Gilgo Beach Murder Victim Found Bound In Belt With Rex Heuermann Grandfather’s Embossed Initials

Tierney claimed that everyone on the case was so terrified of Heuermann getting wind that he was being eyed that even the grand jury did not learn his name until just before the bombshell arrest.

“When we were investigating the case, we never mentioned the name, even among ourselves. It was always the subject. At most, it was RH,” he added.

“We wanted to sort of do it, set the stage, and toward the end, backload the information with regard to the defendant. We felt that would minimize the chances of leaks.”