the case (BONJOUR REALTY/Youtube)

Gligo Beach is in Babylon, New York, which is not far from Berner High School in Massapequa, New York. Both Baldwin and Heuermann graduated from the school in 1981.

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Baldwin described the town as "in shock" over the news. He also described the murder suspect as an "average guy... quiet, family man".

During the initial investigation, police had found hair on a burlap used to wrap one of the victim's bodies. While at the time the DNA did not point them in the direct of a suspect, they held on to the evidence incase it became helpful in the future. As the investigation continued, more details and characteristics about the suspect came from witnesses.

Eventually, evidence pointed them toward Heuermann and the police picked up a pizza box he discarded. After swabbing for DNA and cross checking it with the DNA from the hair, they were able to confirm it was a match.

The Baldwin brothers all attended school with the murder suspect (WireImage)

Billy was not the only of the Baldwin brothers who attended the same school as Heuermann. In fact, all of his brothers – Alec, Daniel, Billy, and Stephen – did, reports Fox News Digital.

The rest of the Baldwin family hasn't shared whether they knew Heuermann or how close they were too him. However, there is nothing to indicate that they were friends.

Alex West