Massapequa Park prides itself on its normalcy and small-town values. Now residents are wondering how such evil could have lived among them for so long
The rundown red house at 105 First Ave. has gone from local eyesore to international infamy almost overnight, and it has taken this unassuming Long Island town with it., the quiet father of two police have linked to one of the most brutal unsolved cases of serial killing in recent U.S. history. More than a decade ago, the burlap-wrapped remains of 11 people were discovered on or near a remote area known as Gilgo Beach, a few miles away.
It is a circus, to be sure. Giant police mobile tactical and forensic units crowd the street in front. Investigators in hazmat suits walk to and from the house carrying plastic bags. Throngs of police officers from local, county and state forces guard the scene. Yellow police tape cordons off the entire block, and marks an area where television news crews and onlookers stand, cameras rolling and iPhones snapping.
“This was Mayberry, until now,” Ms. Allen-Hayes says, referring to the idyllic town from 1960s television. “People wouldn’t even take out their garbage cans if they were wearing pyjamas.” That’s why there is curiosity – even amazement – that anyone could engage in such behaviour with family and neighbours around, even though police say Mr. Heuermann’s wife and children had no knowledge of his alleged criminal behaviour. Mr. Heuermann’s wife, Asa Ellerup, filed for divorce on Wednesday“Long Islanders are nosy,” says Christine Blotta, who has travelled from nearby Bethpage to see the scene. “We want to know everything that goes on in our neighbourhood – and we usually do.
This time of year, the talk is usually about baseball – more specifically, the age-old rivalry between the Mets and the Yankees. But there’s no back-and-forth about America’s pastime today.
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