EXCLUSIVE: Rex Heuermann's Sick New Prison Pal Exposed — Gilgo Beach Murderer Is Trading Letters With Happy Face Killer
Gilgo Beach murderer Rex Heuermann has been allegedly trading letters with the Happy Face Killer.
July 7 2026, Published 4:52 p.m. ET
Rex Heuermann — who has admitted to killing at least eight women as part of the Gilgo Beach murders on Long Island — has struck up a correspondence with another infamous serial killer, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
According to Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, the 62-year-old reached out to Keith Hunter Jesperson, the so-called Happy Face Killer, who confessed to murdering eight women across the country in the 1990s.
Serial Killer Sent Warnings To Rex
Rex Heuermann received mail prison advice directly from Keith Jesperson
Jesperson, who is serving multiple life sentences without parole in Oregon, wrote to Heuermann at the Riverhead, New York, jail where he is being held, offering what he called prison advice.
In a text message to podcaster Keith Rovere, Jesperson said: "The problem with Rex is his size — he thinks prison will be a cakewalk because of how big his ego is. I had to tell him the little guys work out too, to beat up us big guys. He will have some fights, even in protective custody."
Heuermann wrote back, but according to Toulon, ignored repeated follow-up letters from Jesperson and messages from "other fanatics."
Inside Gilgo Beach Killer's Tiny Cell
A New York judge sentenced Heuermann to multiple life terms.
The accused killer was recently sentenced to three life terms without the possibility of parole after confessing to his crimes in April.
Toulon said Heuermann shows "no emotion, no despair" behind bars and spends much of his time reading violent crime and mystery novels.
His reading list reportedly includes Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb, Secret Prey by John Sandford, Picture Me Dead by Heather Graham, "N" Is for Noose by Sue Grafton and Chosen to Die by Lisa Jackson.
The stoic prisoner spends his time reading violent mystery novels.
"He's not taking out sports books or cooking books. He's choosing to read about this," Toulon said.
Heuermann lives in a standard 6-by-9-foot cell and remains segregated whenever he leaves it. He showers alone and is allowed into the jail yard for fresh air up to six times a week.
"He does not play basketball, doesn't do any sprints. He just basically walks around in circles," Toulon said.
Happy Face Killer Meets No Remorse
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Attorney Gloria Allred publicly labeled both serial killers as cowards.
Heuermann preyed on mostly female sex workers over a 17-year period, burying their dismembered remains near Gilgo Beach.
Jesperson met many of his victims while working as a truck driver. He became known as the Happy Face Killer because he drew smiley faces on taunting letters sent to media outlets and law enforcement.
Attorney Gloria Allred, who represents some of the Long Island victims' families, dismissed both Heuermann and Jesperson as "losers" and "cowards."
Toulon said of Heuermann: "Every time you see him, it's the same stoic look that he has when you see him in the courtroom. There's no remorse."
