Asa Ellerup is grappling with the reality that the man she was married to for nearly 30 years is suspected of being the Gilgo Beach serial killer.

Rex Heuermann, a hulking New York City architect, has been charged with killing seven women, most of them sex workers, and dumping their bodies on a desolate parkway not far from Gilgo Beach on Long Island. He has pleaded not guilty.

Ellerup, 61, filed for divorce in 2023, just days after the 59-year-old was arrested for the murders of three of the victims. She and her children are now speaking out for the first time in a new Peacock docuseries, “The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets.”

“The family of an accused serial killer is often met with, and understandably, with suspicion, revulsion, cruelty – they become collateral damage,” said Scott. (Peacock)

One thing is certain for Scott – many lives were destroyed over the years.

“I ultimately hope that justice is served,” said Scott. “It’s important that we remember the victims in the story – all the victims. The women who lost their lives were more than how they were labeled. And the family that Rex Heuermann left behind, who are now experiencing a different kind of trauma, one they didn’t choose.”

Gilgo Beach on Long Island is about 50 miles from Manhattan. (Peacock)

“This is a tragic tale,” said Scott. “And it’s all the direct result of being in the blast radius of Rex Heuermann’s alleged crimes.”

“The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets” is now streaming. The Associated Press contributed to this report.