Dossier
Portrait in Death
Coverage of Portrait in Death in the Nexus archive.
- Gilgo Beach killer writes to other jailed murderer, reads crime novels behind bars, sheriff says
Rex Heuermann, the Gilgo Beach serial killer, has been corresponding with Keith Hunter Jesperson, the 'Happy Face Killer,' and reading violent crime novels in jail. He faces life imprisonment after pleading guilty to murdering seven women, with his incarcerated behavior marked by a lack of remorse and interest in crime-related literature.