Keith Jesperson, the ‘Happy Face’ serial killer, has been trading prison letters with Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann. Jesperson, 71, warned that Heuermann, 62, could face a reality check when he’s shipped to a state prison this month.

Prison Life

Jesperson wrote in a text message to podcaster Keith Rovere that Heuermann’s size and ego might not protect him in prison. ‘The problem with Rex is his size — he thinks prison will be a cake walk because of how big his ego is,’ Jesperson said. ‘[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.’

Rovere told Fox News Digital that Jesperson’s warning is credible, given his own experiences in prison. ‘Keith is almost 7 feet tall, and he took a couple beatings,’ Rovere said. ‘It’s a numbers game in prison, no matter how big you are.’

Gilgo Beach Murders

Heuermann remains in custody at the Suffolk County Jail in Riverhead, New York. He will be moved to a state prison after his formal sentencing on June 17. Heuermann pleaded guilty to the murders of seven women and agreed to confess to an uncharged eighth as part of the plea deal.

The victims were tortured and strangled, according to prosecutors. Some were dismembered. Heuermann’s ex-wife, Asa Ellerup, said through her attorney that she would not be attending his sentencing, out of respect for the victims and their families.

Jesperson first reached out to Heuermann within a week of his arrest in July 2023. Since then, he’s sent almost 40 more letters, according to a source close to the family. Jesperson said Heuermann would’ve had nothing to gain by taking his case to trial given the evidence against him — which includes transferred hair DNA from his then-wife and daughter on some of the victims.

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