South-Carolina
Second Chevy Avalance tied to accused murderer Rex Heuermann impounded in South Carolina
A second Chevy Avalanche tied to accused Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann was impounded by cops in South Carolina and hauled away by New York State troopers.
The car was strapped to the back of a New York State police flat-bed truck and driven out of a secluded property owned by Heuermann and his brother — and is now part of the ongoing probe into the grisly Long Island murders of at least three New York women, pictures obtained by Fox News show.
Another model of the distinctive vehicle was pulled from the accused killer’s home in Massapequa Park over the weekend — and is part of a key tip that helped cops break new ground on the 13-year-old murder case.
The vehicle was taken to a lot at the local sheriff’s office, who confirmed to The Post that the vehicle had been impounded under a court order.
“During the investigation and prior to the arrest the Chester County Sheriff’s Office was requested by the Gilgo Beach Task Force to assist in gathering evidence in Chester County relevant to their investigation,” the South Carolina department said on Facebook Monday.
“The Chester County Sheriff’s Office has and will continue to work closely with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Suffolk County law enforcement authorities during this very important and arduous investigation,” the sheriff’s office said.
The office did not respond to a request for additional details from The Post on Tuesday.
Property records show Heuermann bought the secluded 5-plus-acre property at 1031 Rippling Brooke Drive, which is about 50 miles south of Charlotte, in 2021 for just over $154,000.
Craig Heuermann, the accused killer’s brother, is listed as the occupant of the property.
A Chevy Avalanche was part of the crucial tip in the Long Island murder cold case which led to Heuermann’s arrest — but had been ignored by cops until the investigation was reopened and re-examined last year.
A pimp for Amber Lynn Costello, one of four women found dead in 2010 in a marshy stretch of the South Shore not far from Heuerman’s home, had described the car to police after the murders.
A joint state and county task force tracked down the car’s registration and, coupled with eye-witness accounts, phone records and even DNA plucked from discarded pizza crus, tracked down Heuermann.
It is not clear which of the vehicles — the one from South Carolina or the one from Heuermann’s Massapequa Park home — was the one identified by the pimp.